Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-03

.' easements to the work of tho reclama
WI service. the forest service and the
seoioglcal survey, and urge on Con-
| siess continued support and Increased
AUTHORIZATIONS for all of these
nuieAlSi urge the repeal of the timber
ama stone act ITO the end that the ac-
| Suinniauon of the public timber lands
n The hands Of few great corpora-
| IONS may be arrested; urge IA speedy
creation of the southern Appalachian
ana White mountain national forests;
ask congress for an adequate appro.
pIlhtlon for the use of the hydrogra-
phlc division of the geological survey
70 determine by experiment and meas
urement and observation the practical
effects OF grazing and numbering on
the supply. of water for irrigation and
on the erosion of the soil, and that
sucf investigation extend over the en-
TIRE watersheds. both in and out of the
national forests, and that such inyes-
Sttghtion be prosecuted simultaneously
throughout all the states and territories
OF the arid and seini-arid west
RESOLUTION ON SUGAR.
strong resolution against free su-
gar Is included. also resolutions for the
creation OF immigration bureaus by
the western states and territories; re-
squesting co-orsration with the ma
stlonal5 conservation commission, con-
yservation COMMITTEES of the Irrigation
congress being authorized; urging that
tho Carey act be made applicable to
the territories; endorsing the move
s1nent to hold a session Of the congress
in Washington In ly10. to he known as
IAN International congress on irrigation,
and asking appropriations from the
state and the federal government for
this congress. and authorizing the
present congress to appoint a com
mittee of five, to be known as the con-
sressional committee, charged with the
duty of urging the recommendations
of the organization on the congress-.
A separate resolution was adopted
providing for the election of Il board
of governors, consisting of the chair
man and four other members of the
executive committee and the president
and congress, with full authority to
act for the committee IN all matters
in which it has authority under the
constitution. the aim being 10 secure IL
compact organization which will allow
a continued activity between sessions
of the congress.
INTERN rIONAL5 CONGRESS.
A report of the special committee APP
pointed at Sacramento, consisting of
Clifford Pinchot. +. Fl. Newell. f. A.
-
Utah and George |. Barstow of Texas,
to Investigate the feasibility of holding
an International congress on irrigation,
recommended the appointment of u
committee of five to arrange for the
holding of such Il congress either In
Washington or.at the capital of one of
the Latin-American republics within
the next two or three years, the COM
mittee to report to the seventeenth
congress.
Mr.. Hearst was the donor Of several
handsome trophies to the industrial
exposition, held in connection with the
congress, and was given an ovation
when he was introduced Mr.. Hearst
said:
My attention has not been directed
to water so much lately as oil---Stan-
dard Oil--and have no letters which
refer to irrigation congresses
This was his only reference to poll
ties the rest of the speech being de-
voted to a general discussion of lriiga-
ton and its benefits.
Mr.. Hisgen was introduced and
spoke for II few minutes of the work
Of the congress. making no reference
to politics.