The San Francisco call., 1909-08-14
Clifford PinchOt and Newell In
dOrsed by Resolution of Ma
tiOnaI irrigation Congress
Californian Wins Fight in Conn
mittee That Puts Slight on
BaIIinger's Policy
San Francisco Delegate Repeats
Offer of Hospitality After
Supporting Pueblo
ISpeoial Dispatch 10 The CALI

lSpeoial Dispatch 10 The Call
q POKANE. Aug. IA virtual vic
tory was scored by former Gov
ernor George A. Pardee of Cali
fornia today in his efforts to secure
an Endorsement of Chief Forester Gif-
ford Pinchot and Reclamation Director
p H. Newell, when the seventeenth ma
tional irrigation congress passed a
.aesoIution indorsing the work Of the
forestry and reclamation services.
4 The first fight over the resolution
came up yesterday in the committee on
resolutions. of which Pardee was chair
man In ali the discussion OF the Pin
chot- -Ba1linger controversy in commit
lee and in the congress Pardee has
championed Pinchot and Newell, and
fte. passage of the resolution today is
accepted as an adoption by the con-
gress of the boost for those men and
is slight for Secretary Ballingers
z.olicy since his appointment
:Pardee's last appearance on the floor
OF the congress was at s:1o o'clock to-
night. when he complimented the Of
nesrs. Of the congress and Spokane on
the facility with which the congress
was handled and moved that the ses-
sion adjourn sine die.
Meeting Place and Officers
Pueblo. colo. was.selected as the next
meeting place and resolutions were
adopted asking a sIe,O0o.OOO irrigation
4 ing
The Mississippi deep water way.
4 There will be no meeting tomorrow
1nleSs John Barrett, director Of the
Bureau of American Republics, arrives
10 deliver promised address
The following officers, in addition TO
the election Of B. A. Fowler OF Phoenix,
Ariz, president and Arthur Hooker.
spokane. secretary. as reported several
dsvs ago. were today elected unani-
mously.
Vioe president Ralph Twitchell, New
Mexico
second vice president, r. W. Young,
Utah
third vice president L Newman.
Montana.
Fourth vice president, T. ". Fleming,
New Mexico.
FIfth vice president Z. ]. Watson.
south Carolina
LoveIand Repeats Invitation
Harry u. Loveland of san Francisco
made q seconding speech in support of
the report OF the committee on perma-
~ent organization in which he said th1t
san Francisco withdrew from the fight
for the next convention, but made
General invitation to stand until such
lime as the congress saw fit TO accept
l,-oronel John l. Martin Of St. Louis
renresented the deep waterways project
before the congress in the absence Of
w X Kavanaugh. president of ths
Lakes to the gulf deep waterways asse-
cfation. He gave an outline Of what is
evnected as a result Of the proposed il
foot main trunk waterway. John T.
Matthews was also a speaker on the
subject OF waterways.
Addresses by Governors
The afternoon was given over to, ad-
dresses by governors Of the states of
FLORIDA. South Dakota, Idaho, Wash
fnrton. Nebraska and Montana GSver-
nor shallenberger Of Nebraska msde q.
stirring appeal for the conservation of
resources which was greeted with con-
tinued applause.
Governor Gilchrist OF Florida kained
tbe confidence Of the congress by an
anneal for the abolishment Of Mason
and Dixon's line and by the designation
of the south as a sleeping giant now
awake.
Governor Brady Of Idaho commended
both Secretary Ballinger ano Giford
Pinchot and urged that oil be poured
upon the troubled waters in the inter-
ests Of the general western good
Governors Vesey Of South Dakota and
Norris Of Montana thanked the con-
eress for its activities
General Piet viikon, fermerly of
Kruger's army in the Transyaal. repre-
scented Governor Curry Of New Mexico.
The Deep waterways for the Inland
Empire" was the subject Of the ad-
dress Of prof ". D. Lymsn.
Power Site Grab Denied
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1s.-~At no time
during the administration Of Secretary
Bauinser have any power sites been
n fled on in Montana" said Acting As
.sistsnt Commissioner Schwartz of the
General land Office todsy. The state
kuent was issued as denial OF the
story that in the Bozenian. Mont, land
district one Jeremiah Collins june IL
dled on 15.ses acres 81 land, valuable
Tor power sites, in he interest. OF
large power COMPANY Schwartz says
that neither Collins nor. the Collins
land company had mfse any such fling
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