The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-12
CHI Al R M A N
BEARD IN
OGDEN
EN- ROUTE TO THE EAST FROM
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
Expresses View of Broad Usefulness
OF Annual Sessions of National
Irrigation Congress.

AS w. A. Beard, chairman of the
executive committee OF the Fifteenth
National Irrigation congress, held at
Albuquerque. N. NJ, passed through
ogden on his way east from Sacra-
mento, California. He had few mo,
ments TO spare in Ogden, during which
time he expressed himself as fol-
lows:
The congress held at Albuquerque
IN October last took steps looking TO
a very broad usefulness. the attain
ment OF which calls for both an earn
est endeavor on the part of those OF
lis who were entrusted with the direct
responsibility, and the cordial support
OF all who are interested in the pro.
Gress and development of this coun-
Try, particularly those interested in
the development and progress OF the
great West. A board of governors
'HeS created and directed to formulate
plans for a continuous activity on be-
half of the objects and purposes Tor
which the annual sessions are hold
The members of this board are as ioI-
lows: Joseph Dixon of Montana, w.
A Recder of Kansas. George E. Bar
STOW of Texas president OF the CON
6ress), b. a. Fowler Of Arizona tsec-
retary); DR.. w. j. McGec of Washing
ton. d. c., Fred J. Kiesel of Utah, w.
a. Beard Of California. faN
1t is expected that under the lead.
ership of the board the irrigation cor.
Gress will develop a practical and per.
sistent effort, directed along such
channels as seem to us best calculated
to make 1t both fully representative
Of the congress spirit and an effec.
tive agent in furthering the movement
for the irrigation and settlement OF
ests and streams, and the develop
nent OF coordinate and associated
movements with similar objects.
"At the present time, when great IT.
rigation projects built by the federal
government and others built BY priv
ate enterprise are coming into use,
the whole west is directly concerned
In the successful settlement and prof
table development Of the lands re-
claimed
Il can not too strongly emphasize
the interest which the west has in
the success Of the irrigation projects.
The public Is especially interested in
the success of the government prof
ects and should be seriously concerned
about them. 1t is safe to assume that
the private projects will be freely ad-
yertised and that they will be settled.
1t is not so sure about the others;
the theory of the national reclamation
act is tnat the people want the lands
and there is no provision for seeking
settlers, in fact 1t would be unwise
to suggest the use of public money for
this purpose The service is doing
all that can be done In harmony with
the spirit and letter OF the law; water
users associations are doing excellent
work on a number OF projects where
a large share of the lands are in pr!
vate ownership; railway Companies
are including in their advertising cam
paigns such matter relative to the
projects along their lines; there is
however. a lack of thoroughly co-or-
dinated effort which can be achieved
only through a centralized agency and
grave danger that the results may not
be all the best interests of the irri-
cation movement demand"