The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
Long Standing Differences Over
: Roosevelt Policies Carried
Into Convention
San Francisco Delegation in
Lead in Race for Next
Meeting Place


WsIls last yesr 6s.eoo Americas sought
homes in Csnz6s-
-Sorvfthstsn6IEE the dispenszry sys-
ten In south CsroIInz there IN too
nauch wsfer there
Watson commissioner q the
. Se-E1 Carolina department Il sg-5cul-
are. cs-ue-ce ard Industry. shisd =
ts- casters en- re -nE before tae Va
-1czz- 1--Ezrica congress ms after
-cor --ez r. -t-e-=5 zhe foregoing
stA s--z telling eject r1zr The con
rez-o- Ezs ksp- II pretty much q a
-.-oz-
Ws-so- vas rot entirely OF TIE
c7-ol -azr th= EoFe-1nen- shoul6
EH nay u private interests he
--oug1- On r5e-c81t-sry. that TIE gov
eminent sEo--5 loose . few zliU5ons il
irrigation ana drainage projects and 20
-s end r. - ~ EeE orztoTiczl
-s-c-e-zrl1s where he thought they
&C. ne -os- COED
Tee So--E Carolina speaker became
81 enthusiastic ore- rs subsec- tLa5 he
ze5 IS E-z- measure that the gov
=---=-- sz1z-5 rzke control q such
ss- --r=-s east and wasr - night bs
mace -z-Ezc-= tcr t1e purpose q
-Aeu waterways for the smaller
z---=z-5-s .- -l-e e -ae nea6 fo- IA
-c-z- 5=fz-Ses This suggestion
r-1-E-- OH e1--s C lzuGstorE gs1ls
-e SPEAKER --1s=5 WIN rhe suggestion
z- -l= L5z- system Ct co1sz-Ts-
1- sh-E - s-r1T=1 II ire United
states
James i EL Chairman e lle bard
~ directors n tle E-esr Northern
swzz wLe vas q EsVs spoken a The
afternoon session vas rot present
Neither was senator Bo-sh Ct I6sho-
DIRECTOR NEWELL SPEAKS
ore q tie principal speakers a. to-
vas r Il NsWeL- director
~ --e -ri-eE states -eclsUzrlOn seTV-
-cl Si-uz-io-- He said u part
The present situation 70 national
Ez-lel -Ea- loZes are being pro-
=E -ur -lo-sz-5s u sslf-s-rpor-ing
~ 10 cCs- 20 tie Tax payer
gears have elapsed sl1ce re
rzsssEe 1f &c -sclzZzzzu1 aC1- ElGz-
--s -rz-E-Ec1 irrigation worEs have
t==- b---- 30 ire - western states and
-wo territories ~ WLlrA waters are
conserved and distributed and nearly
acres already hrcuEE- under
irrigation with returns % me fuld
amounting already 70 over s. GO 1tt-
--e s1c-ess obtained may Be said 70
er rLs hopes q TIE most elthuSi-
zs-fc q -1= early advocates q me
reclamation Ec--
NswE said -Es- while the govern
3 -elr Ezs done Gulh 5- L-riEsticl work,
FEFs-E capital Ess also made great sG-
Fs-c=S z11 possibly IL present I've q
zen zines IS large an investment IN re
aggregate IS being made ~ corpora
-lC-s - building irrigation works q =
beng invested tr L1e government
-l[-c1 q his Investment however.
1zs been Es5s possible. Or ~ Least
hzs been s-5-z-ls-e6 b. The government
work said he The <sc- that TIA
-z-EoEsl government has deemed Z
Use % take ID IEe natter has been
ere Of rEe strongest Arguments appeal
i-E 20 capitalists 20 CO likewise
FUND LARGER THAN EXPECTED
TIE reclamation fund hzs been IsrE-
e rhsl was s1psc1ed- upward Ct So
fl beng available 70 December
ISIS -EiE beng twice as much IS vas
1cresee1- TEere Ezvs been aid out
systems which involve -Le ultimate
reclamation q several million acres
Large works whose magnitude Is such
rlsr -1eT have been passed over ~
private ard corporate enterprise have
reeu 1u-l- IN ElI s. nay &c stated
-EsE 81 round numbers there were ready
<1r i-rsEzte1 Al ne beginning Of the
irrigation season q the present yszr
over $50 farms. win a aggregate
acreage q 7tr1 see acres Sro-sze OF
feed waters Rad been created zuE il
sC--sl uss - rLe extent q q million
acre fee Canals and bitches zsre
ready tc- Use q Al aggregate length
Il more -1E1 s1 miles. 6Is-zzcs
scEal 20 -EzE across ire United states
Flt-E-siEEt tunnels had been t-T-t q
length q SEQ feet
More thar al tnzs showing q M
-s-izl progress are re excellent results
accomplished II carrying GU rhs zur-
pose q -Ee Ec- namely. TIA making nr
p opportunities 1o- homes TIE wise
rroTis5uz q ire lsw restricting scrszze
has hee- enforced and rhe~z *
marked here6clsI result II TIE sub
E5T5Ef1- O large areas q zrr5zzhls land
and The placing q this II the hands q
men competent 70 successfully cul-f-
~sre TIE son and make permanent
zlmes- TIE speculative element has
teen largely absent
Newell rad his address ard after
ward Vas compelled By Questioning. 70
STAKE that ~ Vas Of 1he opinion that
rhe government Is not doing As much
IS should ~ done z me way Of IrriSa-
-irr because Of the lack q funds he
said however rhst there IS plenty q
SAND for the honeStss6er who wishes
e hcue 81 fact AID not IL theory
WOULD PROTECT INDIVIDUAL
Joseph II Carey C Wzshingron pro
posed 3 system q state laws tor the
rsrzous states contemplating the Pro
-srrfcn q the individual farmer &c
zss opposed IN some quarters b. dele
Gates who believes irrigation laws
mct- - proper for some q the
never states but that the older con-
-.o-wszl-hs Wou-5 - able . care for
-heuse1reE
me congress opened E5sh The -Irrf-
CATION ODE sung b The Spokane
chorus Of -5e voices The address OF
welcome 70 the state Was delivered b
Goreruor II z Hay q Washington
The response on behalf q the Con-
-rsss vas made By George z Bsrstow-
president q the congress
It IS un6erstood r1s1 z number q
slate EsleEzric-s have declined 70 CON-
rfr rasn1selves Ia the matter 81 in-
E0rstnE candidate for president TINS
lz true In the ease Of President Bar
stow H-ia. z1rtczeh not Al announced