The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-07
CONGRESS WINDS
Up ITS BUSINESS
advocates of Irrigation Close
Their Sessions After Adop-
ton of Resolutions.
SACRAMENTO NEXT YEAR
CHAMBERLAIN OF OREGON is
CHOSEN PRESIDENT.
SACRAMENTO NEXT YEAR

Boise. Sept. 6.-The fourteenth ma
tlonal irrigation congress closed it's ses-
slons this evening after voting to hold
the next congress at Sacramento Cal,
ana electing as president of the fif-
tenth congress Governor George Z.
Chamberlain CT Oregon.
The enthusiasm Of the Californians
over Sacramento's victory was the more
pronounced because Of the narrow mar
gin by which the victory was won.
The attractions of the jamestown ex-
position lad been cleverly presented
and on the first ballot for the conven-
ton city, jamestown was i'm the lead
sacramento won on the second ballot.
Governor Chamberlain was the unan-
lmous choice OF the congress for presi-
dent, and when he was escorted to the
PLATFORM and expressed his apprecia-
ton of the high honor accorded him
by the representatives of thirty states
of the union, he was given a tremend-
Gus ovation.
Protest Against Anderson.
There was some evidence of discord
in connection with the election of score
tary. d. II. Anderson, a Chicago pub
Usher, was the choice of the nominating
committee. His published utterances In
criticism of the federal reclamation SER
vice were urged against him, but the
convention Endorsed the nomination.
The shouters for "A hundred millions
more for irrigation" came before the
congress with a minority report from
the committee on resolutions demand
ing that the national congress author
lie a bond issue to raise such a fund.
After a spirited debate the minority
report was voted down.
special train which left Boise over
the Oregon Short Line late tonight car
ried a large number of delegates to the
congress VINO will spend two days in
specting the irrigation projects of
southern Idaho. The great dam at Mil
ners the Shoshone falls, the Twin Falls
irrigated tract and the Minidoka tract
will be visited.
Resolutions Presented.
The report of the committee of reso-
lutions as presented to the congress ex-
presses the hope that the governmental
irrigation works under construction
and in contemplation will be pushed to
an early completion: heartily approves
the efficient and thorough work Of the
federal reclamation service and ex-
presses the fullest confidence in the
honesty and ability of that service:
indorses and commends the earnest and
efficient work of the national weather
bureau; commends the work of the fed
eral agricultural department in it's ir-
rigation and drainage Investigations:
recommends that the irrigation congress
authorize its president 10 appoint
committee of five members to carry on
q campaign of publicity in relation to
f,-rf too to he
lied to employ a secretary at a salary
of $50 a month: pledges earnest sup
port of the federal forest service in
its efforts to maintain and improve the
countrys watersheds; favors the pas
sage. with certain amendments, of sem
ate bill No. 1924. relating TO the relin-
ouishment Of reservoir sights. with the
privilege OF selecting lieu lands; ex-
presses the opinion that government en-
terprise for reclamation should not un-
necessarily interfere with prior private
enterprises; Endorses tire federal de-
partment of agriculture's experiments i'm
dry farming in the semi-arid regions:
recommends the enactment of a federal
law prescribing penalties for unlawful
interference " it'll federal headgates and
other irrigation works
Philippine Tariff.
The committee recommended the fol-
lowing resolution in relation to the tar
iff on sugar from the Philippines.
'Inasmuch as the sugar beet industry
I'm irrigated America returns to our
farmers an annual revenue Of over 800
600. 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
500. OO0 900 OF beets. and as Il has been
urged that the United States congress
further stimulate the sugar industry of
the Philippine islands to produce all or
IA portion of the sugar. we of arid Amer
lea had hoped to produce.
Therefore we protest against any
further legislative concessions in favor
Of Philippine sugar and urge that leg
isative agitation and attacks on the
sugar production of this country cease,
that this great industry of arid America
may be fully developed"
Resolutions Of Thanks.
In conclusion the resolutions express
thanks TO the people Of Boise for the
manner i'm which the delegates were en-
tertained and compliment the retiring
officers of the congress.
Another resolution expressed appre-
citation of the interest shown by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in irrigation and recla-
nation work and of Vice President
Fairbanks courtesy in coming to adj
dress the congress
A re solution introduced at the in
stance of persons interested in the Ar
kansas river litigation and recommend
ed for adoption by the committee, says:
I'VE recommend that the congress of
TIE United States consider the extern
sion of the jurisdiction of the United
states courts to provide for the judicial
determination Of water rights on inter-
state streams.
Minority Report.
"A minority report was presented by
Oregon's and Utah's representatives on
the committee voicing a demand that
the federal government authorize the
iur,,ance of 2 Der cent bonds running