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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09
LAND OWNERS IN
ORGANIZATION
Come From Utah and idaho to
Discuss irrigation.
ENDORSE THE BIG SCHEME
COMMITTEE NAMED TO WORK
WITH STATE COMMISSION.

Land owners directly interested In the
big government irrigation project IA
Utah effected a temporary organization
yesterday afternoon at a special meet
ing held at Barratt hall called by state
Engineer \. f. Doremus. Immediate
steps will be taken to organize the
whole system under one association OF
by the board Of consulting engineers at
Washington TO make it possible to ma
terialize the great irrigation scheme OF
which 1t is making the preliminary in
1estisation.
When Attorney Franklin s. Richards
closed his remarks on the technicali-
les OF the irrigation law and the plans
formulated by the government for the
water users TO receive a water supply
through the reclamat ton department.
Jesse M. Smith made a motion that Il
be the sense Of the delegation to rec
onmend a temporary organization The
motion was carried unanimously and Il
consulting committee was appointed TO
work with the members Of the state
arid land commission i'm organizing the
water users i'm each locality.
representation is General.
About eighty persons we're present at
the meeting. They represented the
water users Of Utah, Salt Lake. Davis,
Weber Box Elder and Cache counties
and the state of Idaho from which
came four representatives. The fol-
rowing are the members OF the COM
mittee appointed at the meeting: A. ].
Evans Of Utah county John c. Mackey
or salt Lake county. James A. Eldredge
OF Davis county. William II. Gibbs of
BOX Elder county. I. G. Thoresen OF
Cache county and George G. Parkinson
and NJ. ID. Jones from the two districts
In Idaho included in the scheme.
in the address made by State En-
gineer Doremus he reviewed the
work Of the government on the project,
stating that from the investiga tions al
ready made it had been ascertained
that the general water supply of the
state could be Increased 1900. 900 acre
feet from the flood waters alone Of the
Duchesne, Weber, Bear river and the
strawberry Under this scheme 200. >
600 acres OF land could be irrigated and
the value increased several times.
The water is avaIiabie." he said
and all tnat is necessary on your part
IS TO organize yourselves into an as
epAldAtOn anu be 0Dle 10 meet the terms
OF the government. The land under
this project is all taken up and the
government cannot come in and fur
nish the water supply as under the re-
clamation service of public lands. In
this scheme you can reject or subscribe
for the amount Of water your land
calls for and you assume no liabilities.
All the government asks is your sup
port and they will accomplish the rest
They will dig the canals 10 your farms
and not one cent need be paid until you
have used TIE water. The government
is not doing this work on a speculation
basis and it is for the arid lands that
the reclamation fund has been anDro-
priated, so why not use it TO the best
advantage?
Committee Holds Meeting.
Attorney Richards also spoke for a
short time of the irrigation law and
the work they had accomplished as a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09
Committee holds Meetine-

Attorney Richards also spoke for a
short time of the irrigation law and
the work they had accomplished as a
commission TO get the government 60
take hold of the scheme. After the
meeting the committee met with the
members of the arid land commission
They decided TO meet Monday after
noon in State Engineer Doremus' Office.
when plans VIII be formulated for ca
representative to lay before the water
users Of their respective counties and
with the aid of the arid land commits
sion to organize them into one associa-
ton under the Utah greater irrigation
project.
, 1904-01-20

the decoration of the Legion of Honor
conferred upon her, an unusual distinc-
ton for a woman
The new president is a woman of dis
tinguished ancestry, being a descend
ant of old pioneer families of New
York whose history is that of the state.
As the wife of a cabinet officer she had
a large social experience in Washing
ton, where she still spends most of her
winters, and has besides a notable cir
Gle of friends throughout the country.
She is a woman of rare personal charm,
with all the graciousness, tact, kindli-
ness and wit which go to make the
successful leader. She has blue eyes,
chestnut hair and is handsome and
stately.
Before her marriage Mrs. Manning
was Miss Margaretta Fryer, her ia
theirs family being of old Dutch stock.
On her mothers side she is descended
from Robert Livingston, the first lord
of the manor of Livingston, and among
her ancestry are Philip, the second lord,
and Robert, the third lord, of the man.
or; Colonel Peter r. Livingston, Gov
ernor Rip Van Dam, Abraham De Pey-
ster, Olaf Stevenson Van CORTLAND
and Colonel Peter Schuyler.
, 1904-01-20

