The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-26
Eleventh Annual Session Of National
Irrigation Congfess, Held in Og>
den, the Greatest in the History Of
the Body in Point Of Attendance
and Business Transacted.

Ogden last week, was one of the most
important sessions in the history of
the organization, in every way. The
attendance was larger, the interest
greater and the work accomplished
more voluminous than at any previ-
GUS session. The attendance of Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wilson and
other men high in the councils Of the
nation gave great encouragement to
the faithful workers, who year after
year have been laboring for the ad-
vancement Of the great arid region,
and went to show that the irrigators
among the leaders Of the country
who are willing and eager to help in
the reclamation of the thousands Of
acres Of waste land now given up to
sage brush and cactus, and convert
these dreary wastes into productive
and prolific farm lands for the home
less.
| And here in Utah the delegates to
the congress were brought to full
realization of what may be accom-.
plished by the judicious use of water,
and made to realize more than ever
what may be accomplished by irri.
cation.
A striking example of what may be
accomplished by man diverting the
waste waters of the land to his own
use was presented by the Idaho dele
cation In the form OF large sage
brush and a plate of apples grown on
ground which had previously been
covered by sage brush, but is now
made prolific by the use Of water
which would otherwise go to waste.
| Thirty states were represented at
the convention, and five governors
were in attendance, besides many
other men prominent in the public
affairs of the nation.
| The new officers of the Congress-
are: President, w. A. Clark, Of Mon.
tana; first vice president, L. w.
Shurtliff. Of Utah; second vice presi-
dent, w. c.. Johnson, of Colorado;
third vice president, John Hall, of
Texas: secretary. H. B. Maxson, of
Nevada. Senator Clark and Mr.. Max.
son were reelected to their positions.
Executive Committee-Arizona, d.
A. Fowler; Arkansas, J. A. Van Et-
ten; California, c. B. Booth; Colo
RADIO, G. T.. Wantland; Idaho, F. r.
Reed; Illinois, F. c. Gaping; Iowa,
H. c. Wallace; Louisiana, Tom Rich
ardson; Kansas, c. A. Schneider;
Minnesota, Thomas Shaw; Missouri,
J. w. Gregory; Montana, Herbert
Strain; Nevada, p. A. McCarren; Ne
braska, F. V. Meagley; New York.
Freeman G. Palmer; New Mexico, G.
A. Richardson; North Dakota, d. Z.
Willard; Oregon. Malcolm A. Moody;
| Oklahoma, Joseph B. Thoburn; Penn
sylvania, James M. Lghtner; South
Dakota, Wesley A. Stewart; Texas,
j. A. Smith; Utah, Fred J. Kiesel;
Virginia, w. H. Beal; Washington,
0. A. Fletcher; Wisconsin, Clark
Capen; Wyoming, Clarence T. John
ston.
| The next session of the congress
will be held in Ell Paso, Texas, that
town having defeated Boise for the
honors by a vote of 205 to lat. The
El Paso delegates came with a deter
mination of securing the next con-
vention, bringing with them the ia
nous Mexican band, and each mem.
Der working with all his might for
the honor OF entertaining the dele
gates to the next session of the con-
gress, and they came out victorious
The big fight of the convention was
not settled until the last session on
Friday Il was over the resolution
favoring the repeal of the timber and
stone act, the desert land act and the
Communication clause Of the homestead
law. George II. Maxwell of California
led. the fight for repeal, while
Ex-senator ]. M, Carey of Wyoming,
assisted by Congressman Shafroth
and Brooks of Colorado and others,
including Governor Heber NJ. Wells
OF Utah, worked to keep the present
laws on the statute books.
The anti-repeal forces finally won
by securing the passage of the fol.
lowing amendment; the vote being
2l3 ayes to 14S nays:
Whereas, The timber and stone
act, the desert land law and the COM
mutation clause of the homestead act.
have In many instances In their ad.
ministration been found to result in
speculation and in monopoly of the
public domain to the exclusion of ac-
tual home building, therefore be Il
Resolved, That we request the
congress of the United States 10
make such notifications in said laws
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