, 1903-09-24

fought the Irrigation Act in the
Congress of the United States to
a finish and, when he found that
it was bound to become a law, ex-
ecuted H complete change of posi-
ton, declared himself heartily in
favor of the bill-and swore that
he always had been,
Well. George Fl. was on hand at
the present Congress with a strong
delegation from Illinois, as well
as from Arizona. with a resolution
looking to the repeating of the
Communication Clause of the
homestead law, the desert act and
the timber and stone act. The
Wyoming delegates saw that if he
succeeded their state would be
left high and dry on the road to
progress, supposing the Congress
of the United States took the
matter as an expression of the
arid states, and SO they went to
work. Judge Carey, joined by
Congressman Shafroth, of Colo
RADIO, brought in a minority re-
port, and then the fight was on.
Congressman Mondell, Congress
man Shafroth, and Col. Irish
fought the battle under the
guidance of Judge Carey, who
wound up the debate by a five
minutes talk hat was eull of
sound logic.
When the fight began, at 2
O'Clock today, we were badly beat
en-. All of the outside states were
against US and some of the arid
land delegations we're divided
among themselves. But as the
debate proceeded and the real
intent and meaning of the resolu.
ton was brought out, the senti-
ment began to change. At this
opportune moment Congressman
Needham, of California, came
forward with a modified resolution
which he proposed to substitute
for both the majority and minor
ity reports. The resolution was
not acceptable to Maxwell and
his followers, but when the final
vote came it was adopted by a
vote of PIP to las. And Sc MIR.
Maxwell is in the soup once more.
The congress wal noted for the
large number of prominent men
who We're in attendance. There
were representatives from two for
eign governments-France and
Mexico; a member of the Presi-
dents cabinet; five or six United
States Senators, a dozen Congress
man. five or six Governors and a
number of other state officers and
members of state legislatures. The
meetings were held in the Taber-
nacle, which was crowded to over
flowing. Either the place was en-
tirely too small or the Congress
has grown entirely too large, and
l am very much inclined to the
latter opinion. A body composed
of 1900 men is n very hard one to
handle and, while it is true that
the basis of representation, when
it come to voting on a question,
was limited to 20 votes to the
state, the Congress was unwieldly
and at times almost unmanage-
able. 1t is to be hoped that the
number of delegates will be cut
down to 20 from a state, and ma
ny favor eliminating all states
who do not have any practical in
terest in irrigation. Such states
have no real interest in such a
Congress and have no business
there, for the reason that they
undertake to decide questions of
moment, that pertain only to the
arid states, and about which they
cannot possibly have any practic-
al knowledge or experience, and
should nave no voice.
Prof. b. 9. Butfum, who has
charge of the Experiment Farm
at the Wyoming University, came
to Ogden with a fine exhibit of
barley and made an effort to OBJ
tain the $500 loving cup, offered
by Senator Clark, for the best ex.