became intimately acquainted with the
Latin-Amerfcan people. For several
years he negotiated with the South
American countries with a view of
learning their resources and getting the
best possible exhibitions at the fair.
President Cleveland appointed him
minister at Buenos Ayres in 1894, and
his excellent record caused President
Mckinley to reappoint him to the post.
He was selected by the Argentine and
Chilean governments as arbitrator in
the settlement of a long standing
boundary dispute between those coun-
tries, for which he was rewarded by a
gift of $1,000 00. He resigned his post
in 1900 TO become director general of
the Pan-American exposition at Buffa-
10. Since the close of that enterprise he
has been engaged in private business
and in a semiofficial way has been
looking after certain interests of the
approaching st. Louis exposition. Mr..
Buchanan is a native of Ohio and is
fifty years old.
, 1904-01-20
HEROES OF THE SURF
UNCLE SANS LIFE SAVING SERVICE
THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

How the Crews Are Organized and
the Work They PerfOrm-Saving of
Life and Property-The Head of the
Bureau.
The disasters wrought on our coasts
by the storms of winter make hard
work for Uncle Sans army of life say
ers, which is ever on the alert to relieve
distress. Doubtless the majority of the
citizens of this republic are
that the United States government is
the only one in the world which MAIN
tains Il life saving service. Even Eng
land has no such organized service rs
we have. her lifeboat system being sup
ported by voluntary contributions, and
her rocket service is maintained by the
board of trade.
The United States life saving service
covers 2I0 stations in all. OF these 1875
are placed on the Atlantic and gulf
coasts. 5S On the shores of the great
lakes, 16 on the Pacific and | at the
falls of the Ohio at Louisville. Ky. The
active season on the Atlantic is for the
most part from Aug. l to May 80, on
the Pacific and at Louisville the entire
year and on the lakes during the season
of navigation.
A life saving crew generally consists
Of the keeper and from six to eight
surfmen, although the number depends
somewhat on the nature of the service
they are to perform. A surfman must
be a citizen of the United States. able
to read and write the English Ian
guage. physically sound, a good swim
mer and an experienced boatman.
The keeper is the captain of the crew,
ton is one of great responsibility, re-
quiring cool judgment and %unfinching
courage. He must be trained in his vo-
cation, q master of boat craft and surf
ing, of good habits and able to com
mand the respect of his men.
The routine life of the crews of the
life saving stations is not an enviable
one For their work the surfmen re-
ceive $65 per month during the time
they are on duty. and the keeper has
an annual compensation of 5000. Once
every day a drill must be gone through.
Everything that is to be of use in reach
ing and succoring a vessel in distress
Is made a part of the practice.
The surfmen are on duty from sun
set to sunrise and. if the day be cloudy,
throughout the twenty-four hours.
Throughout the night the entire coast
, 1904-01-20
NEW PANAMA ENVOY.
w. 1. Buchanan, Uncle Sans Repre-
sentative ON the Isthmus.

sentative on the Isthmus.
William Insco Buchanan, whose re-
cent nomination as United States mill
lister to the new republic of Panama
was confirmed and then reconsidered
by the senate, is a diplomat of wide
experience in South American affairs,
having served six years as minister to
the Argentine Republic.
The first envoy to Panama has long
been known as IN expert in the organi-
cation and management of eXpositions.
Mr.. Buehanan's genius for successfully
directing such enterprises was brought
out at his home, Sioux City, where he
organized and managed for several
years the we'll known Corn Palace ex-
positions. Later he made an excellent
record as chief of the departments of
agriculture, forestry and live stock at
the Chicago Worlds fair. 1t was while
with the Columbian exposition that he
, 1904-01-20

when it comes in the shape of over
worked ragtime.
You can usually gauge the ease low
ing qualities of a family by the num-
Der of rocking chairs in the house.
A man who is so biased by his own
conceit as 10 believe himself to be with
out superstition or prejudice is an I'M
comfortable article Of household fur
niture.
When a man falls in love his belief
in individual freedom gets a hard jolt.
Just why a critic has an irresistible
desire to make alterations in a thing
that comes under his judgment has
never been discovered.
A spender who sheds his %affluence
owe you is a generous man; n who
sheds it over others is a spendthrift.
When a girl quits going to fancy balls
and attends cooking schools the we'd
ding day is not far off.
The uses of adversely may be sweet.
but we are from Missouri.
When the mice are away the cats
will prey.
, 1904-01-20

