The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
Ell PASO WINS.
Texas City Selected by the IT.
rigatiOn Congress
For Meeting Place of the Ses-
sion of 1904.


sion of 1904.
ogden. Utah, Sept. 1S.-El Paso was
selected as the meeting place of the Ma
tional Irrigation congress in 1904 on the
first ballot
With the closing session of the elev-
enth National Irrigation congress sched-
uled for this evening, not halr or the
work Of the congress has been accom-
plished. Today. beside the reading of
the most interesting papers coming be-
fore the congress. those of the govern
ment experts in forestry and irrigation,
there was scheduled the report of the
committee on resolutions and the fight
sure to result over the adoption OF re-
lection of the majority report commit
ting the body of irrigators for or against
the national land laws was expected to
be a protracted one. 1t was also ap-
parent before the congress was called to
order this morning that the struggle for
next years convention will be very
sharp The combination of northwest
ern states at caucus held last night
narrowed the fight down to FL Paso and
Boise on the first ballot at least, with
Spokane as the second choice of the
northwest. With the southwest it seem
confidently claimed they would win on
/ the first ballot.
A large number of papers by the
heads OF bureaus of the agricultural
department, which were to have been
heard yesterday, were on the pro-
gramme for this morning before the flight
for the 1904 congress was to be taken up.
on the suggestion of Chief Engineer
Newell and the government engineers
only three of the addresses on the pro-
gramme were delivered in order TO give
more time for discussion on the land
laws question All the other addresses
and papers of the government experts
will be printed in the official proceedings
/ of the congress-:
/ The following addresses We're deliv-
| ercd:
Forest and Water Supply" by F. Z.
4 Newell. chief engineer United States
government.
Forestry" by Clifford Pinchot. chief
forester. United States government.
! Forest Reservation in Utah." by a.
/ +. Potter, government forestry expert.
This cleared the decks for the contest
for next years convention and there
| was no delay in starting it,
I Lengthy speeches were cut off by a
time limit of five minutes put on nomi-
mating speeches Boise. Idaho. st. JOS
eph. Mo, st. Louis and FL Paso were
named and seconded. The roll was then
called The first ballot resulted:
FL Paso POS; Boise 147: st. Joseph g.
ilr DOlSC QClcEeiltOii 1llONNu ~ iAldht lilC
selection Of FL Paso unanimous and it
was carried with a roar of cheers.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation then made its report, recon-
mending the selection of officers as fol-
lows:
President. w. A. Clark Montana
first vice president L. w. Shurtliff,
] Utah; second vice president,W. c. john
ston, Denver; third vice president, John
Hall. Texas: secretary, II. B. Maxson,
! Reno, Nevada.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions and platform was then present
ed and the delegates settled themselves
for the big fight of the convention. Ma
jority and minority reports were pre-
/ sented.
The report was made a special order
for ? o'clock and recess was taken. The
majority report urges the immediate and
absolute repeal of the desert land act,
the communication clause OF the nome
stead act. the timber and stone act and
the lieu land provision of the forest re-
serve act and the purchase or condem-
/ nation of private lands within forest
reservations 1t urges the extension of
the forest reserve act and that the
| forest work be concentrated in the hands
/ or the bureau of forestry OF the agr1cul'
/ tural department. The report urges the
/ cOnSerVa ton of the flood waters of the
/ Columbia Sacramento. Colorado, Rio
/ Grande Arkansas and Missouri rivers
/ and their tributaries and the subsequent
extension of the vast irrigation pros
poets. 1t recommends the appointment
of a commission by the president to in
! vestigate and report such further
amendments or extensions of the land
laws as may promote the actual settle
ment and development of the public do
main. 1t urges that the government
should supplement it's present policy OF
/ levee construction by a comprehensive
/ reservoir system. the allotment of In
dian lands protests against contract
coolie labor in connection with beet
sugar industry and favors statehood for
/ New Mexico. Arizona and oklahoma
The minority report struck out all
reference in the majority report 10 the
desert land act, timber and stone act
and the communication clause OF the
I homestead act.
A recommendation that congress aP-
| propriate $3.50. 900 for Lewis & Clarke
memorial building at Portland, Ore,
was also made.