Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-14
FINISH AT BOISE
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS
ApJouRNs.
GOES NEXT TO SACRAMENTO
Aaron Cove Talks on Philippine su.
gar Tariff - Resolutions Protest
Against = Further coneessions-
Want United States Courts to De.
termine Interstate Water Rights.


Want United States Courts to De.
termins Interstate Water Rights.
Boise. Idaho.-Montie d. Gwinn.
chairman Of the executive committee.
presided Thursday when the closing
session OF the fourteenth National lr.
rigation Congress was called to order.
Aaron Cove OF Colorado delivered
before the convention tariif argu'
ment against the further concessions
TO the sugar OF the Philippines. He
urged that the sugar beet raisers OF the
irrigated states should not be forced
into closer competition with tho 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 to the chair. suggested
that the speaker confine his remarks
to irrigation and Its correlated subjects.
Mr.. Cove insisted that his tariff issue
was inseparable from the growing OF
sugar beets.
The committee on credentials re-
ported an attendance OF 1.l25 dele
gates. representing thirty states.
The committee on permanent orInnl'
GERS to direct the Affairs OF tho NJ.
tecnth annual congress:
President, Gov. q. l.. Chamberlain OF
Oregon: first vice president, John
Henry Smith. Salt Lake. second vice
president. u. II. MaSson. Reno. Nc
vada: third vice president, George W.
Barstow. Texas: secretary. ID. II. An.
dcrson. Chicago.
Sacramento. California. was chosen
rs the next place OF meeting. Its com
pctitors being jamestown. Virginia;
Reno. Nevada. and Las Vegas. New
Mexico.
Tho report OF tho committee on res.
olutionH us presented to and adopted
by tho congress cSprcsscs tho hope
that the government irrigation works
under construction and In contcmpln'
tion will be pushed to IN early compile.
tion: heartily approves the efficient
and thorough work of tho federal rec
lamaticn service and expresses tho
fullest confidence In tho honesty and
ability OF that service: endorses and
commcnds tho earnest md efficient
work OF the national weather bureau:
commcnds tho work OF the federal AZ.
ricultural Department In It's irrigation
and drainage Investigations recon
authorize its president 10 appoint n
committee OF 1--WE members to carry on
n campaign OF publicity IN relation to
irrigntlons. this committee to bc nu'
thorizcd to employ a secretary Mt n sal
nry OF $e5 n month: pledges earnest
Hupport of tho federal forest service
In It's efforts TO maintain and Improve
tho country's water Ghcds: favors tho
pasRasc, with certain amendments. OF
Senate Bill No. 1864. relating TO tho
rclinouIshmcpt of reservoir sites. with
the privilege OF selecting lieu lands:
expresses the opinion that government
enterprise for reclamation should not
unnecessarily interfere with prior pri.
vntc enterprises: endorses the federal
Department OF Arriculturcs expert
mcrts In dry farming In semi'arid re.
gions: recommends the enactment OF
| a federal law prescribing penalties 10.
unlawful Interference with federal
hcadgatcs and other Irrigation WORKS.
The committee recommended tho
following resolution In relation TO tho
| tariff on sugar from the Philippines,
| which was adopted.
"Ingsmuch as the sugar beet indus.
| try in irrigated America returns TO our
| farmers nm annual revenue OF over
| $50 900 900. and as the production at
| home OF the sugar we now import from
the tropics would afford our farmers
| an additional annual market for nearly
| 800. 100000 Of bccts. and MS 1t has
been urged that the United States Con.
| grcss 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 TO produce;
Therefore. we protest against any
| further legislative concessions In fa.
vor OF Philippine sugar and urge that
legislative agitation and attacks on tho
| sugar production OF this country cease.
that this great industry of arid Amer
lea may be fully developed
| Another resolution expressed appre'
| citation OF the interest shown by Pres
ident Roosevelt in irrigation and rec.
| lamation work and Of Vice.Prestdent
| Fairbanks courtesy in coming TO ad.
| dress the congress.
| A resolution introduced at the In
stnnce of persons Interested In the
Arkansas river litigation and adopted
says:
1--WE recommend that the Congress
of the United States consider the ex-
tension of the Jurisdiction of tho
United States courts to provide for the
judicial determination of water rights
on interstate streams"