Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-02

to his work. His perfect poise and
formance a maturity worthy of an or
ator OF finished education and wide
experience.
It was IL o'clock before the reports
Of committees were received. The
first of these was that OF credentials.
Il was read by the secretary. the in
dividuaf names being dispensed with
and the totals for each state and ter
ritory only given. The total number
for the congress was announced by
Chairman Smith as S72.
The committee on permanent or
ganization and order of business be-
gan its report with a recommended
tion for the formation Of a board of
governors to consist of the chairman
Of the committee and four others. said
board to act for the committee
throughout the year and to establish
permanent headquarters SO that the
work of the Irrigation congress may
become continuous. They also recon-
mended the appointment of an as
sistant secretary without compensa-
ton to have under his charge the inn
portant work of publicity. No funds
for the purposes of the board are to
be available unless the money is first
in the treasury. AS announced in
| The Citizen yesterday, the committee
recommended for the office of presl-
dent of the next congress George z.
Barstow, of Barstow, Texas. 1t also
nominated the fonowing: Col. d. II.
Loveland of California for first vice
president; II. e. Twitchell of New
Mexico, second vice president: l. D.
ODonnell OF Billings. Montana, third
vice president, and b. A. Fowler Of
Arizona, secretary. A motion to ac-
cept the report was lost on the ground
that II would release the present Of
ficers before the close of this con-
gress, and the election was therefore
postponed till tomorrow.
Major Young, chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions, then read the
| following, which was unanimously
adopted and. which is published in full
because il contains the results of the
work of the congress for the present
J year.
The resolutions follow:
Report OF Committe on Resolutions
The Sixteenth National Irrigation
| congress takes note with great salts
! faction of the recent progress in irri-
! cation and in other uses of waters
! ana records its high appreciation o.
! the fact that greater progress ha
| been made in this direction during the
years since the congress has been an
active factor in public affairs th-l
\ during all the earlier years of ou'
! country's history. Great as thi.
progress has been. there is need fJI
! continued action on the part OF thi.
/ organization and of the citizens whC
/ have combined to render the success
| i've congresses successful. In som,
measure, indeed, it seems clear thl
| the organization has barely passed the
| threshold of its career Of usefulnes,
to the people of our great west.
The leading sentiments growing out
| OF this congress are expressed in the
| following resolutions:
Resolved. that we signify apprecia.
! ton and approval of the work of the
fedsrad government largely in ac
! cordance with the recommendation
| OF past congresses; that We particu
larly commend and indorse the worl
| OF the reclamation service In extend
! ing the usefulness Of the waters %
| the arid region, thereby increasin.
| our population and production, an.
multiplying homes on the land, TO
gether with the work Of the fores
service, especially In its relation ?,
the protection OF the headwaters, tn,
| prevention OF floods and the reguIa
ton Of streams; that we endorse ant
approve the work Of the Unitet