Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1905-08-30
TINE PORTLAND CONGRESS
The Work Accomplished at the Meet
ing Of the National Irrigators.

According to letter received in the
city yesterday from Dwight b. Heard.
who was one of the delegates to the
meeting of the National Irri-
cation Congress just concluded
at Portland, Oregon. Arizona
was wen represented in all some TWEEN
ty-siX delegates from this territory be-
ing in attendance. There being in at
tendance was not all for in the de-
liberations OF the meeting they took
prominent part, in several cases cast
ing the deciding vote
One of such instances was the
tnwarting of the desires of several of
the state delegations to pass resolu-
lions anything but commendatory of
the officials of the reclamation and the
forestry service. The fight originated
in the committee on resolutions of
which committee Mr. Heard was the
member from this territory. The re-
solutions finally adopted commend the
work of both departments and their Of
ficials. AS a result the officials are
greatly gratified and according to Mr.
Heard's letter seem to appreciate the
work done by the delegates from this
territory.
As officers of the congress for the
coming year Mr.. B. A. Fowler was
elected a member of the executive
committee and Mr.. Heard the vice
president from Arizona. Each day dur
ing the congress the delegates from
Arizona met in caucus and their vote
on different questions in the meeting
was cast as a unit. Mr. Heard is ex-
pected home Saturday and Mr.. Fowler
will be here on the morning of the
Attn of September. Among the resolu-
tions adopted by the congress were the
following:
This congress desires to express it's
high appreciation of the national ir-
rigation law, and halls with pleasure
the opportunities afforded under its
beneficient provisions for homemade
ing and hope that the several govern
mental enterprises now under con-
temptation as we'll as under construc-
ton will be pushed to a speedy and
successful completion.
I'VE urgently request the congress
of the United States to consider, and
If warranted by the constitution to
enact such laws as viii enable the
government OF the United States to ex-
ercise the rights of eminent domain
when necessary to carry out the pur-
pose of the national irrigation law
The congress favors the early re-
clamation of small tracts OF land when
ever the cost per acre of same does
not exceed the cost per acre of larger
enterprises of similar character. and
whenever in the judgment of the re-
clamation service it deems such recla-
nation Of sufficient Importance to re-
ceive attention.
I'VE approve the creation of the Ma
tonal Forest Service in accordance
with the resolutions of previous con-
crosses and advocate the maintenance
of forest reserves and the extension
and protection of forest reserves where
irrigation is necessary on the stream
systems affected. We also indorse the
effective and business like admfnistra-
ton Of the Forestry Service under its
present head.
we also heartily approve the eff
cient and thorough work of the recla-
NATION service in carrying on the
work of national reclamation where
works have been commenced and are
now being executed and have the full
est confidence in the honesty. ability
and capacity of the officials of that
service. We recommend that the re-
clamatiOn service and its representa-
tiVes cooperate with state officers in