The Springfield herald., 1909-08-20

SELECT PUEBLO
NEXT MEETING OF THE CON.
GREss TO BE HELD IN PITTS
BURG OF COLORADO.
ASKS 100000 FUND
COMMEND PlNcHoTT AND NEW.
ELL IN FORESTRY AND RE-
CLAMATIoN BUREAU.


Pueblo, Colo, as the next meeting
place, the passage Of resolutions COM
mending both the efforts of Pinchot
and Newell in the forestry and recla-
nation bureaus, asking a S1o,000,OOO
irrigation fund frim Congress and
commencing the Mississippi deep wa
terways, the seventeenth national ir-
rigation congress came to a practical
adjournment Friday afternoon.
An annual appropriation of 100000
900 for a period of five years to aid
in the irrigation work is asked of
Congress in resolutions adopted by
the National Irrigation Congress to-
day. This is perhaps the most impor-
tant recommendation in the -esolu-
tions adopted, of which the following
is synopsis:
That homesteaders under gov
ernment project shall not be required
to establish a residence before the
government is prepared to furnish
him with water.
THAT the government take meas
ures 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
ment, reforestation and other like
propects.
THAT there be brought about sur
veys and estimates of reclamation OF
submerged lands wherein the work is
International in character. tThis re-
fers to northern Idaho more specif-
ically.)
THAT the reclamation act be ex-
tended to Hawaii.
THAT the state pass laws regulat.
ing cutting of public and private tim
ber.
THAT there should be no political
lines with reference to the use of wa
ter for irrigation.
THAT the Mississippi deep water
way be developed"
John l. Martin of st. Louis, repre-
senting w. X. Kavanaugh. president
of the .Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Water
ways Association, urged bond issue
in aid of the deep waterway project.
His plea for the assistance of the con-
gress in obtaining this bond issue was
greeted with applause. He gave an
outline of what is expected as re.
suit of the proposed fourteenfoot
main trunk waterway. John T. Mat
thews was also a speaker on the sub.
ject of waterways.
The afternoon was given over to
addresses by governors of the states
of Florida, South Dakota, Idaho,
Washington, Nebraska and Montana.
Governor Shellenberger of Nebraska
made stirring appeal for the conser'
walton of resources, which was greet
ed with continued applause. He had
with him a considerable delegation OF
both men and women.
Governor Gilchrist of Florida gained
the confidence of the congress by an
appeal for the abolition of Mason and
Dixon's line and by the designation of
the South as sleeping giant, now
awake"
Governor Brady of Idaho commend.
ed both Secretary Ballinger and Gift
ford Pinchot and urged that oil be
poured on the troubled waters in the
interest of the general western good.
Governors Vesey of South Dakota
and Norris of Montana thanked the
congress for its activities.
Gen. Piet Vilkon, formerly of Kru.
gers army in the Transvaal. repre-
sented Governor Curry of New Mex.
| leo.
All remaining traces of the Ballin.
ger-Pinchot hostilities disappeared the
last day of the congress, with perhaps
a mention now and then by some
kindly-disposed speaker.
Deep waterways for the island EN-
pire was the subject of an address OF
Prof. w. d. Lyman, who spoke in the
morning.
The following officers, in addition
to the election of B. A. Fowler OF
Phoenix, Ariz., president, and Arthur
Hooper, Spokane, secretary. as fore.
shadowed by the Associated Press
several days ago, were elected unani.
mously:
Vice President-Ralph Twitchell,
New Mexico.
Second Vice President - R. W.
Young, Utah.
Third Vice President. Newman,
Montana.
Fourth Vice President-F. w. Elem.
ing. New Mexico.
Fifth Vice President-E. j. Watson,
South Carolina.