Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-29

declared his willingness TO support
Colonel Rooseyelt's progressive pro
sram, but says. 4 would much prefer
10 support some other man in whose
sincerity and stability | have more
confidence"
PUEBLO. Sept 2S.-The complexion
Of committee appointments was the
first important business transacted
upon the convening OF the Eighteenth
National Irrigation congress this
morning Last night and early today
the delegations was practically filed
by late arrivals and the various states
devoted the early morning hours to
consideration of policy
However the most pronounced inter
est centered in the meeting OF Colo.
rado delegation. scheduled at . O'Clock.
The meeting is looked upon to deter.
mine TO what extent the question of
states rights be injected into the de-
liherations of the present congress.
irrigation BY Private Enterprise. -
was the general topic considered at
this mornings session. The benefits
and dangers OF private irrigation ana
the uniformity Of state laws as bear.
ing upon irrigation securities. the stat
utes OF Irrigation bonds and invest.
ments. pumping for irrigation. were
some of the angles from which prl.
vate irrigation projects were discussed.
This afternoon Public Irrigation"
will be considered from a variety OF
view points. reviewing the work al.
ready accomplished and plans for the
future.
At the meeting OF the Colorado dele.
gation this morning a resolution was
presented for consideration recon.
mending that "Our respective congros,
sional delegations urge that there be
al propriated ont of the reclamation
service fund 81 900 900 annually for the
purpose of gauging public streams in
arid states under the direction and
charge OF the United States geological
survey"
Another resolution likely to be in.
troducod is as follows; "Resolvod.
that the order Of the department Of the
iEterior prohibiting the acquisition OF
additional reservoir sites and ditch
lines on federal lands in the San Luis
valley, be rescinded and should be no
further interference on account OF the
Rio Grande project with extension.
irrigation in said san Luis valley and
IN part of Rio Grande valley lying in
New Mexico, which is above the site
OF the proposed Engle reservoir" 1t
is not altogether certain that Colo
redoans Will agree ON this resolution.
The Western slope representatives be
lieve, first. that IL would work an in
justice on their section in that ii would
take funds that otherwise would be
put into reclamation work there Un.
til the decision Of Colorado Is anuounc-
ed other delegations are maintaininE
a neutral attitude They take the po-
sition that the irrigation congress has
no authority and is not a place for
action more definite than possible rec.
ommendation However several state
delegations, notably Kansas and Cali.
fornia, held meetings yesterday ana
today and decided to uphold the recla.
nation service in the development
work in the west.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Sept james
j Hill, the Empire Builder" the
Father OF the Northwest" cannot see
why the business men of the country
should at present fear to engage in
new enterprises. nor can he see any
reason whatever for the semi.paraly-
sis which is gradually creeping over
the United States.
ITS only a senseless lack Of conf
dence," said Mr Hill, in TN interview
just given out.
And why this lack OF confidence?
Some man. somewhere, has grown
timid over something or other, and
has cried boo at his neighbor His
neighbor probably iqumped and the
next fellow took fright without know
ing why he was frightened And so on.
It's just like a flock of sheep. II
one starts to run, every sheep in the
flock will follow, even If they die for
it.
During this big National conserva.
tlon congress we have talked about
conserving water and conserving land /:
conserving coal and conserving iron;
it's too bad somebody didn't say "A
word about conserving common sense.
That's what this country needs
right now-to conserve common sense
There's an article by Col. George IIar-
vey in the September North American
Review dealing with the Conservation
of Common Sense that well illustrates
the business condition of this country
right now and gives as the panacea
for the business paralysis the sugges.
tion that our business men use little
common sense-iust ordinary sound
common sense. I wish business men
everywhere would take that advice.
'I can see no reason for the fears
which seem to possess our business
men. l have preached return to the