Arizona republican., 1903-09-18
Secretary of Agriculture
Talks at Ogden.
IRRIGATION is A SCIENCE
By Proper Use Of Water the Irrigated
Area Can Be Doubled-The Govern
ment's Contest With the Alkali.
Addresses by Frederick w. Taylor
and VIM. Smythe.

Ogden, Uldn, IL ustl
will be determined fight against
any action by the national irrigation
congress favoring repeal or modifica-
ton of the existing land laws was made
evident today. The committee on
resolutions after practically an all day
session found itself hopelessly divided
on two of three great questions before
it. the desert land act AID the COM
mutation clause of the timber and
stone act, and tomorrow majority and
minority reports will be presented on
the action recommended by the COM
1nittee. The vote on these two ques-
tions was twelve for and nine against.
The sentiment in favor of the repeal
of the timber and stone act under
which the opinion was expressed, great
frauds were being perpetrated against
tn government was almost unani-
nous. Nevertheless on this, as we'll as
other, recommendations, a sharp fight
will be waged with the outcome il
doubt
The Idaho delegation held u caucus
this afternoon and instructed Congress
man French to lead the fight against
action in favor of the repeal of the
existing laws, and members of other
northwestern delegations are also pre-
pairing to oppose to the last any such
action. Attempt, it is stated. will be
made to bring the subject before con-
gress the moment next years meeting
place, the vote on which will be taken
Immediately on convening in the MORN
ing has been decided upon and pro-
tracted debate is looked for before the
national irrigation congress takes its
stand as a body on the existing ma
tional land laws.
The fight for the honor of the enter
tanning of the national irrigation con-
gress in 1904 has been quite bitter To-
night the situations seem to be Ell
Paso against the field, with the field
of unknown strength. The friends of
the Texas city confidently claim vic
tory on the first ballot. asserting that
-nver two hundred delegates have
pledged their support to Ell Paso. Late
this afternoon, however, movement
started by members of the Oregon dele
CATION to bring the congress 10 the
northwest, rapidly crystallized.
A caucus Will proba bly, be held late
tonight by delegates from the western
and Northwestern states to agree upon
Il plan of action for tomorrow. The
general idea, as expressed tonight is
an endeavor to decide upon some north
western city. If this be not possible
then the entire strength of the states
pledged is to be thrown in favor of St.
Louis.
The committee on resolutions OF the
national irrigation congress tomorrow
will recommend the election of the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President-W. A. Clark, Montana.
First Vice Presdent-L. w. Shurtliff
Utah.
Second Vice President-W. G. John
ston. Denver. Colorado.
Third Vice President-John Hall,
Texas.
Secretary-H. B. Maxson, Reno, Ne.
vada.
There WIS no opposition to the cleo
tion of Senator Clark as president of
the national irrigation congress and it
is expected that the list of officers
presented will be adopted by the con-
vention unanimously.
At the evening session of the con-
gress several addresses We're made in
Guiding Frederick w. Taylor, chief of
the department of agriculture at the
worlds fair. st. Louis, and William e.
Sniyth of San Diego.