El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29
.|RR|GbT|ON|sTS Of TEXAS WANT
BETTER STATE IRRIGATION LAW

talnty or water supply, thereby furnish
ing the greatest security for the invest
ment of capital in their development
The meeting also declared in favor
Of the enactment Of a code of irrigation
laws, that will fully safeguard and
protect the users of water and define
the right and obligation of the enter
prises to deliver the water 10 them
and to encourage cooperation between
the canal companies and the consumer.
Irrigation Commission.
1t was also the sense of the con-
ference that there be created by the
legislature of the state an irrigation
commission, acting under the direction
OF, and in conjunction with, the depart
ment of agriculture
The committee on permanent organ1-
zation and constitution and bylaws ask
ed for time until the next meeting for
the preparation of the constitution and
bylaws, believing there should be
great deal of thought given and care
exercised in preparing this foundation
upon which shall be built factor Of
power in the development of the state
Upon the consideration of the terri
tory to be embraced by this congress,
it was the unanimous judgment or the
delegates from over the state that, In
the absence of state organization, and
because OF the interests d11cCleO OC4HS
state wide, this should be organized as
the Texas Irrigation congress, with
a request that all local organizations
having the promotion of irrigation in
terests as their object, identify them
selves with it.
Officers Elected.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported the following officers
for the ensuing year
Presidential. L. Swinehart, of Pecos
City.
Vice president-Maj. Jno. Wilson, of
Barstow.
Vice president-Winiam f. Hume, OF
Buena Vista.
Vice presidents. D. Pugh. of Arno-
Secretary treasurer. G. Love, OF Pc
cos City.
Chairman executive committee-A- a.
Mcneil, OF Grand Falls.
Chairman publicity committee-U. s
Pawkett, of Pecos City
These were elected and the chairmen
of the committees instructed that they
were to select the members of their
respective committees, after comforting
with the president, from various parts
of the state.
Upon the decision of the congress
to meet at Fort Worth, April and o,
mittees of five members each, with the
understanding that at that meeting, and
upon the adoption of the constitution
and bylaws, the permanent committees
should be elected, perhaps two from
each congressional district
Membership Fee.
The membership fee, to charter men,
bers, open until the adoption of the
constitution and bylaws at Fort Worth,
IL
The date of the annual meeting was
fixed on the first Tuesday of Septem-
Der, and San Antonio was selected as
the place for holding that meeting.
At the suggestion of John S Kerr,
secretary of the Conservation Associa-
ton of Texas, and realizing the value
and assistance each organization could
be to the other, 1t was decided that the
next meeting of the congress should be
at Fort Worth, April and 6. the same
date for the meeting Of the Conserva-
ton association.
Some Irrigation Needs.
A. 4. Mcneil, general manager of the
Grand Falls Irrigation company, pre-
scented the subject, The Harmonizing
of the Interests of Irrigation Com
panies" The speaker made it plain
that, because of the rapid development
being made in irrigation work, and the
of the water available for
such use, that the cooperation and har-
mony Of action of all irrigation inter-
ests was imperative
In discussion of the topic, THE Need
of Uniform Laws Touching Irrigation"
s. D. Pugh, president of the Arno Co
operative Irrigation company, stated
the lack Of laws fixing the riparian
rights and ownership of water in Texas
for irrigation purposes, and urged that
the matter be presented to the proper
authorities, looking to the enactment
of such laws as will protect the water
companies and the consumer alike.
e. D. Balloon, general manager of
the Toyah Valley Irrigation company,
an irrigationist of Is years experience.
gave an instructive talk on the Use
and Abuse of Water in Irrigating."
S. V. Biggs, president of the Biggs
Irrigation company, spoke on the
Conservation of Flood Waters" It was
shown that in the past practically no
attention had been given to this work,
but as the available of streams. creeks
and springs are appropriated the next
move to prevent the great waste of
water will be the conservation of storm
waters.
The aims and purposes of the Conser-
Walton Association of Texas were pre-
secretary, and VIII L. Sergeant, mem
Der of the executive committee of that
organization
Resolutions.
The resolutions were as follows;
Whereas the Texas Irrigation con-
gress has assumed its purpose to be TO
unite every section of Texas in the pro-
motion and perpetuation of successful
irrigation systems and legislation that
will enrich every part of Texas alike, re-
solved:
1. That the purpose and scope of this
congress is the encoura cement of the
storage and equitable dl-
vision and distribution of its natural
and flood waters, of streams, arteslan
wells springs, rainfall and other sources
Of water supply, the promotion and pro
curence of just and equitable legislation
as will serve such purpose and insure
to irrigation enterprise In this state the
greatest security for the investment Oh
capital in their Development, ana the
enactment of a code of irrigation law
such as will at the same time fully saIe-
guard and protect the users OF water and
define the right and obligation OF the
enterprises delivering the water to them
and to encourage cooperation between
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