Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-08
Former Chief Forester Is the
Guest of Honor Of National
Irrigation Congress and
Makes Short Talk.
WATER POWER is
MOTIVE OF WORLD
1t Is the Chief Thing Neces-
sary to Make the Wheels
Go Round; Holt of Deming
Makes Short Speech.

tny Eyesins ssessie a. =. LEASED wsssl
Snicago. M. Dec. s.--in an address
before the National Irrigation con-
eress here today. 0ifford pinehot de-
voted himself chiefly to Alaska and
the conservation problems there. He
praised the work OF Secretary Of tho
Interior Fisher and said the admtnls-
tration was certain 10 defeat any ef-
fort TO monopolize the valuable coal
lands. Speaking Of water power and
this motives ~ the irrigation congress
~. Pinchot declared THAI WHEN you
gain control of the watsr problem In
any country, you have solved all the
physical problems az that country
Water power IA the thing that makes
the world go round" said Mr.. Pin.
choi. "and with the bill that viii surely
be passed this SESSION OF Songress.
conserving power and obtaining just
reeompense for the people for the
power hitherto given gratis 20 great
Interests, lies the solntion."
James II. Garfield former secretary
of the interior, addressed the congress
briefly on drainage and irrigation dit-
fercncss and advised harmony II not
coalition between the two congresses.
willard n. Holt OF DemlnE. New
Mexico and Dwight y. Heard Of ART
aonh also spoke.
Ciford Pinchot. president OF tine
Conservation association. addressed
the delegnler TO the National irrigation
eongrsSs here today
Norman n. Webster. Jr.. OF New
...3 t.I fs iulk lRWI.
naflon accounting r. u. Taylor pro.
fessor of eivh engincrsng OF the uni-
versity of rcxga. had for his subject
'Pumplns for Irrlgation. while Pres
ident wldisoe % the Utah ngricui-
tural college was 10 explain the RE
sation between Irrigation and Dry
Farming
Albert r. Bartlet' of Cheyenne at
tackled the governments conncrva-
tlsn policy az fantastic and hamper
Ing the present development Of vest
etn lands and resources In favor 81
problematic Ereat-grandchildrcn Re
also declared Il was. Ia effect, PLAY.
ing into the hands of land monopo-
lists.
"rhe governments present conser-
walton policy ls destructive to prog
rsss and development not only TO
the west but 10 the whole nation.
he said ~ is At variance with ever,
scientific and economic fact. True
eonservation Is To put % the proper
use and development the natural re-
sources at the present time. without
Whiting for the consent of our great
grand children and their succeeding
gsnerations."
Dwight u. Hoard OF Phoenix. ART
zona. In an address upon the subject
of "The Roosevelt Dam" delivered be-
fore the nlnetsrnsa National irrsga-
tion eongrssa here today. declared that
settlers In the salt River valley need-
ed more time than the ten years
granted bs the national reclamation
act IN which ~ pay the government
their land assessments.
.'sinee the reservoir water was as
sured," said MIR. Heard. ''rons Of thou
nends of acres OF desert land have
been cleared. thousands Of miles Of
Fencing have been maae and hundreds
of new homes dot the valley.
'With this development OF the
homo -making movement. other COM
munlty development such as schools,
hetter roads. more churches and gen
eral improvements. became necessary.
''These all mean demands upon the
settler for expenditures. Involving ilrsl
his dufy 70 his family for lts support
second his expense IN home building
clearing his hand and bringing Il into
cultivation. and third, his share Of the
necessary community improvements.
eln View 1T all these expenditures
A.. "a T. ..atI.l NuI
longer period ef time than the ten
years specified In the national recla-
nation act. should be given this and
all other reclamation districts 20 pay
hack 10 the government the money
whlch has been 80 wisely advanced to
assist the development of these west.
ern communities and which has result
aa In the creating of tens OF thousands
OF new homes, Of lnestInable value 10
the nation.
"The people of the arid wesi want
10 pay hack honorably 10 the govern.
ment every dollar which has boen cx-
pended IN their heneIit, they have moi
tho slightest desire 10 even suKgrst re-.
p,idiati0n of this debt, but they do aak
ana with jnstisa. that M view OF shs
necessary expenses Of home making
land lnprovsmenh and community Do,
veIopmenl. the term of these payments
BE- reasonably extended.
ITO give You SONS Idea nf these an.
cd improved conditions which have
been created. want tO call your AZ.
lenflOn 10 tho tact that when we com.
menred 10 build lhe Roosevelt dam
the assessed valuation Of our country
was but sl0.sa7TAA. white lls present
asHessed valuation Il e2s.2s1.uoo. NJ