The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-07-12
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(Special to SILVER State.)
PUEBLO, Colo, July 12.-Most i'm
portant for the welfare of the nation is
a wise, safe, progressive, constructive
policy in dealing with those questions
which affect the material prosperity
and development of the west and
south, as well as the financial and in
dustrial prosperity of the north and
east. This is being kept constantly in
mind in framing the program for the
meeting of the Eighteenth National
Irrigation Congress in Pueblo, Sep
tember $3.50, announces Arthur
Hooker, secretary of the congress.
The board of governors of the Ma
tional Irrigation Congress met in
Pueblo recently, at which time, acting
on behalf of the executive committee,
they gave much time to the considera-
ton of matters affecting the program.
The report of the program committee
was received and after careful con-
sideration a tentative, preliminary
draft was outlined. This program is
being elaborated upon by the members
of the board of governors who will be
prepared to make a full report when
the executive committee convenes a
few days previous to the congress. The
program does not become official until
approved by the executive committee.
Events of the past few years have
caused more people than ever before
to consider seriously questions vital to
the development of our country, ques-
tions concerning which great minds
agree as to their Importance, while
b ka.r co1,
ticularly important at present is a
campaign of education which will re-
suit in more clearly formulating in the
immediate future a definite construc-
tive policy. Home building is today
more than ever a question of national
Importance.
The friends of irrigation have had
much over which they might rejoice the
past few months. Early in its sessions
the national congress amended the cen
sus act authorizing the collection of
irrigation statistics. The census
bureau has been and is busy on these
as well as other figures and before
many months the country will have
irrigation information of the greatest
value. never before available.
In 1902 the government, through the
reclamation act, did more than auth
orize the digging of bitches and diver
sion of water The government through
that act placed the seal of approval
on irrigation which has made possible,
not only the reclamation work of the
government, but also enabled private
enterprise to secure capital for worthy
undertakings on scale never previous
Ily possible. And in the closing days of
its session the national congress still
further encouraged irrigation work by
authorizing the issue of $20,0OO,0Oo
worth of certificates to complete the
reclamation projects now under con-
struction.
The Eighteenth National Irrigation
Congress will meet at Pueblo inSeptem-
Der under auspicious circumstances for
its work to "save the forests, store the
floods. reclaim the deserts, make homes
on the land.'' It's work will be in
fluenced by the expression of their
views by the President of the United
States and members of his cabinet,
the secretary of agriculture, the Sec
retary of the interior and the secre-
tarv of commerce and labor, as well as
leading citizens of the country.
Experts in irrigation, drainage and
forestry, statesmen whose views are
important on legislation, scientists,
men who are powerful in industria and
financial circles, will be among the
speakers. The problems of the irriga-
tion companies, of the settlers who
raise products and of the railroads
who haul them will be considered The
views and methods Of foreign govern
Iaa.4u .,,;u ha axnlained by the FOREIGN