The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-17


farm life The settled policy of con-
gress to stimulate private enterprise
in the development of the arid wastes,
is not changed by the reclamation act.
1t is not the design of the government
to store waters or appropriate streams
which are needed for the successful
carrying on of irrigation works al
ready constructed by individuals or
corporation efforts, but it was con-
templated that the work done by pri-
vate parties should be supplemented
through government aid.
with perhaps a few exceptions no
irrigation project under the Carey act
has been completed. The reclamation
act has not been in operation long
enough to be tested.
THE enactments. therefore. were in
the nature of experiments. All, how
ever, comprehend the best effort and
expenses of those who have given the
subject of irrigation their most earn
est thought.
'In my judgment, with the aid of
this wise legislation, there will be a
wonderful development and the arid
west will be transferred and made one
of the great agricultural regions Of
the world.
Il ask this congress to insist that
the reclamation act shall be given a
fair trial. Let US not countenance
an amendment which will change any
of the underlying principles OF the act.
LET us frown upon and set our seal
of stern disapproval upon any attempt
to change the land laws which affect
the arid region until this most bene-
ficient legislation which is designed for
the building up of the arid wastes,
shall have had a fair trial"
SENATOR NEWLANDS TALKS
Mr.. Newlands remarked that one of
the difficulties in framing the national
irrigation act, was the unwllingness
Vi CeIldlH VI Iue dIlu SldtcS WhlSh hou
already placed their systems of irri-
CATION under the direction of state
boards of control and state engineers
to yield to any legislation which gave
the federal authorities any right tc
interfere with state control.
He then described the working ol
the Nevada laws which secured the
amplest cooperation of the irriga-
tion system of the state, and which
placed the streams in entire control
of the government. while the work OF
construction was going on.
The state administration moves
along the same groove and in harmony
with the national. and so when the
government turns control over to the
state as provided in the irrigation act
the state bureau will be thoroughly
organized, possessed of all the data
information and plans necessary to &c
on with the work of administration
and even the construction if any Ii
necessary.
MIR. Newlands urged that similar
legislation independent should bring
about the spirit of cooperation Sc
necessary to successfully inauguratt
great projects within their bound
aries.
When the afternoon session con
vened at 2:35 letter from Chief En-
gineer George H. Newell of the
United States Geological survey wa:
read inviting the cooperation of th'
irrigation congress. A letter from th'
National Business League of Chicago
was also read commencing the worl
of the congress.
Ex-Governor Prince of New Mexico
introduced a resolution providing fol
committee of five to report the con
dition of the irrigation congress con
stitution records of previous con
crosses and their action on the con
. stitution being lacking.
The resolution was passed.
The report of the committee on ere
dentials was then read, showing 94
accredited delegates representing thirt.
states and territories.
The large number of delegates, i
was stated, was due to violation o
the clause of the constitution provid
ing for the appointment of delegates
The first fight of the convention
possibly involving the meeting plac
for next years congress then cam
up ON motion by Montana delegate
to allow each accredited delegate Il
vote instead of confining each state
vote to a maximum of twenty.
Idaho with LAG delegates and othe
states with heavy delegations favore'
, this, but motion to lay the proposes
amendment on the table was carrie
; almost unanimously.
This, it is considered, will greatl
-L-~.-- Daza