The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-09
TUE IRRIGATION QUESTION
Governor Issues Letter Ask
ing That Interest nc Taken
in Req esentation.

Oklahoma F s purpose there Is
aimos, N n dollars in the ma
tioaai hemat3 TO be distributed /
the localities where it is
deemed be ta apply it Probably one
test6 OF ths amount was derived from
Oklahomas pni sales. II is not
faregone con lsion that any Of this
vast fund wan be spent In Oklahoma
urless active st-fs are taken to secure
Il. There has been one adverse report /
i,om the fs oklahoma inspection.
The peista Whl made this report has
been repiatea ty smother whose view .
li adopted hy tse government. would .
So re-district lhs irrigation areas as to
possibly make the application of the
fuad SO far a Oklahoma is concerned,
OF little avail
The following extract from letter
written by H0a VIM T Little, honor
sry vice president Tor oklahoma, gives
the situation IS exists
~One law OF demand and supply Is
that the former regulates the latter
Interested corpora lions. active state or
gsniaation and large concentration OF
individual wealth are well fed and well
hlrnessed for puliing this magnani-
nous governms rs magnificent aid to
localities Of fAi- own Guessing while
the gorernmeo- t-ld and district en-
gineers are rot illerested in one locali'
ty of people as against another the de-
pertinent can aot in choosing between
two sites Of .q1al merit. but at least
look favorably upon that one evincing
the most interest and indicating the
greatest utii-atsr OF aid offered.
"From the 2fsi TO The 2lth. inclusive.
Of This month. isation boomers. dam
builders and vafsr users will consti-
tute an army Portland oklah1ma's
attendance az their n Paso convention
last year was ta. first in numbers
ever sent from te It reiuvenated
the issue at hon. end set our rights
and ambitions beore the denominator
Of that fund VIE vho had been drop
ped were proDp hut activity ct this
moment is even mare necessary than
il was then, for was merely taking
a chance. VII le-ths second inspection
gives us somsta.ue 10 dghi for
One difficulty RI appointing dele
gates to atteoa i-rsgation meetings has
been very prom .reat and that is that
fhe delegate unted often do not
attend It woulc seem that the s.ua.
tion demands the energy and best ef.
forts OF the peopl- Of the territory The
newspapers cau certainly DO much IN
the way of creating an. interest in this
matter. Kn5wihg that tn newspaper
men are always Interested in every
thing which peftairs to the interest Of
the territory. q Is sHggested that meet
iugs be called l every city OF the ter
ritosy. aud th-t the newspaper mer
take this mater up with the mayor anC
chairman Of the board OF county com
missioners. and the head Of the various
commercial. organizations, and try t'
create an interest 90 this enterpris
ami to secure appointment Of dele
gates who viii attend the Portls u
congress from August 2lst 20 oath
: Delegates age appointed in the fol
loving madnef
Fifteen delesa to be appointed b
tha governor Of elca state ana terr
tory
Ten delegate p De appointed boy ID
mayor Of. each ctg cf more tha
twenty-nve Thousand population.
Five delegates 70 D appo ntsd by th
mayor of each city less than twent!
Eve thousand population.
Five delega,as d De appointed b
tn ch'irman oi me hoaId OF count
commissioner
Two delegates 20 ie appointed hy th
oh,mber Of commerce board OF trad
commercial Climb ans eommercii
body
Two delegate 10 Dee appointed D.
any regularly organized agricpltural
hort cultural socie.y
Two delegates ~ be appointed D
any regularly organized society o. e
gineers
Two delegates by any agnculmr
college or college having chair
hydraulic eagireeane forestry