The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-12
PARDEF SEVERELY
SCORES BALLINGER
StartIes Irrigation Convention
by Saying Latter Is Giving
Away Big Water Rights
Sees Formation of Gigantic
Power Trust in Policy of
Opening Public Lands

hands. and each tract has in it's boun-
daries a wsterpOwer site.
II do not oppose private enterprise
in the development OF these sites,'' said
Dr. Psrdee. but I 90 oppose giving
away immense rights TO private cor
porations, which in Il rev years viii
. hold the same political control over
cities and states that railways now
hold as a result of the magnificent
gifts made them when they were ask
ing for help 10 construct. We know
the corruption which has resulted from
railway control. Shall we now hand
cut TO new form OF corporate power
our Institutions
The thing TO do said Dr. Pardee, is
10 withdraw the water power sites as
did Roosevelt and hold them for the
people.
when" pleaded the speaker. "for
Gods sake are we ever going TO have a
chance for the common, hard working
citizen? Secretary Ballinger has said
that irrigation is not a proposition for
poor man. / take issue with him
and say il is particularly a poor mans
proposition. and il there is any one
trying 10 make ii not so, LET'S find out
about it"
CALLS REMARKS "BAD TASTE.
Senator Turner during these remarks
had left his place in the rear of the
hall and was sitting behind the speaker.
AS Doctor Pardee concluded, Turner
gained the floor and replied:
4 think" said he, that the remarks
OF Governor Pardee. at a time following
the secretary of the interior. are. to
say the least in bad taste. Ballinger
has done in his Official capacity only
what any man would do under his oath
OF ofllce-he has ebeyed the law. No
the law afterward and even Governor
Psrdee never did such thing in his
Official capacity
Again Doctor Pardee was on his feet.
REPLIES IN KIND
I want 10 say" he remarked. that
I never said such thing. 1 said that
we want a man who acts first and
talks afterward. I want to say further
docking at Turner that / am here
representing none but myself, and / am
not an attorney nor the son of one. If
that be treason, make the best of it,"
Ballinger had left the hall by this
time. but Clifford Pinchot. who, incl
dentallY, had been the unseen recipient
of cuffs and compliments, sat smiling.
The battle was over.
WOULD PROTECT BIRDS
That the irrigation congress seems
intent upon a warfare against feathers
for women's hats is evidenced by the
number Of resolutions introduced seek
ing the protection Of birds Of plumage.
This afternoon saw a new turn in
this activity when a resolution was
introduced asking the condemnation of
the congress for the destruction of
birds. This was followed by a request
for the women in the audience who
would agree to wear nothing but the
plumage Of the Ostrich and the barn
yard fowl" 20 rise. A number rose,
but others did not.
John II. Lewis, state engineer Of Ore
gon, was a speaker in the afternoon.
He gave an outline of Oregon's new
water law.
Howard Elliott president of the
Northern Pacific railway, in the morn
ing session said he believed the irri-
cation tracts with their greater density
of population than farming districts
win be the remedy for the call OF the
city 10 the youth Of the farms. He
also made a plea for a better concep-
tion Of the railways on the part Of the
people.
MANY SALIENT ADDRESSES
George Otis Smith, director of the
United States geological survey, spoke
on the classification Of the public lands.
He was followed by Samuel H. Lea
Of South Dakota. state engineer. who
spoke Of irrigation in South Dakota.
d. c. Henry, consulting engineer of
the United States reclamation service
in the northwest, gave in detail the
results Of the work on projects in
oregon and Washington. +. II. Girls
void Of Chicago delivered a message
from the east TO the west. Joseph II.
Carey spoke on the subject Of what ir-
rigstion means to the United States
At a meeting OF the committee on
permanent organization late tonight
the choice OF r. A. Fowler Of Phoenix.
Arizona, TO be president Of the national
irrigation congress, and Arthur Hooker
OF Spokane to be permanent secretary.
was made. Pueblo was practically
chosen as the place OF next meeting.
The selections viii probably be con-
frmed by the congress on Saturday.