Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-08-09
BASSIOW REVIEWS
THE WORK DONE
President of the Congress Out
lines Plans for Future and
Urges Issue of Bonds
to Garry On
Work.

spokane Aug. ~ ildl eAit
Between conventions of the National ,
Irrigation congress is practically
wasted because of lack of business
like plans of procedure was declared
by r. Isinger. chairman OF the
board of control, at the opening ses-
sion of the congress this morning. He
said The possibilities for advancing
irrigation are badly crippled by lack
of method and lack of co-operaton
between executive heads and the
board of control.
This statement is the forerunner
of a change in the constitution of the
congress which will give the latitude
desired.
Governor Hay, of Washington, well
coined the delegates. He was follow
ed by President Geo. L. BarstoY' OF
Texas. A Spokane chorus of 25O
voices sang the Irrigation ode
A pending clash between the ma
tional resource policies of former
President Roosevelt and the so-called
.private enterprise" was forecasted
when Mayor n. S. Pratt of Spokane
charged that private capital is oelns
used to impede the work of the gov
ernment. This question bids falr 10
become the dOmin mt fdcter OF the
convention.
Interest centers on the utterahecs
expected from Clifford Pinchot and
Secretary Ballinger to the expected
demand that possible lands be thrown
open for entry.
Expecl Taft's support.
George Z. Barstow, president Oh
the 18th national irrigation congress-
Of OTQAnlZA
tIon,s work with congratulations for
fhe people of Spokane and Washing
.. In part, he spoke as follows:
"Judging from President Tafts
manv utterances on the line of the
conservation of our national resources
we NAV rest assured that this con-
Aress will ever have his earnest ana
cordial support. That our sphere OIL
Influence is rapidly broadening both
in its national and International as
meets is evidenced as never before by
the roll of delegates and the presence
of seventy distinguished representa-
tvs of foreign nations.
1--WE have heartily endorsed ana
still give warm adherence to the
great work of improving our natural
WATERWAYS and reclaiming our vast
area of swamp land. But all TINS is
only the prelude to the noblest OF an
our purposes and works; to see tha'
the path of the home-bullder is maze
easy. Only as we keep this noble
sentiment in mind We hope to long
endure.
"The national government already
has passed a law providing for the
establishment of a bureau of immi'
Sration, to aid the immigrants com
20 a nTODGr under
standing as to where they can best
locate upon lands for home-bunding
Sut should not the national govern
ment. il not the state, go step tur'
ther? A large perceeage OF imml'
grants land in our shores with insult
ficient money TO push out west ol
southwest; Shall I be regarded a
preaching paternalsm or as socialls
tic in my purpose, when suggesting
that the duty of the national govern
ment NAV be found In providing IN
fer proper safeguard, a fund whicf
may be used to make AOans 10 enable
these frugile class of people TO 10
cate homes under government lIIl'
CATION plans? There is too much
and unwarrauted prejudice by the
majority of Americans against man!
OF the nationalities coming TO oui
shores. There are, no uouD'' 9'''V -
the people of each nationality ina
are undesirable But is this not aIs'
true of some of our own people,
Mr.. Barstowk advocated the EN-
ployment of immigrants in the ousl
ness of home-building as most llkel!
to promote patriotism.
He recommended to the congres
as an important basis for action, tn
drainage Of 100000 acres of swami
land in the country, and also pointed
out the increasing popularity of irri
CATION as a field of investment 70
eastern capital.
In this connection. he said:
"In the year 1905, there wer
about 100000 acres Of land in cult
walton in the humid region Of ou
country. The crops from thes
lands aggregated about SS,OOO,O0O II
value. When the 100000 acres o
arid land are in cultivation their an
nual crops will safely reach $500
600, 600. In other words the irrigated