The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-27

at time before it is actually needed
for use. Among al the plans pro-
posed, that of reservOiring is the most
common. if The most useful Ii is
not the enginee. 6 obstacles connect
ed with stOrF sservOis that most
concern us 4 he resent. With the
rapid strides in science those may be
readily overcome. It is rather the
financial obstacles | trust you will be
very much in earnest regarding this
phase of your deliberations. because it
is a fact which appeals to our judg-
ment every day of our lives that of
the great quantities of water which our
stale actually possesses. but very
small proportion is utilized: the great
bulk of it-what exact proportion can
not be tOld-runs to waste instead of
adding to the productive capacity Of
our irrigatable lands. 1t is high time
in view of our increasing population
and new districts being settled. which
demand and must have their share of
water. while the volumes thereof do
not increase, but in places may be
, said TO diminish. that this subject be
given the most careful consideration.
Question of Forest Reserves.
The press dispatches from WASH
I ing inform US that on the oath inst,
Z upon the advice of the United States
geological survey. the department of
/ The interior withdrew from entry
/ nearly 5000 square miles of land sit
uated in the Wasatch range of noun
tains, in this state. taking i'm nearly
all the important watersheds of the
entire range. 1t is given out that the
purpose of this abnOrmaIly large with
/ drawal is to prevent entries pending a
I fhnrntrorh
/ Utility and the extent ~ forest reserves
to be created. This act of the interior
department brings us face to face with
another most important question upon
which the interests you have met to
represent demand your wiseSt con-
sideratiOn. Il is undeniaby a fact that
! the watersheds of many of the cities
| and towns Of Utah require protection
/ from forest spOilatiOn as well as from
the ills attending the grazing thereon
of sheep and cattle but whether per
manent relief may be obtained through
! the creation of forest reserves. the
I maintenance Of which must be wholly
dependent upon the caprice Of the ad-
ministration in power. is a grave and
/ portentious question. Moreover. The
! gradual relief from past and present
/ nigh rates OF taxation which our cit
/ liens have a right to expect through
the agency Of the land grants conferred
! IN Utah's enabling act will never come
! if the choicest lands of the state-those
| lying along the water cOurses-are to
/ be withdrawn from entry and incor-
/ porated into forest reserves. It seems
/ to me sound public policy would sug-
/ gest 10 the authorities of our cities and
1 towns the wisdom of applying to the
state for the lands constituting their
/ watersheds and through the medium of
! easy payments on the instaIlment plan
| acquire absolute and undisputed pos
/ session of such lands to do with them
/ as they please, While in the meantime.
/ the land funds would be built up. the
( state revenues thereby increased and
! the burdens of taxation. now weighing
) upon the people. be pTopOrtionately re-
( duced. / respectfully suggest to the
4 convention the prOpriety of petition
/ ing the secretary, praying for the re-
/ vocation Of his order and the restora-
ton of these lands to entry settlement.
! selection and sale"
Temporary Organization Formed.
John Henry Smith was chosen tenn
/ pOrary chairman an& Frank K. Neb-
! eker cf Cache county temporary score
tary. Upon taking the chair. Mr.. Smith
/ expressed the hope that the conven-
! tons deliberations would result in all
the irrigation interests of the state
agreeing upon a common basis for the
/ adjustment OF the various perplexing
7 questions of water rights and water
! supply
After the governors published call
for the convention was read. it was
| decided TO have a committee of one
delegate from each county on creden-
tials. and on call Of the counties the
following were named:
Beaver w L. II. Dotson: Emery. 3.
| F. Luke: Washington. James Andrus:
Sanpete, Henry Beal: Juab. James ia
cObs; Uintah. William O'Neil: Grand.
Joseph P. Miller; Box Elder. James
Peters; Davis David Stoker: Weber.
Job Pingree; Summit. Silas Pack: Nor
gan. J. r. Porter; Sewer. Simon Chris
tensen Iron, William Ford: Salt Lake
Henry Harker; Cache. c. III. Nelson
TOoele, Joseph Tanner; San Juan John
Bailey; Rich. G.. A. Peart: Willard. L.
z Chopper; Utah. H. 81. DOugall: Wa
stch. George BARGE; Kane Royal
Woolley.
The convention recessed pending the
deliberations of the committee on Gre
dentials, which reported the following
counties represented by the number Of
delegates indicated: Davis. Is: Cache
%: Summit, 20; Kane. I: Sewer 10;
salt Lake go; Emery. 3; Grand. 1:
Iron. ) Utah. 81; Wasatch, ,: Box FL
der. Is; San Juan. 3: Rich. s: Willard
;; Weber. p: Juab. 10; TOoele. 6; Bea-
YER. 4; Washington. s: Morgan. 3. Tin
tab, 4; total, 345.
Committees Ara Appointed.
on call of the counties. the following
were named as the committee on per-
manent organiza tion and order Of
business. Beaver. R r. Tanner, Boz
Elder. R. r. Davis; Cache, George
Barber. Davis. Jesse N. Smith En-
cry. William Howard; Grand, JOSEPH
r. Miller: Iron. Joseph 5. Berry; Juab
James T. Wright; Kane. Royal Wool
ley: Willard, c. H Wilcken; Morgan
Daniel Heiner; Rich, Joseph Weston
Salt Lake. o. P Miller: Summit. Oar
Lambert: Sanpete. W. D. Livingston
Sewer. J. H Wells: san Juan. J. L
Wade: TOoele, J. l. Wrathall; Uintah
= Ceorge Billings; Washington. D. II
Norris. Weber. Nathaniel Montgomery
For the committee on resolutions the
following were named on call Of the
counties: Beaver. Q. D. White; Boz
Elder. J. G. Wheelan; Cache. G.. c
Svendsen: Davis. o. 2. Hatch; Emery
A futile: Grand. J. r. Miller: Iron
l. w. Jones: Juab. J. W Paxman
Kene, Royal WOolley; Willard. G. W
Aldrach: Morgan Samuel Francis
Rich. Wesley X Walton; Salt Lake
IA. 2. Doremus; Summit. Alma FL
! dredge. Sanpete. Jacob Johnson; Sc