The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-01


the nation embraces every product Of
labor which contributes to the needs
of man. The dormant wealth in
natural resources available to create
wealth in national resources means
only resources available to create
wealth by intelligent effort, and l trust
our people will never be called upon
to look with fear upon the couplet OF
Goldsmith:
iii fares the land to fastening ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men decay
John I. Matthews gave an address
on Deep Waterways" While not en-
dorsing Secretary Ballinger, he said:
1--WE have had a great deal of dis
cussion about carrying out the Roose
welt policies, and there seems to be a
general impression that they are
being carried out on a shutter, to slow
music, but the Roosevelt policies must
live, despite the changes in the adj
ministration; and they will so live
only when they are plainly and unnis
takenIy engraved upon our laws. Pres
sure on our legislators for legislation
exactly enrolling these policies ane
making them permanent-this is what
we must seek, and the shortest road
to it is by simple and convincing
exploitation of the exact situation in
which we find ourselves, exploitation
utilized as pressue upon our legisla
tive representatives
Pueblo Colorado, was chosen as the
next place of meeting. B. A. Fowler
of Phoenix, Arizona, was elected presi
dent, and Arthur Hooker, of Spokane
secretary; first vice-president, Ralph
Twitchell of New Mexico; second
vice-president, R. w. Young, of Utah ;
third vice-president, l.. N. Newman, OF
Montana; fourth vice-president, w
F. Fleming, of New Mexico; fifth vice
president, E. J. Watson, of South Caro-
lima.
The executive committee consists
of one representative from each state
delegation, and after electing officers
the committee appointed R. Insinger
of Spokane; Dr. W. J. MCGEE, of Wash.
ington D. c., secretary of the inland
waterways commission Fred J. Kissel
of Ogden, Utah, and Harper S. Gun
bingham, of Guthrie, Okla, to act with
President Fowler, Secretary Hooker
and the chairman of the local board OF
control of Pueblo as the board oil
governors. The board of governors OF
the executive committee has the pow
er to act in emergencies and is really
the working head of the irrigation
congress.
The board of governors, upon organ
ization, elected r. Insinger chairman
and Arthur Hooker secretary, and ap-
pointed E. Mcqueen Gray, president
of the University of Mexico, foreign
secretary for the congress. Mr.. Gray
whose home is in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, has held this position during
the last year.
An annual appropriation of $4,000,
900 for period of five years to aid
in irrigation work is asked of Congress
in resolutions by the National Irriga
ton Congress. Also
That homesteaders under a govern
ment project shall not be required to
establish a residence before the gov
eminent is prepared to furnish them
with water
That the Government take measures
to drain swamp lands in aid of land
reclamation and of public health.
That the Irrigation Congress aid
with other conservation organizations
to bring about waterway improve
ments, reforestation, drainage and
other like projects.
That there be brought about surveys
and estimates of reclamation of sub
merged lands where the work is in
ternational in character (This refers
to Northern Idaho more specifically }
That the reclamation act be extend
ed to Hawaii.
That the states pass laws regulating