superintendent of the life saving s~ervice.l
is patrolled, a mar from each station
setting out to meet the man from the
next station halfway. After number
cards have been exchanged they return
to their respective stations. On patrol
a man carries with him a set of Coston
signals-light signals of different col
0rs-with which he may warn unwary
ships of danger or send messages to
vessels in distress.
OF the principal appliances used for
saving life from shipwreck the first is
the cedar boat, which is the only boat
that has been found suitable for launch
ing from fiat beaches. 1t is about twen-
ty-five feet long, and as many as ff-
teen persons have been landed from
one in a bad sea. Another contrivance
Is the self righting and self bailing
boat. 1t is only adapted for use along
steep shores or where it can be launch
ed directly into deep water.
When the use of a boat is Impractical
BILE resort is had to the life line gum. 1t
throws an eighteen pound projectile, to
which is fastened a shot line. A range
of nearly 700 yards has been obtained,
although in most instances the gun is
not called upon to cover a range of
more than 400 yards. When the line
is fired over the vessel either the
breeches buoy or the life car is sent off
to accomplish the rescue. The breeches
buoy is a circular life preseryer of
cork, to which short canvas breeches
are attached. OF the thousands of
times it has been used at wrecks only
one or twice has any IN been thrown
from it while ON the way to shore.
The story of the development of the
United States life saving service is
also the record of the life work of Sum-
ner |. Kimball, chief off GER of the bu-
reau, whose wise and untiring labors
In this field have earned him a place
among the benefactors of mankind.
When be was made superintendent of
the service in 1871 it had slender ex
istence except on paper. Mr.. kimball
r~eorganized it and prepared a code of
regulations for its control. The sta
ton houses were repaired and equip
ped with the best life saving devices,
and a thorough system of inspection
and patrol was i~naugurated. Mr.. Kim
ball is a native of Maine and is in his
sixty-ninth year,
Since the reorganization of the serv-
Ice in 1871 by Mr.. Kimball property to
the value of SAG, 100000 has been
saved within the scope of station oper-
atoms, and the number of persons
saved has averaged 1926 a year. 1t
costs about 81, 1000 annually to run
the bureau.
, 1904-01-20
E a LADY
Mrs. Daniel Manning, President of
st. Louis Worlds Fair Board.

Mrs. Daniel Manning, President of
st. Louis Worlds Fair Board.
Mrs. Daniel Manning, who has just
been chosen president of the board of
lady managers of the st. Louis worlds
fair, is a woman of i%nternatik dl rep
utation, with a wide experience in the
handling Of great undertakings.
Mrs. Manning is the widow of Dan
lei Manning of Albany, n. Y, who was
secretary of the treasury in President
Cleveland's first administration She
has peer president of the Daughters of
the American Revolution and is a
prominent member of the National So
ciety of Colonial Danes. Mrs. Man
ming was the only woman member of
the commission of the United States
to the Paris exposition and also had
, 1904-01-20

The way of the transgressor is not
hard when he has a soft snap.
In the good old winter time you hold
her little hand to keep it from freezing.
A load of coal is black. but is capa-
BILE of shedding a roseate glow over a
dark outlook.
Divorce has no terrors for the fellow
that isn't married.
Health is what you have when you
can't afford to have anything else.
, 1904-01-20

Music has pow
err to u the
savage in the
breast of man
, 1904-01-20
Lullaby.

Bye. oh, baby; baby. bye,
Go to sleep and do not cry.
You can play in our back yard
Though you hold no union card.
Bye. oh, baby; baby. bye.
Go to sleep and do not cry.
Bye, oh. baby; baby. bye,
Rest you, rest you; don't be shy.
When you're grown. my little Dan,
You will be a union man.
Bye, oh. baby; baby, bye.
Rest you, rest you; don't be shy.
Bye, oh, baby; baby, bye,
Softly, gently. close your eye.
You are still your mothers pet;
Unions haven't got you yet.
Bye. oh, baby; baby. bye.
Softly, gently. close your eye.
, 1904-01-20
Changed Her Mind.

The fellow was too ancient
For her to marry him.
Though he had gold, he vas too old
To suit her maiden whim.
And when he calmly a~cquiesced
And dropped out of the ace
She started, just to get some dust,
A breach of promise case.
, 1904-01-20
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

There is no use
in giving a man
q point of view
W hen he is
blinded by OBJ
stinacy.
, 1904-01-20
Makes the lob Worth While.

considering that they are out in all
kinds of weather, rural mail carriers
should get more pay"
II don't know. Think of the per-
quisites that go with the job"
II didn't know there were any"
Don't they have a chance to read all
postal cards?"
, 1904-01-20
Humor Gne Philosophy
BY DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
HARD LUCK.

