The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS

teenth National Irrigation Congress
closed it's sessions last evening after
voting to hold the next congress at
Sacramento, Cal. and electing officers
as follows:
Gov. George E. Chamberlain, of Or
egon, president; John Henry Smith,
Salt Lake City, first vice president; 81.
B. Maxons. Reno, New, second vice
president; George w. Barstow, Texas,
third vice president; d. 81. Anderson,
Chicago, secretary.
The report of the committee on res
olutions as presented to the congress
expresses the hope that government
irrigation works under construction
and in contemplation shall be pushed
to early completion; heartily approves
the efficient and thorough work of the
federal reclamation service and ex-
presses the fullest confidence in the
honesty and ability of that service;
indorses and commends the earnest
and efficient work of the national
weather bureau; commends the work
of the federal agricultural department
in its irrigation and drainage investi-
cations; recommends that the irriga-
tion congress authorize it's president
to appoint committee of five men,
bers to carry on campaign Of public
ity, this committee to be authorized
to employ secretary at a salary of
$25 month; pledges earnest support
to the federal forest service in it's effort
to intanmai and improve the country's
water sheds; favors the passage with
certain amendments of senate bill No.
1924, relating to the REIMBURSEMENT
of reservoir sites with the privilege of
selecting lieu lands; expresses the opin-
ion that government enterprise for re-
clamation should not unnecessarily in
terfere with private enterprises; in
dorses the federal department of agrl-
cultures experiments in dry farming
in the semi-arid regions; recommends
the enactment of a federal law pre-
scrbing penalties for unlawful inter-
ference with federal headgates and
other irrigation works.
The committee also recommended
the following resolution in relation to
the tariff on sugar from the Philip
pines:
"Inasmuch as the sugar beet indus
try in irrigated America returns to our
farmers an annual revenue Of over
$40, 600, 600, and as the production at
home of the sugar we now import from
the tropics would afford our farmers
an additional annual market for near
ly 500, 600, 900 of beets, and as it has
be en- urged that the United States con-
gress further stimulate the sugar in
dustry of the Philippine islands to
produce all or portion Of the sugar
we of arid America had hoped to pro-
duce;
Therefore, we protest against any
further legislative concessions in favor
of Philippine sugar, and urge that leg
islative agitation and attacks on the
sugar production of this country cease
that this great industry of arid Amer
lea may be fully developed"
In conceuison the resolutions ex-
press thanks to the people of Boise for
the manner in which the delegates
were entertained and compliment the
retiring officers of the congress.
Another resolution expressed appre-
citation Of the interest shown by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in irrigation and recla-
nation work.. and of Vice President
Fairbanks courtesy in coming to adj
dreess the congress.