The daily sentinel., 1909-05-21
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II. the party will divide. one party
going north and the other going into
New Mexico Arizona, Texas. then
back to Denver, and then to San
Francisco where the two parties will
again unite.
The senators will visit Grand Juno
ton before the party divides into two
sections. The senators will cover
hundreds and hundreds of miles of
territory and their entire trip will
embrace about seven weeks.
The committee desires to meet the
members of the various Water Users
Associations. etc, and to discuss such
questions as may have important
bearing on the projects.
A statement of the purposes of the
trip prepared by Senator Thomas H.
Carter. chairman. and directed to
The Sentinel says in part:
Dear Sir:=On March 3, 1909, the
senate adopted the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Irrigation be. and it is hereby, auth
orized and directed, by subcommittee
or otherwise, to visit, during the re-
cess of the senate, such reclamation
works of the United States Reclama-
ton Service as in the committees
judgment should be examined, in or
der TO ascertain existing conditions
Herewith connected and secure in
formation deemed useful in the con-
sideration of future proposed legis-
lation affecting the reclamation of
arid lands. And the committee is
further authorized TO send for per-
soas and papers, to administer oaths.
to employ a stenographer, and to
have such printing done as the COM
1aft "a in-
CURED to be paid out of the contin-
gent fund of the senate upon youch-
ers to be approved by the committee
to audit and control the contingent
expenses of the senate"
In obedience to the direction con-
tanned in the resolution the commit
tee will visit your project shortly
after the first of September next. and
in due season you will be advised of
the exact day and hour of arrival.
In the judgment of the committee
the views of the members of each
1 Water Users Association should be
secured and carefully considered in
| order to ascertain existing conditions
/ from their point of view The water
users are vitally interested in all leg
/ islation which may directly or in
directly affect the reclamation work
and to them the committee will look
/
| deliberate opinions on the existing
law. the administration thereof, and
the suggestion of such amendments
TO the law as may be deemed useful.
Owing to the large number of pro-
jects to be visited and the limited
| time at the disposal of the committee
ii will not be possible to examine or
accord hearing to all mem bers OF
respective Water Users Associations.
hut . c
sirable that the judgme ent of all, as
expressed through the majority,
should be ascertained.
For the purpose of economizing
time in securing the desired express
sion | respectfully request that the
water users be assembled in public
meeting or a series of meetings TO
discuss such matters as they desire
to present to the committee and that
their views be formulated in a concise
statement in writing, the same to be
presented by committee of their
members who Will be prepared to
answer such questions as the senate
committee may think proper to ask
in regard TO the written statements or
any other matter relating to your
project.
AS Indicating questions deemed i'm
; portant, but not seeking to limit the
range of information you may think
proper to present | submit the fol-
lowing interrogatories:
Then follows fifteen other ques,
!, tions concerning various phases oi
irrigation project constructions
plans. costs of water. irrigation laws
principal crops. prices of land, de
sired size of farm units, school facii'
tiles, etc
S In closing his statement Senator
4 Carter says:
Your experience viii suggest o.ne'
, noints upon which you desire to in
form the committee, and you VII
therefore feel at perfect liberty to &c
a beyond the scope of the question:
= stated. The committee earnestly
r desires to become thoroughly inform
: ed on all facts and circumstance
Z connected with each project and VII
welcome information on any pnas'