East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-01

way TO Bose, 10 attend tHe Ndtioldi
Irrigation congress, which convenes
there Monday. He will leave this
evening for the Idaho capital.
While here Mo Lewis called atten-
ton to the water law conference which
Is to be held in Salem in September
and urged that many attend the same
from this section of the state. The
conference will be open to practically
all who are interested in the subject
of irrigation laws and the purpose will
be to decide upon what recommend
atoms shall be made the legislature
regarding changes in the water laws.
In the opinion of the state engineer
much benefit may be derived from the
development of private irrigation pro-
jects in this state and consequently
1. is important to have water rights
definitely fixed by proper laws.
The conference at Salem is being
held under the auspices of the Port
land board of trade and will probably
last two days. On the afternoon Of
September 10 a public meeting will
be held at the auditorium at the fair
grounds and such speakers as F. H.
Newell, chief engineer, Governor
Chamberlain, and others will be pres
ton resulting from these uncertain
ties.
It is the concensus of opinion that
the discussions of the conference
should be largely confined to the law
of waters and to those provisions OF
the proposed law relating to defini-
ton, method of determination and the
protection of water rights, vested and
to be acquired, and particularly to
the adoption of an administrative
system of water rights.
All who are interested in procur-
ing the enactment of water laws by
the next legislature which shall ade-
quately define. determine and ther
protect all legitimate rights to the use
of water and which shall provide a
modern system of administration Of
those rights, best suited to local con-
ditions within this state, are invited
ent. In the evening a conference viii
be held and the various changes pro-
posed will be gone over in detail
other conferences will be held on the
following day also.
The following is the official cal
that has been issued for the confer
ence:
official Call Water Law Conference
A water law conference will be helt
in the state capitol building at Sa'
lem, ore, September 10 and II, 1906
: to promote the discussion of law:
governing the use of the waters of thC
state for domestic, agriculture, min
ing, manufacturing and commercial
purposes, with the view of presenting
, bill to the next legislature for tho
, establishment and recording of yesteC
water rights. and providing an admin
istrative system, which is essential t.
eliminate from enterprises depending
, upon the use of water the doubt as t.
, the legal status of water rights, anC
: the great expense due to costly litiga
and urged to attend this conference.
Leading irrigation experts, natlona
and state engineers, practical farmer
:, and horticulturists, business and com
, mercial men. state officials, member
of the legislature, legislation expert
Z and press representatives, will be II
attendance and take part in the de
liberations of the conference.
The personnel of the conferenc
q will be as follows:
( The governor and other state Off
s GERS.
= Officers .. the United States re
Z clamation service.
Members of the senate and hous
OF representatives of the next stat
legislature.
Members of the 1904 state commits
: sion.
Leading private citizens of tn
state.
Three delegates, duly accredited b
each chamber of commerce, CONNER
cial club board OF trade, develor
\ ment league, business mems League
I or other commercial body in TIL
! state.
Z Three delegates, duly accredited, b
Z each waterusers' association or SCI
I tiers association in the state.
D., Three delegates, duly accredited, b
each company or corporation opera
ing under the Carey act.
II is respectfully urged that In II
appointment of delegates persons WI
are sincerely Interested In the obje,
OF the conference and purpose a
tending same be selected, and that al
po'ntment be made as early as po
> sible.
Z Please have the full name and a.
! dress of the delegates mailed to J.
3 Laber, Secretary Of Portland Boa,