Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-19
For His Letter on Irrigation and
Approves His Policy on The
Subject
TWO UTAH MEN ARE HONOREO.
Fred l. Rlcscl Of Ogden Fat on Tx
ecutlye Committee; ], o. Smith of
salt Lake a Vice President

ri Paso Tex. Nov iS.-Tho tweliIh
National Irrigation congress today
adopted the report of the committee ON
permanent organization as submitted
last night, and the new president, Gov
George c. Pardeo Of California took tho
chair ana made am address. All The
officers recommended by the committee
were elected
The convention adopted aresolu'lon
thanking President Roosevelt for h's
letters and for his interest ln irrigation,
and approving his policy on This sub
feet.
The executive committee was cmpow-
cred To act as committee on creden.
tlais at future meetings In order to
save time aud expedite the conyenuona
work.
The resolutions passed during the
closing hours were very important IN
many respects, especially those FAVOR
ing a repeal Of the stone and timber
act, the preamble OF which reads. 1t Is
the sense Of this congress that the rs-
naming public domain should be sa-
credly preserved 10 AN the people OF the
United states and rlgldly reserved for
actual home seekers"
The Congress Of the United States Is
commended for Withdrawing i0.0O0OOO
acres OF arid lands ana S0,0OOO0O acres
OF forest lands from entry ana the
repeal Of the desert land law Is urged
together'wlth that Of the timber ana
stone act, Communication tax OF the
homestead act and n substitute Is Of
fered I'm the sale of stumpage. As n
substitute for the desert land law Il n
desired 10 permit individuals ~ actual
settlers to enter on only $50 acres.
Other resolutions adopted were those
opposing all Issues Of land script urg-
ing the government purchase Of all
lands IN the limit ~ forest reserves,
favoring non-lnterest bearing loan by
the government TO create an irrigation
fund to be used by the secretary Of the
Interior and repaid under the proyi-
flons Of the irrigation law urging a law
permitting states 10 organize into dis
tricts for the sale OF irrigation lands
and upon approval by the secretary Of
the interior TO be allowed TO employ the
engineers Of the reclamation service;
favorlng legislation TO aid beet sugar
culture declaring that the presence OF
the delegates from the sister republic
~ Mexico has strengthened the bond
between the two countries and IN ap.
probation OF the cordial treatment aG-
corded this congress while on Mexican
soil, we cordially invite the republic %
Mexico 10 send "a delegation 10 the Port
land congress-" fayorlng the extension
Of a national irrigation law TO include
Texas In lts provision IN NO FAR az to
permit the secretary Of the interior TO
direct the reclamation engineers TO ex-
anime and report upon feasible lrrlga-
ton projects In Texas, and, when ape
proved to superintend their CONSTRUCT
ton, to the END that Texas may have
the same service that IL now extended
10 the other arid sections; expressing
confidence IN reclamation engineers,
forestry and weather services, and
thanking them. commencing the work
Of the weather bureau In compiling a
clmatological almanac; urging that the
remaining public domain be reserved TO
iANlNfNi'hfANf Ml NANAk az hINlNHA lfNl'H
for forest planting on denuded water
sheds. with the view Of increasing tho
value Of streams SIN flowing and re-
newlng those which have disappeared,
urging consolidation of an govern.
ment forestry work "a the department
Of agriculture,
e, y. Booth Of Los Angeles was re-
elected chairman Of the executive com.
mittee and authorized 10 select a vice.
chairman J Tom Richardson Of Port
land was elected secretary. Other men,
hers Of the committee are Nevada, J.
M. Jones, Reno; Utah. r. j. Klesel,
Ogden Washington, n. G. Scudder,
North Spokane; Arizona, -. A. Fowler,
Phoenix; Colorado, A. r. Frances Crlp-
pie Creek New Mexico, J.. b. Prince,
Santa Fee Oregon, a X. Wilson, POu-
land California. c. b Booth, Los Ang-
eles; Nebraska, Il. " Magley licking
ton
Nevada r. S. Newlands, Reno Utah,
A n Smith, Salt Lake, Washington
Cyrus Happy snokaue, Arizona,
Dwight b. Heard, Phoenix Colorado,
r. H. Brandenburg. Denver Nov Mex
ECO, Francis G. Tracey. Carlsbad Ore
gon, Thomas G.. Horley, pendleton;
California, scipio Craig Redlands; Ne
braska W H. Wright. SCOTS Bluffs.
were elected vice presidents