Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-21
AMERICAN IRRIGATION
 FEDERATION
4 New Organization of National Scope ia the lrrigatiOn Held. Apparent Iy Controlled by the Private tn- terpriseS and Hostile to the Rec lamati0n Service.

Bepresenis0ives from srous states interested iu irrigation ud c-tern de- velopment. met iu Ousha tu January and formed the Americar Irrigation Fedeyauon. emhracug e olloWing doctrines of faith
 First Tc enteay0r r5uo)ui2e Con- hicting interests.
 Secund--ro counsel with federal au- thorities aud private soterprise relative to determining their respective priori- ties and privileges
 Third-1o promote essential legisla- tion, propose laws to encourage irrigs- ticn development and to perfect those already on the statutes
 Fourth-To circulate instructive irri- gation literature and exploit best meth ods of irrigation farming
 Fifth-To aid in settlement of the newly reclaimed areas
 Sixth--To accomplish ls quickly as possible the reclamation of the greatest available acreage and peopling it with the most desirable, intelligent and pro- gressive citizenship possible to obtain.
 Seventh-To fearessly criticise the reclamation officials, or private promot- CTS, should they offend our sense of jus tice
 Eighth Toaid in adjustment of freight rates to and from the new areas and to recommend the establishment of mills and factories where needed
 Ninth-Tc accomplish by criticism and ggestion-increased efficiency and perfection of the national irrigation act.
 Tenth-To invite friendly discussion and earnest cooperation in efforts 10 perfect the reclamation service and pre- vent errors and waste that must eventu ally be borne by water users.
 Eleventh-To preserve the rights of the pioneers of irrigation against unjust aggression and confscation.
 Representatives from the following states were in attendance Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California. Utah, Wyoming. Montana, Kansas, Colorado New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota. Michigan %sand Nebraska
 The following officers were elected to serve until the first annual meeting, (which will be held at Boise. Idaho, the date to be determined by the executive committee, to correspond with dates selected for the National Irrigation con- gress: President-Ex-Gover L. Bradford Prince, Santa Fe, N M.; sec rotary, D. H. Anderson, Chicago, III. Executive committee-G L. Snumway, Scotts Bluff, Neb., chairman; c. G. Rowley, Jackson, Mich John M. Me Alpine. Duluth, Minn Zera TSnow, Portland. Ore. c. M. Heintz, Los An geles, Cal: ex-Governor Frank Hunt, Boise, Idaho; Lucius NJ Wilcox, Den yer, Colo.
 Presidents-Tom Richardson, Portland. Ore; Judge Cyprus Happy, Spokane. Wash. c. E. Brainard, Pay cite, Idaho; A. H. Heber Los Angeles, Cal. Clarence T. Johnaon, Cheyenne, Wyo Prof. o. V. P Stout, Lincoln, Neb. 1; Lucius Wilcox, Denver, Colo. J. T. Farmiugton, N. M; C. D. Reppy, Florence, Ariz. Prof F. D. Coburn, Topeka, Kas. W. H Thompson, Chi cago. John McAlpine, Duluth, Minn. A. J. Cobbap, ,Rhinelander, Wis. John Hall. Teanpasses Springs, Texas.
 The members of the American Irriga- tion Federation will work in every way to support the National IrrigationaCOn- gress, and hope,to be of material assist ance to that organization in the wayl of out reforms in national as well as private irrigation projects. Due snO- tice will be given all members as to ex- act date of first annual meeting. Those
 'rous of joining the federation should |
 cir names to the secretary, 1908 |
 ding, Chicago