Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25
IRRIGATOkS ACT
PASS UNANIMOUS RESOLUTIONS
National Irrigation Congress at EiPaso
Finishes its Work and Adjourns.

National Irrigation Congress at EiPaso
Finishes It's Work and AdJourns.
El Paso. Texas. Nov. l9.-DurinE 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 bis
interest In irrigation and approving his
policy On the subject.
+. II. Brandenburg was made vice
president for Colorado and A. r.. Fran.
els was appointed member Of tho exec
utive committee.
Tho 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:
'It In the sense OF this congress that
tho remaining public domain should be
sacrediy preserved to all the people OF
the United States and rigidly reserved
for actual homcseckers."
The resolution commendinE Con
grcss for Withdrawing 10000. 900 acres
OF arid lands and s0.o00.000 acres OF
forest lands from entry. urges tho ro-
peal OF the desert land law. tho timber
and stone act. the commutation clause
OF the omestead act. and as substi'
tute Offering the sale OF stumping.
As . substitute to the desert land
law II IL desired to permit individuals
as actual settlers to enter or only 160
acres. Other resolutions wero ns fol-
lows:
Opposing all issues Of land scrip.
Urging the government to purchase
all lands In tho limit OF forest reserves.
Favorins n non.intercstbcarin loan
by tho government to tho irrigation
fund To be used by the secretary Of tho
Interior and repaid under the provis-
Ions OF the irrigation law.
Urging . law permitting the states
to organize districts to sell irrigated
lands and upon approval by tho score
tary OF tho Interior to be allowed to
employ tho engineers OF the reclama'
ton service.
Favorins Legislation to aid beet
sugar culture.
Declaring that tho presence OF dele
gates from the sister republic Of Mex
leo has strengthened the bead between
the two countries. and ''in appreciation
OF the cordial treatment accorded this
congress while on Mexican soil wc cor
daily invite the republic OF Mexico &c
send delegation to tho Portland con
Hrcss."
Indorses tho policy OF tho govern.
mcnt to construct n ship canal alon.
Sabine Lake In Texas to complete the
opening to navigation Of tho Sabine
and Sachcs rivers.
Fayoring extension OF tho national
irrigation law to include Texas In Its
provisions In so far rs 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 tho end
that Texas may have tho same servica
that In now extended to the other arid
sections.
Expressing confidence In the reclaim
alton engineers. forestry and weather
services. and thanking them.
Commenting tho work OF the wca
thcr bureau In compiling q climatoaog
icni almanac.
Urging that the remaining public do
main should be reserved to home
stcaders.
Urging appropriation OF funds for
forest planting on dcnudcd watersheds
with n view OF increasing tho value Of
streams still flowing and renewing
those which havo disappeared.
Urging consolidation OF all govern.
mcnt forestry work In tho Department
OF Agriculture.
Approving tho Lewis and Clarke Ez'
position at Portland.
C. b. Booth OF Los Angeles was re
elected chairman OF the executive cou,
mittec over his protest and was Au'
thorized to name a vice chairman.
J. Tom Richardson Of Portland was
elected secretary.