The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-18
TRUST IN UNCLE SAM THE KEYNOTE
OF SENATOR NEWLAND'S ADDRESS

Ogden, Sept 1.-THE morning ses-
sion began with the Introduction o:
. resolutions. Judge j. 3. &ilner OF
kProvo introduced a resolution for the
protection OF watersheds similar to
one already sent I'm by Land and Water
Commissioner Joseph MacKnight OF
salt Lake. Colonel John r. Irish Of
California sent i'm the following.
Whereas. The irrigation and reClama-
ton Of the arid lands Of the country by
the ludlciOuS use or capital is TO be los
tered and commended. and
Whereas. Said capital so employed.
sh luld be encouraged and fully protected
in every possible manner and
Whereas. Said capital. so employed and
protected. should in return therefor
Do everything possible 10 render FUN and
equal service 10 water users and to re-
frain from forcing upon ? ~ users lille
gal. unjust and oppressive conditions;
Therefore be g. resolved, That the sub
iect matter of such oppressive contracts
s. hereby referred TO the executive COM
mittec or this congress with fun power
20 act and with instructions to aid in
tvery possible manner Irriga tors wher-
ever so oppressed in securing their rights
in both the judicial and legislative
branches of our government
Senator Francis O. Newlands OF Ne
vada was the first regular speaker.
Having held over from yesterday after
noon. He delivered an address. which
was wei received. on state Co-Opera-
ton With National Irrigation" in
which he said.
Mr.. Newlands' subject was state CO.
operation With National Irrigation. He
remarked that one Of the difficulties i'm
framing the national irrigation act was
che unwiihngness of certain Of the arid
states. which had already placed their
systems Of irrigat ton under the dfrec-
ton OF state boards of control and state
engineers. to yield TO any legislation
which gave the federal authorities any
control.
Then also the owners Of existing water
rights. many of them claiming far In eN-
cess OF any beneficial use. gave their aid
90 the opposition and so at one time IL
seemed possible that national irrigation
might fail. simply because Of the dissen-
sions OF the states most Interested IN t..
Fortunately. however. these difficulties
we're reConcilCd and the act passed since
then numerous projects have been luFeS-
tiCated and five have been authorized,
but doubtless those projects VIII be first
taken up which can move along the lines
of least resistance. The friendliuess OF
fhc local laws and local admiuistrat ton
becomes a matter Of the greatest import
aucr. Tn moving along a given river
with q view 10 Increasing It's regular flow
bv storage the interior department must
have iu view the reimbursement TO the
reclamation fund Of the amount expended
ir ten annual installments from the sales
\ OF public lands with water rights at
zate owners To expect the interior de-
nartment TO risk larger expenditures on
rivers. many or llFlA paHrluE AAiUAHu
several states without some degree Of
control over the stream itself and Of che
distribution Of its waters, was 90 expect
ZOO much Of prudent management
Trust in Uncle Sam.
In Nevada. therefore. il was concluded
20 secure the amplest cooperation between
the state and federal authorities and 90
trust Uncle Sam unreservedly- Every
river in the state required government
work. and Do was deemed best that whilst
the work OF construction was going on
and whilst Uncie Sam was collecting back
from settlers the expenditures made. "A
divided contract of the stream would
he iufudicious. Bearing I'm mind that the
national Irrigation act provided that III
timatelv the new settlements created
Eaould he turned over to home rule and