Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-16

osden, Sept, 16,--Methods OF COL
onlzation Of The vast irrigable districts
Of the west and the legal aspect Of the
whole question OF irrigation and the
existing land laws We're the subjects
whedu'ed to come before the national
irrigation congress at todays session,
This subject was expected to take up
the entire morning session, as besides
Commander Booth Tucker OF the Sal
ation Army who was TO deliver the
principal address or the subject, a
dozen other speakers, including west
en railroad officials and governors and
senator's and congressman from num-
Der Of states, were expected to mako
Information talks on how TO best bring
people to the newly irrigated lands and
make them profitable.
AT the afternoon session the desert
land act which was attacked by Presi-
dent Clark IN his address yesterday,
was to be defended by Congressman
Frank Mondell Of Wyoming and here
4 anywhere devotion to one of the
great problems to come before the
great congress was expected Discus
sion OF this subject was quite free
among the delegates before the con-
gess met this morning with the senti-
nent apparently evenly divided as to
whether or not the congress should
T@ommend the repeal of the desert
land act and apparently the fight will
be sharp one, Belated delegates still
continue to arrive mostly from the
northwestern states and the number Of
delegates present has now exceeded ali
previous expectations. A delegation OF
nearly 100 from Idaho arrived last
night and this morning making nearly
s0o present from that pioneer irrigating
state.
Inc seating capacity of the Taberna-
ce Is totally inadequate and II is prob
able that arrangements for some other
nail VIII be made.
The fight for the 1904 congress Is
growing exceedingly lively, with the
newly-launched Boise boom developing
rapidly This morning the fight seemed
10 have narrowed down to Boise and
FL Paso.
No CONGOT IN AXIOM
Immediately after the congress was
called to order Senator Carey of wyo-
ming chairman Of the committee APP
pointed last year to consider the advls-
ssollty OF consolidation with the trans
sM..'Sslsslp2i congress reported against
sNlcn action and recommended that the
Salonal Irrigation congress be main
alned and its sessions annually be
nslu' The recommendation was adopt
w. W., unanimously thus disposing effec-
'udlly OF the afillatlon idea
RESOLUTION BY MAXWELL.
= A long resolution was introduced by
NNeoorge II. Maxwell, chairman Of the
Na'lonal Irrigation association, favor
,nB lhe recommendations contained in
,tresIdeut Roosevelts telegram OF yes
fIuay for tho preservation Of the for
esls' iayorng the immediate repeal of
.ne desert land act, the t'.nhcr and the
Stone act and the communication clause
", lhe homestead act, The resolutions
"vte very explicit and were heartily
"ppaiuded by the delegates.
INTERNAL TRADE.
n. NJ Brannick OF Portland, Ore, was
., 'iI.uuled to speak on THE Relation
O. ~ lsatlon to the Internal Trade and
Wv, NU,''lleree OF the Country" but he was
son, present and his address was pre-
ff or by I. q, Harley who pleaded
60, tne use OF freight boats on the
trv ,'"'S ana large steamers Of the coun-