Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-09-23
IESlGA. TON CONGRESS.
A Very Successful Session Held a
Ogden.

Ogden.
Inc Irrigation Congress which held
It's eleventh annual session at Ogden
last week. was IN every respect was
the most memorable in the history Of
the irrigation movement. II not only
surpassed in attendance any previous
sessic'' 49, tie varietv ce s..'>'>ot-
discussed, the interest manifested ami
the national reputation of the men who
took part in the discussions, puts the
deliberations Of the congress on a
plane that illustrates more forcibly the
Srowthsof the sentiment infavor of re-
claiming the arid and sen1i-arid lan.is
Of the west by government aid art:
under government supervision.
E1evengYears ago the seeds were
planted ~. the first nationals, tnsattnq
congress st SAT- Lake City which cu,-
ninatec IN Tue passage Of the New
lands irrigation law at the last session
Of Congress. Without concerted
movement 81 tke part. Of TIE ~eeetn
States, no such legislation was posi-
bic for many years at. least, and in Or
der that the movement may be carried
on I'd q successful conclusion it is to
be hoped that these gatherings-nat-
oinal in scope-will be held for many
years to come gggSagk .g.... !
One q the most gratifying features
to Nexadans was the acknowledge
ment BY the various speakers Of the
important part played by Nevada
through Senator Newlands in conduct
ing The campaign q education during
the past ten years for national irri-
cation resulting. IN the passage Of the
Ne1ilandsn irrigation law, which lie I.
Il was p.22t disuiisf, gratifying stks ~
Nevada nan should receive such. APP
Dreciatiye, recognition- when at home
1t seems to be the intent OF his poll
tica( opponents,a through their press to
belit0e Nevada's part in the great
work Ind enable our State to become
the earliest beneficiary under the law
which originated with Nevada's repre-
sentative in Congress. There was, and
rightly, no politics in the congress
and for that reason the compliments
were all the more to be appreciated
Congressman elect Brooks Of Colo
RADIO, in . spirited and eloquent speech,
constantly referred to the irrigation
law as the Newlands' act and dwelt
upon its breadth and comprehensive
ness in its application to the entire
future Of irrigation. Referring to the
LOUISIANA Purchase by Jefferson, and
the Centennial celebration Of that pur'
cAase to take place at st. Louis next
year, he declared that since that pur
chase no such beneficial public &C,
haa been past enecting the great west
as the Newlands' act, and predicted
that in one hundred years a centennia
would be celebrated with as much en-
thusiasm as the Louisiana purchase.
:. George H. Maxwell, Chairman Of thu
Executive Commute of the Nationa
Irrigation Association, in an eloQuen
speech regarding the repal of the Tim
Der and Stone Act and the Deser
AAnd Act, referred to Senator New
lands, as the standard bearer Of tn,
irrigation movement in Congress.
John p. Irish also declared that MI
Newlands shout be regarded as th
greatest constructive statesman tn
west has produced and pronounce
him, '"'The Thomas H. Benton of tn
west"
Judge Short and Congressma
Smythe. of California, who is Gale
the Father Of the Irrigation Congress
and many others spoke in simila
strain of appreciation and compl
ment. All this suggests that the pa,
of Nevada's Senator in the great NOV
than at home, at least by local poi
ticians, who would sacrifice ever,
thing for party gain.
The effects of the deliberations la:
week cannot be other than beneici:
and it is certain that each future CO.
gress will bring together the brigh
est men of the west to take part
the movement which is destined
create new empire of the west.
Nevada had an excellent represel
tation in, the Congress of twenty del
gates, many of whom took an actiy
part in the deliberations. Among the
may be mentioned Governor Spark