The Delta independent., 1906-07-13

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National Irrigation Act.
SAVE THE PUBLIC LANDS FOR
uOMEMAkERS.
6. That not another acre of the pub
lie lands shall ever hereafter be
granted to any state or territory for
any purpose whatsoever, or to any one
other than an actual settler who has
built his home on the land and lived
on it for five years, and that no more
land scrip of any kind shall ever be
issued. and that the Desert Land Law
and the Commutaton Clause of the
Homestead Law shall be made to con-
form to the recommendations of the
Public Lands Commission appointed
by President Roosevelt and of the
Message of the President to Congress.
PLANT FORESTS AND CREATE
FOREST PLANTATIONS.
:. That the Timber and Stone Law
shall be repealed. and that all pub
lie timber lands shall be included in
permanent Forest Reserves. the title
to the land to he forever retained by
the National Government. stumpage
only Of matured timber to be sold.
and young timber to be preserved for
future cutting. 50 that the forests will
be perpetuated by right use: and
that the National Government shall.
by the reservation or purchase of ex-
isting forest lands. and the planting
of new forests, create in every state
National Forest Plantations from
which. through all the years to come.
sufficient supply of wood and timber
can be annually harvested TO supply
the needs of the people of each state
erny ha ENrnSt ,tnt ", hot
state.
CONTROL AND USE OF THE
GRAZING LANDS.
3. That all Indicated public lands
not otherwise reserved shall he re-
served from location or entry under
any law except the Homestead Law.
and shall be embraced in Grazing Re
serves under the control of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. who shall be EN-
powered TO issue annual Licenses to
Craze stock in said Grazing Reserves.
but such licenses shall never be issued
for n longer period than one year on
agricultural lands or five years on
grazing lands. and all lands classified
as grazing lands shall be subject to
Reconsideration at the end of every five
years: that no leases of the public
grazing lands shall ever be made by
the National Government. and that
the area of the homestead entry shall
never under any circumstances be en-
larged TO exceed 1G0 acres.
RESERVE STATE LANDS FOR
HOMESTEAD SETTLERS.
Q. That the public land states shall
administer the state lands under
system similar to and in harmony
81, r,,,INli,. lanI
above outlined. and that each state
shall enact State Homestead Law
for the settlement of lands owned by
the state. and that state lands shall
be disposed of only TO actual settlers
under such law, and that all state
lands shall at all times remain open
to Homestead Entry.
UNITED OWNERSHIP OF LAND
AND WATER.
10. That it shall be the law of every
state and of the United States. that
beneficial use is the basis. tire meas
ure. and the limit of all rights TO
water. including riparian rights, and
that the right to the use of water for
irrigation shall inhere in and be ap-
purtenant TO the land irrigated. SO that
the ownership of the land and tic
water shall be united, and no right 10
water as speculative commodity
ever be acquired. held or owned.
RIGHT OF APPROPRIATION For
BENEFICIAL USE.
IL. That it shall be the law of every
state and of the United States, that
all unused and unappropriated waters
are public property. subject TO appro-
priation for a beneficial use, first in
time being first in right. and that on
all interstate streams, priority of use
shall give priority of right. through
out the entire course of the stream.
without regard 10 state lines. and
that in each drainage basin the irri-
gators therein shall control the distri-
button of the water.