The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-08
SECOND DAY OF
THE CONGRESS
Several Strong Addresses on
Subject of Irrigation.
A SENSATION WAS SPRUNG
PROPOSITION TO MERGE WITH
TRANs-MIsSISSIPPI CONGRESS.


AT the opening OF the National
Irrigation congress this morning
| the committee on credentials made it's
/ report. The organization was perfected
without contest or difficulty. The
committee on organization. consisting
| OF three delegates from each of the six
! teen states included in what is termed
| the arid belt, making a total OF forty
eight members. elected John Hall Of
| Kansas as chairman and II. r. Nor
row OF Roswell. n. NJ, as secretary.
| Fred l.. Allies OF California was elected
assistant secretary and G. J. Garvin OF
| New Mexico reading clerk of the con-
gress
A decided sensation was sprung In
! the action of the executive committee
in voting to recommend that the meet
ings Of the irrigation congress be
merged with the trans Mississippi con-
gress next year.
When the first breath of news re-
garding the proposed consolidation
reached the congress delegates from
the several states sought their respect
i've committee rooms and held hurried
caucuses.
Otdn FIOLeSteu.
The Utah delegation of forty mem
bers, the largest outside of Colorado.
decided emphatically against the mer-
ger. Chairman Kiesel stating the po-
sltion OF his state as follows:
Utah was the first state TO take up
the matter Of irrigation and is there
fore better acquainted with the subject
than any other state in the Union. The
iFFsirr a 4
specific purpose and this purpose
should be adhered 90 rellgiously. We
say go IL alone and do not let the tail
wag the dog"
Senator Teller OF Colorado was pres
ent today and upon his appearance in
the convention was called TO the plat
form. He said I'm part;
No act passed by the last con-
gress was of greater Importance than
the irrigation act. I believe il was a
wise provision TO leave the division of
water To the several communities rath-
er than for the government 10 attempt
20 handle this feature of the measure.
There viii be some controversy over
the division OF water, but that can be
settled between the communities so
that everything will be equitable"
So many requests were made after
the reading OF Thomas F. Walsh's ad-
dress yesterday that the president an
nounced today he would have copies
prepared for every member, to which
he would affix his autograph. The
statement was received with applause.
one OF the strongest addresses OF the
day was that OF President Slocum of
Colorado college. who told OF the need
Of more extensive education of the
H. ia
sciences in order that they may make
the most intelligent use of the BENEFITS
Of the irrigation law. He said he ex-
not already at hand. when irrigation
engineering must be as important a
branch OF university education as min
ing engineering Is today.
Willis Moore. chief of the weather
bureau at Washington, gave valua-
bic address on THE Weather Bureau
Irrigation" He paid a high tribute 10
congress for the passage OF the act and
told Of the important bearing IL would
have on the work OF his department
He gave an interesting talk on the food
bulletin service, the history OF at
tempted rain making and kindred sub
iects.
Senator Patterson of Colorado said
that he believed the irrigation act
would never become a law without the
cooperation and assistance of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. following this with the
declaration that no one but Roosevelt
could have overcome the opposition to
the bill in the presidents own party.
Congressman Reeder of Kansas, who
was the author of the Reeder bill,
which was the irrigation act in line for
passage when Il was superseded by
the bill which became a law. spoke of
the history of the bill.
Lecture At Night.
Tonight's session OF the congress was
held at the Colorado college, where a
stereOpticon lecture on Ancient Forms
Of Irrigation" was followed by recep-
ton.
Tomorrow morning viii be given up
20 addresses by visiting congressman
and senators. and the afternoon to a
discussion OF the practical phases Of
the present irrigation situation by Chief
photographer Newell OF Washington
and by several state engineers of the