1908, By sampson.IIodges Co.
, 1904-01-20

WheE a man is up against it,
When he hasn't got a PUNK,
If he ne'er before has sensed it
Then he'll inc that it takes spunk
To get out and hustle dinner.
Breakfast, supper. what you please.
He may count himself a winner
If he captures one of these.
When he has the eating habit
He will go at breakneck speed,
If he sights a job. to grab it
And to worry out a feed.
He will find his woes are many
Soon as all his coin is sunk.
AS for friends. he hasn't any
When he hasn't got a PUNK.
, 1904-01-20
Beyond Her Means.

"Why did Mabel throw the duke
oyerboard?'
after consulting her guardian she
decided that she could not afford the
luxury"
, 1904-01-20
She Had Her Reasons.

"Why did you turn down young Bag
ley?'
"He is Il chump. and l know what l
am talking about. l have ridden
through a tunnel with him."
, 1904-01-20
Had the Proof.

"Do you believe in evolution?"
Certainly. | know lots of men who
are quite as intelligent as monkeys"
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kAUFMANN BROS.
CLOTHIERS and FURNlSHERS,
4O2 King Street.

Jan Koert give concerts of superior
quality, morning, afternoon and night on
the steel pier, accompanied by the never
ceasing harmonies of the restless deep
breaking upon the beach,.
Among the Alexandrians we have had
the pleasure of meeting here this season
have been Colonel Francis L. Smith and
his sister, Miss Margaret Vowel Smith
and Miss Hattie Taylor, who were guests
at the Seaside; Col. Wilbur Reid, Mrs.
Reid their daughter Mrs. Dunn, and Mas
ter Emmert Dunn are with us at the
same comfortable hostelry, nor must we
forget to mention Mrs. X. w. Gaillard,
and Miss Alice Alice Chinn whose stay
was all too short in the city by the sea.
Beside these we also enjoyed seeing Mrs.
George Jamisson and Miss Emma Stew
art, now of Richmond, Va, also the
Rev. Theron II. Rice ID. ID. and his sis
ter Miss Lucy, just returned from Europe
Mrs. F. S. Harper, Mrs. George Robin
son and daughter Miss Josie. The Misses
Marbury are expected at our hotel this
evening. Captain Davis, Superintendent
of the U. S. Cemetery in your city, was
also here. In addition we bod 'h1 l'leas-
ure of meeting tlIe Rev. Bishops Penick,
ID D., the Rev. Peregrine Wro:h and
wife, of Baltimore, the Rev. Geo. ).
of Falls Church, and the
Bishop of Western New York. S. w.
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INSURANCE AGENCIES.
Alexandria Insurance Co.,
(pFCAN RIrcTNRgS IN 1871

lBEGAN BUST Y ENS IN I0iII
CAPITAL PAID UPlN CA'h $1,000.
Fire. Marine and Plate Glass Insurance.
J. CLINTON SMOOT (ofC C. SmoOt d Sons
CO.., President.
LAURENCE STABLER, Secretary.
DIRECTORS:
George S. French (Sec. Alex. Fert. & Chemi
cal Coz.
Worth Hulfsh (of ]. F. Carlin's Sons Co.
hardware).
J. 7. Burke (of Burke & Herbert, bankers)
B. Baer, jr., Clothing Merchantj.
SaIn'l. II. Lunt (Real Estatel.
VIM. II. Hellmuth (Hellmuth Bros.).
Ms-Ofice NO. 1876 south Fairfax street
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Sick Headache.

"For several years my wife was
troubled with what physicians called
sick headache of very severe character.
She doctored with several eminent physi-
clans and at a great expense, only to
grow worse until she was unable to do
any kind of work. About a year ago
she began taking Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets and today weighs
more than she ever did before and IS
real well" " says Mr.. Geo. E. Wright OF
New London, New York. For sale by
Richard Gibson and w. F. Creighton
& Co
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End of Bitter Fight.

"Two physicians had long and stubborn
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DISCRIMINATING LADIES.
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The ladies who have used Newbro's
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St. Marys Academy, Alexandria, Va

Boarding and Day School for Girls.
Thorough course in English. Vocal and
instrumental music taught by efficient in
struc;ors. Typewriting and stenography
after the most approved methods Physical
culture a special feature of the school. De-
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rs day pupils. Very young children received
as boarders. Terms moderate. Advantages
many. For catalogue address
SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS.
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