The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-08
FINISH At BOISE
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS
ADJoURNS.
GOES NEXT TO SACRAMENTO

Aaron Cove Talks on Philippine Su-
gar Tarin - Resolutions Protest
Against Further Concessions
Want United States Courts to De-
ternins Interstate Water Rights.
Boise. Idaho.-Montie b. Gwinn.
chairman OF the executive committee,
presided Thursday when the closing
session OF the fourteenth National Ir-
rigation Congress was called to order.
Aaron Cove OF Colorado delivered
before the convention tariff argu-
ment against the further concessions
to the sugar OF the Philippines. He
urged that the sugar beet raisers of the
irrigated states should not be forced
into closer competition with the cheap
labor OF the islands.
An Idaho delegate protested against
the time OF the Congress being given
over 10 the discussion of the tariff, and
Governor Mead OF Washington, who
had been called to the chair, suggested
that the speaker confine his remarks
to irrigation and its correlated subjects.
Mr.. Cove insisted that his tariff issue
was inseparable from the growing Of
sugar beets
The committee on credentials re-
ported an attendance OF 1.125 dele
gates. representing thirty states.
The committee on permanent organt-
zation announced the following ON
GERS to direct the affairs of the fif-
teenth annual congress:
President, Gov. G. E. Chamberlain of
Oregon; first vice president, John
Henry Smith, Salt Lake; second vice
president, B. II. Maxson. Reno, Ne
vada; third vice president. George w.
Barstow, Texas; secretary, ID. II. An
derson. Chicago.
Sacramento. California, was chosen
as the next place OF meeting. its com.
petitors being jamestown, Virginia;
Reno, Nevada, and Las Vegas, New
Mexico
The report OF the committee on res
olutions as presented to and adopted
by the congress expresses the hope
that the government irrigation works
under construction and in contempla
tion will be pushed to an early compile
ton; heartily approves the efficient
and thorough work of the federal rec
lamatiCn service and expresses the
fullest confidence in the honesty and
ability OF that service; endorses and
commends the earnest and efficient
commends the work of the federal Ag
ricultural Department in its irrigation
and drainage investigations recon
mends that the Irrigation Congress
authorize It's president to appoint o
committee OF five members to carry on
a campaign OF publicity in relation tC
irrigations, this committee to be au
thorized to employ a secretary at sal
ary OF $25 a month; pledges earnest
support of the federal forest service
in its efforts to maintain and improve
the country's water sheds; favors the
passage, with certain amendments, OF
Senate Bill No. 4264, relating tc the
relinquishment OF reservoir sites. with
the privilege of selecting lieu lands;
expresses the opinion that government
enterprise for reclamation should not
unnecessarily interfere with prior pr1
vate enterprises; endorses the federal
Department of Agriculture expert
ments in dry farming in semi-arid re
gions: recommends the enactment ol
a federal law prescribing penalties foI
unlawful interference with federal
headgates and other irrigation works
The committee recommended the
following resolution in relation to the
tariff on sugar from the Philippines
which was adopted:
"InGsmuch as the sugar beet indus
try in irrigated America returns to our
farmers an annual revenue OF over
$20,000,000, and as the production at
home of the sugar we now import from
the tropics would afford our farmers
an additional annual market for nearly
s1O0,Oo0,0OO Of beets. and as 1t has
been urged that the United States Con
gress further stimulate the sugar in
dustry of the Philippine islands to pro
duce all or a portion of the sugar we
of arid America had hoped to produce;
Therefore, we protest against any
further legislative concessions in ia
vor OF Philippine sugar and urge That
legislative agitation and attacks ON the
sugar production of this country cease,
that this great industry of arid Amer,
lea may be fully developed"
Another resolution expressed appre-
oiation of the interest shown by Pres
ident Roosevelt in irrigation and rec
lamation work and of Vice-President
Fairbanks courtesy in coming to ad-
dress the congress.
A resolution introduced at the in
stance of persons interested in the
Arkansas river litigation and adopted
says:
1--WE recommend that the Congress
of the United States consider the ex-
tension of the jurisdiction OF the
United States courts to provide for the
judicial determination OF water rights
on interstate streams"