Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-08-20

California, because of bis .uo.., J,
regafd OF the interests of the uoN US
NY %neh ne restored to public entrv po up
oae water rights, and was v;go,o" aiu
G Ceaenoed by United States SsU Us,y
george Turner Of Spokane. Gov aasor
naraee lnsinuated that Mr., Turn Tre, ,,,Or
ptesent IN the interests of canitoi w. ae
luis MI. Turner denied. Ou'
n, Thursday Session
on me nrst clash came when Goorco
S Stls smith, director Of the TTn;tsS
oUaLes survey, and ex-governor ParSoa
eeAc1anged bitter words. Mr. Sm;+b A.
tenoed Mr.. Ballinger, saving that onr
p Iime ne (Smith) was ordered NV MS
hb "a4 to do anything against the
pesC interests Of the American neonio
ne would resign. The discussion 0EoU,
carried, W ADJOURN was
Pueblo, Colorado, was decided on >.
gress. -0A inc next con-
The officers for this years congress-
p pere; Geo. E. Barstow, president
p1alstoW' Texas; B. A. Fowler, score,
1ary' Fhoenlx, Arizona; w. A. Reard
chairman board of governors. Sacra.
mento' California; R. Insinger, chair
man board of control, Spokane: Artbur
nooker, secretary board of control
Friday Session.
Inc seventeenth National Irrigation
congress came to an end unexpectedIv
friday night, all of the business of tho
congress having been disposed of
me congress went squarely on record
as lndorslng every policy which makes
up the conservation of resources move
ment of the country and recommended
several changes and improvements in
the laws relating to irrigation and pub
Tic land entries. Important among
ITS Endorsements was that of Clifford
Plnchot and F. H. Newell, director of
Ine United States reclamation service.
There was no action taken either
tavorlng or condemning R. A. BALM.
ger, secretary of the interior.
officers Are Elected.
President, B. A. Fowler, Phoenix,
Arizona.
First vice president, R. E. Twitchell,
New Mexico.
Second vice president, R. W. Young,
Utah.
Third vice president, L. Newman,
Montana.
Fourth vice president, Fred W.
Fleming, Missouri.
Fifth vice president, E. J. Watson,
South Carolina.
Permanent secretary, Arthur E.
Hooker, Spokane.
The committee recommended that
the next congress be held at Pueblo,
Col.
Many Governors Present.
The adjournment sine die of the
came after a day full of
events and speechmaking. The armory
was crowded at both morning and aft
ernoon sessions and the program was
one of the best of the week. The
chief feature of the day aside from
the Endorsements of the congress was
the presence of six governors of states
who figured in the program of the
afternoon. The visiting governors
were Hay of Washington, Shallen-
berger of Nebraska, Norris of Montana,
Gilchrist of Florida, Brady of Idaho
and Vessey of South Dakota. Governor
was accompanied by a
staff of 40 men and women.
Congress Notes.
"The Spokane congress will go down
in history as one of the greatest irri-
cation meets in history" said Dele
gate Crane, from Oroville, Cal.
California has every anticipation of
the Nineteenth National
congress in 1911 at San
Francisco.
The big gavel with which President
George E. Barstow of the National
congress called the meet
ings to order during the sessions is to
become the official gavel of the con-
gress. The gavel is made of Wash
ington wood and bears the inscription
in silver, "17th National Irrigation
Congress, Spokane, Wash, 1909"
In paper read before the National
congress Friday by W. E.
Lyman, one of the faculty of Whit
nan college, on waterway improve
nent, Professor Lyman stated that
he opening of the Columbia river is
,ne of the most important problems
the business men of the
northwest.
Robert Insinger of Spokane has
,een honored by the executive commit
zee of the 18th National Irrigation con-
yress by being chosen its chairman.