Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-04
NOT A CONGRESS
OF CRITICISM
California Irrigation Delegate
Wanted to Criticize Secy. of
Agriculture Wilson.
INTERESTING PAPERS READ.
Senator Smoot Was To Have Addressed
Convention but Owing 20 Illness
Could Not be Present.

Sacramento. Cal. Sept 4-Prcctical
irrigation, agriculture and settlement
were the features Of the addresses dur
ing the sessions Of the National Irriga-
tion congress today. There was a
fairly large attendance when Gov Mead
Of Washington, acting as chairman,
called tho convention TO order. shortly
after $3.50 o'clock this morning.
The first address listened TO was that
Of Elwood Mead. who spoke on Some
thing Needed to Secure the Highest De-
velopmont Of the Arid Region"
Prof. Samuel Fortier delivered an able
paper on THE Greatest Need OF Arid
America" His main contention was
the settlement Of irrigated lands He
said that the irrigation projects
amounted to little without the strong
arm. sound judgment and tireless ener-
gy of the farmers. He stated that g.
600, 600 acres Of land were to BE- opened
for homes after irrigation projects are
completed and every effort should be
made to encourage settlement
Fred L. Reeding Of the department
Of agriculture spoke Of the relation OF
irrigation to dry farming.
At "a meeting of the California dele
CATION this morning b. +. Lynip intro
duced a resolution which called for
criticism Of Secy. Of Agriculture VIII
son. owing % his stand on the matter
Of sulphur used IN the drying OF fruit.
IL was claimed that Prof. Wiley Of the
chemistry department was wrong In his
renOrt on the matter. IL was the sense
of the delegates. however, that IL was
not advisable for them to pass criticism.
I'm view Of the fact that CALIFORNIA;
representative at Washington had not
taken any action. The resolution was
accordingly tabled.
Announcement was made that Sena-
TOR Reed Smoot Of Utah could not be
present owing to illness He was 20
have spoken during the afternoon on
irrigation by Private Enterprise
A resolution adopted by the women
deloeates was read. II provided FOR
the endorsement of the efforts being
made TO create forest reserves In the
Appalachian and White mour'ains
Prof H. j. Wilson. OF the agricultural
dorortrnent. University Of California,
ra5d the paper Of A. g.. True, director
off experiment stations. United States
denartr,ent Of agriculture. Mr.. True
could not be present. The subject OF
the paper was Irrigation and Drainage
Investigations
Growers association of Beaumont
Texas. he'd as his subject. Rice lrri-
Robert d. Manson. a Chicago banker
spoke during the session on Financing
Irrigation Enterprises
Gov. Nibbey Of Arizona was heard az
the afternoon session on Water Users
Associations.
c. NJ. Mott. general immigration agent
Of the Northern Pacific Railway com
pany. gave an interesting talk on the
iSettlcment of Irrigated lands"
W. J. McAllster. general agent of the
Southern Pacific railway spoke on the
settlement OF irrigated lands.
Col. j. H. Brady. chairman Of the
Idaho Republican state central commit
tee. and personal representative OF
Gov. Goodmg, was among those occupy
ing seate on the platform today Gov.
Cooling was unable 90 be present
L. L. bennett OF Modesto Cal, spoke
on Municipal Irrigation Systems"