The Washburn leader., 1907-08-23
Announcement Of E. A.
Williams for Congress
Continued.

per inspection, weighing and grading
Of his grain at terminal points.
will press the extension of oul
postal service and rural free delivery
SO that it will keep pace with the rapid
settlement of our state.
I shall, favor legislation looking tc
the exclusion or all Asiatic labor.
I am in favor of the reclamation oil
our waste lands, both by irrigation and
drainage, and will favor legislation
providing for the construction Of res.
ervoirs for the storage of storm waters
both for irrigation and to regulate
the flow of streams in aid of naviga-
ton.
am in favor of liberal appro.
priations for the United States geo.
logical survey SO that the prospect.
ing of the natural resources of the
public lands may be continued in
order that coal and mineral deposits
may be reserved to the government
and that they may continue their
experiments in briquetting coal and
developing it's possibilities, that our
ignite coal may be made of COM
mercial value.
I favor amending the reclamation
act so as to do away with the wat
cruisers associations and providing
for permanent government owner
snip of all the great dams, reser-
voirs, bitches and power plants
which the government has construct
cd for irrigation purposes, the gov
ernment to furnish water to the
users at actual cost. AS the law
now stands, l believe there will be
combinations formed among the
members of the water-users associa-
tions by which a minority of the
members will be made to lose their
lands; further, l believe these great
properties can be better and more
economically managed by the ex-
perienced engineers of lie govern
ment. In Italy and some other
countries this is done. There are
many feasible irrigation projects in
this state that were this the law,
they would be developed. Could
tnis amendment to the law be made,
the proceeds of the sale of the pub
lie lands OF the state amounting to
millions of dollars now being
expended in other states and
territories would be expended on our
own feasible irrigation projects.
I favor the creation by congress
OF the office of United States irriga-
ton and drainage engineer for each
Of the states and territories includ-
ed within the reclamation act, who
shall have full charge of the deve, !
spment of all irrigation and drain
age propositions within the state or
territory for which he is appointed, {
under the general supervision and
control of the secretary Of the in
terror.
have the highest regard for the
very able engineers, Messrs. Savage
and Storrs now in charge of con-
struction work in this state, but I
believe that better results would fol-
low the permanent location of either
Of them in the state or an engineer
Of equal ability.
The establishment of a compre-
hensive system of drainage to con-
troll the flood waters of the Red riv-
sr Of the north, is an enterprise of
value and will COM
mand my earnest support.
I will favor, if necessary, appro-
priatlng money directly from the ma
tional treasury to continue the worl
Of reclaiming by irrigation and
drainage our waste lands, that they
nav be made productive, believing it
as essentially right to make appro-
priations for the purpose of aiding
IN the production of the commodi-
lies that enter into commerce as it
Is to make appropriations to dredgeI