, 1903-09-24
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Held in Ogden Last week-some Edito-
rial Comments on the Deliberations Of
that 1ody-Dssperate Effort to Repeal
the Land Laws.

Congress, which adjourned this
evening, was the most important
session ever held by that organi-
Zation. There were over 1900
delegates present, the weather was
fine and everything seemed to
combine for a pleasant and profit
able session from the start.
The Congress was presided over
by Senator w. A. Clark, of Mon
tana, who, barring a rather weak
voice, made n model president.
The senator was appointed to the
position by the executive commit
tee and WAS elected to succeed
himself for the coming year.
Wyoming was there with a full
representation and she made her
self felt on all questions by the
unity with which her delegates
acted throughout the entire ses-
sion. On the road home one of
the delegates from another state
remarked on the strength shown
by Wyoming. "Your people,"
said he, ''seem to know what they
want and how to get it. You were
II unit on every proposition thai
came up. In fact there was not a
state in the entire Congress that
showed the solidity and unity
that Wyoming did. 1 don't un-
derstand how it happens. There
was not a state there that was not,
at some time in the proceedings,
divided in opinion, but Wyoming
was always solid"
There was a good reason for
that condition. LIST. Wyoming is
always a unit on every PROPOSE
ton, and it stood her in hand to
be on hat occasion. The dele
gates, headed as they were by
Congressman Mondell, Governor
Chatterton and ex- Senator Carey,
held from one to two meetings
. every day These meetings lasted
sometimes until after midnight,
and e question of any import
ance was thoroughly discussed
and understood. The stand Wy
oming should take on each ques-
ton was determined upon, and
some one appointed to offer a res
olution, give an address, or other.
wise do what the subject required.
In this way every member of the
delegation, of which there we're
about 40, fully understood the in
ner workings of the Congress and
was prepared to vote or speak in
diligently on all matters that
came before it.
The committee on Resolutions
was where the real battles of the
Congress were fought and the
ardurous duties of that position
were assigned to Judge Carey.
Judge Carey is a statesman, cool
and collected under all circum-
s.ances, and RAJ probably by far
the most able member of the COM
mittee. 1t was well that he WAS
there, for some of the most heated
discussions of the entire Congress
took place there, aud u cool head
was needed.
George Fl. Maxwell, the Chica-
go corporation lawyer, was there
in full force, ms he always is on
such occasions. George Fl. is
or claims to be-from California,
but he is now mostly from Chica-
go. He is Il good talker, sharp
and shrewd, but neither deep nor
impressive. When he sits down
from a speech it is difficult to re-
member anything he has said, but
he has the faculty of carrying
with him that portion of his au-
dience, which cares more for
"sound and fury" than for real
logic. AS a result he has a repu-
tation among some people of being
a very smart man, while among
those, who know him thoroughly,
everything he says is taken with
much allowance, and everything
he does is looked upon as being
dictated by self interest. There
are many who say that George ii.
lis nothing more nor less than a