The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-11-25
IRRIGATORs ACT
PASS UNANIMOUS RESOLUTIONS
National Irrigation Congress at ElPaso
Finishes Its Work and Adjourns.

Ell Paso, Texas. Nov. 19.-During the
last day of the twelfth national irriga
ton congress the delegates were very
busy. A resolution was adopted yes.
terday morning. thanking President
Roosevelt for his letters and for his
interest in irrigation and approving his
policy on the subject.
F. H. Brandenburg was made vice
president for Colorado and A. F.. Fran
els was appointed member of the exec
utive committee.
The resolutions passed during the
closing hours were important in many
respects. especially those favoring re-
peal of the stone and timber act. The
preamble says:
at is the senseaof this congress that
the remaining public domain should be
sacredly preserved to all the people Of
the United States and rigidly reserved
for actual homeseekers."
The resolution commencing Con-
gress for Withdrawing 10000 600 acres
of arid lands and S0,000,000 acres of
forest lands from entry, urges the re-
peal of the desert land law, the timber
and stone act. the. commutation clause
of the homestead act, and as substi-
tute offering the sale of stumping.
As a substituted to the desert land
law 1t is desired to permit individuals
as actual settlers to enter on only 100
acres. Other resolutions were as fol
lows:
Opposing all issues of land scrip.
Urging the government to purchase
all lands in the limit of forest reserves.
Favoring Notwithstanding loan
by the government to the irrigation
fund to be used bylthe secretary Of the
interior and repaid under the provis-
ions of the irrigation law.
Urging a law permitting the states
to organize districts to sell irrigated
lands and upon approval by the secre-
tary OF the interior to be allowed to
employ the engineers of the reclama'
tion service.
Favoring Legislation to aid beet
sugar culture.
Declaring that the presence of dele
gates from the sister republic of Mex
leo has strengthened the bond between
the two countries, and lin appreciation
of the cordial treatment accorded this
congress while on Mexican soil we cor
daily invite the republic of Mexico to
send a delegation to the Portland con
gress."
Indorses the policy of the govern
ment to construct ship canal along
Sabine Lake in Texas to complete the
opening to navigation of the Sabine
and Naches rivers.
Favoring extension OF the national
irrigation law to .ntiI5e Texas in its
provisions in so far as to permit the
secretary of the interior to direct the
reclamation engineers to examine and
report upon feasible irrigation projects
in Texas and when approved to super
intend their construction, to the end
that Texas may have the same service
that is now extended to the other arid
sections.
Expressing confidence in the reclaim
alton engineers, forestry and weather
services, and thanking them.
Commenting the work of the wea
ther bureau in compiling a climatolog
ical almanac.
Urging that the remaining public do
main should be reserved to home
steaders.
Urging appropriation Of funds fol
forest planting on denuded watersheds
with view of increasing the value ol
streams still flowing and renewing
those which have disappeared.
Urging consolidation Of all govern
ment forestry work in the Department
of Agriculture.
Approving the Lewis and Clarke Ex
position at Portland.
C. B. Booth of Los Angeles was re
elected chairman of the executive com
p,ittee over his protest and was au
thorized to name vice chairman.
j. Tom Richardson of Portland was
elected secretary.