Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-07
". CHAMBERLAIN CHOSEN PRESIDENT
)regon Executive Will Look After
Arrangements for Next Session.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REPORTS
Action Against Further Reduction Of
Tariff on Philippine Sugar.
BOND PROPOSITION VOTED DOWN
suEsestion that Government BE Asked
to Issue Hundred Millions for
Irrigation work Meeta
with Little Favor.

BOISE, Idaho. Sept. 6--The fourteenth
National Irrigation congress closed its ses-
sions tonight after voting to hold it's next
congress at Sacramento, CAL and electinE
as president of the fifteenth congress Gov
ernor George E. Chamberlain of Oregon
The attractionSsof the jamestown expos-
ton had been cleyerly presented and on the
first ballot for the convention city James-
town was in the lead. Sacramento won ON
the second ballot.
There was some evidence of dlscord ir
connection with the election OF secretary
ID. III. Anderson, a Chicago publisher. was
the choice of the nominating committee.
His published utterances in criticism OF the
federal reclamation service were urged
against him, but the convention endorsed
the nomination.
The shouters for "a hundred million more
for irrigation" came before the congress-
with minority report from the commit
tee on resolutions. demanding that the Ma
tional Irrigation congress authorize a bond
issue to raise such fund. After a spirited
debate the minority report was voted
down.
| Selection of Omcers.
The committee on credentials reported an
attendance of 1,196 delegates, representing
thirty states.
The claims OF several cities anxious 10
entertain next years congress were pre-
sented. There was selection on the flrst
| ballot and several cities withdrew. On the
second ballot Sacramento won over James,
| town by vote of 907 to 16.
The committee on permanent organization
announced the following officers to direct
the affairs of the fifteenth annual congress
President, Governor Chamberlain OF ore.
/ tRa anN hR Gs.afNI
Salt Lake city; second vice president, 81
n; Maxson. Ren9, Nev; third vice presi-
ID. II. Anderson. Chicago.
! Fisher Harris. speaking for the Utah Gel.
egation. entered a protest against the elec.
| ton of d. II. Anderson as secretary.
The statement had been made that Mr.
| Anderson is editor of a Chicago publca-
tion that had been free In its criticism
of the governments reclamation service
and was not fully in harmony with tho
| purpose of the irrigation congress,
The Utah delegation. placed the name of
Fred L. Harris Of Boise. for secretary,
but the sympathy OF the congress seemed
TO be against the change and the utt.h
delegation withdrew their nominee.
The report of the committee was adopted.
| Fairly home building In the West" was
| described in a paper by L. w. Shurtleff of
| Ogden, Utah, first vice president of the
congress and one of the pioneer Mormons
| OF Utah and Idaho.
Praise From PennsyIvania.
d. A Knuppenburg, a delegate from
Pennsylvania, and a member of the State
| Board of Agriculture of his state, spoke in
praise Of what he had seen In the irrigated
| states of the west and declared that hence
forth he would be an advocate of all pos
sible government aid for the reclamation
of arid lands
Aaron Gould OF Colorado, delivered
tariff argument against further concessions
to the sugar OF the Philippines. He urged
that the sugar beet rsisers of the irrigated
states be not forced into closer competition
with the cheap labor of the islands.
An Idaho delegate protested against the
time of the congress being given over to the
discussion of the tariff and Governor Mead
! of Washington, who had been called 10 the
chair. suggested that the speaker confine
his remarks to irrigation and its correlated
subjects. Mr.. Gould insisted that his tarifr
speech was inseperable from the growing
OF sugar beets.
Report on Resolutions.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions was presented when the congress re-
assembled.
the report of the committee on resolu-
tions as presented to the congress ex-
presses the hope that the governmental ir-
rigauon works under construction, and in
contemplation will be pushed to an early
completion; heartily approves the efficient
and thorough work Of the federal re-
clamation service and expresses the fullest
confidence in the honesty and ability In
that service; endorses and commends the
earnest and efficient work Of the national
De h. %
the federal agricultural department in It's
Irrigation and drainage Investigations
recommends that the Irrigation congress
authorize its president TO appoint a COM
mittee of FIVE members to carry on a cam
paign Of publicity in relation 20 irrigation.
this committee to be authorized to employ q
secretary at a salary OF s25 a month; pledges
earnest support Of the federal forest serv-
ice in it's efforts TO maintain and improve
the country's watersheds; favors the pas
sage, with certain amendments, OF sena te
bill No. 4624. relating to REIMBURSEMENT of
reservoir rights. with the privilege Of se-
lecting lieu lands; expresses the opinion
that government enterprise for reclama-
tion should not unnecessarily interfere
with prior private enterprises; endorses
the federal Department OF Agriculture's
experiments in dry farming In the semi
arid regions; recommends the enactment
of federal law prescribing penalties for
unlawful interference with federal head
gates and other irrigation works
TaFin Sugar.
The committee recommended the fol-
lowing resolution in relation to the tarin
on sugar from the Philippines;
Inasmuch as the sugar beet industry in
irrigated America returns 20 our farmers
an annual revenue OF over ;s"oooo, and
as the production at home OF the sugar
we now Import from the tropics would af-
ford our farmers an additional market
for nearly 1O0.00O.0O0 tone OF beets. and, as
Il has been urged that the United States
congress 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 70 produce.
> Therefore we protest against any fur
ther legislative concessions In favor OF
Philippine sugar and urge that legislative
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