Arizona republican., 1911-12-17


 committee on irrigation and on Judge Hutton's return to California acted as chairman of the general committee on resolutions. The com .mittees' sessions were long extended, one of them lasting after midnight
 Among the many important rcsolu-
 tions passed the following are of par ticular interest to this community:
 '9.--We recommend an amend ment to section I of the reclamation act. approved June r.. 1902, such amendment to provide for repaying the cost of any project by the land owners under it in installments cov- ering a period of not less than twen- r. "sars; these installments to be in o1uaH ar graduated amounts p9yable at such time or times as may be determined by the secretary oa the 1 iTt,3 CT.
 "10.-We hold that homestead en-
 trymcn on lands to be irrigated un- de- any reclamation project should receive patents on E'aking final DrJcf on payment of suck portion Of the charges apportioned against such tracts as may then be due under re- ] 7uidA4pAiS biilS llit tOiitttlOH of the remaining charges apportioned | against such entries.
 11.-Holding that a full under standing of the plans, progress. and cost of irrigation works on the part of water users associations will pro- mote good will and harmony be- tween the representatives of the gov ernment and the water users. We recommend that hereafter complete plans and specifications of any work contemplated on any project shall be delivered to the project wateruscrs association before the work begins; We further recommend that itemiZed semi annual reports of all charges and expenditures under any irriga- tion project shall be furnished to the officers of the water users asso- citation under such project.
 "12.-We favor such administration of the reclamation act as shall provide that before any contract for the sale of power developed by any reclama- ton project is made. it shall first be submitted to and approved by the officers of the water users associa- | ton under such project.
 '13.-We hold that adequate pro- vision should be made for the disposi- | ton of seepage and waste waters in irriGable areas under reclamation | projects
 The principals involved in these | resolutions were approved by the delegates to the National Federation !, of Water Users associations and were | finally passed unanimously by the irrigation congress.
 Arizona had a very creditable dcl- i egation at the irrigation congress l made chairman of the delegation and l who in the address from the floor as to state development, responded in | behalf Of Arizona. He and Mir. John | Orme and myself also spoke at the Arizona day celebration at the land show which was very largely attended ! and seemed to attract much interest | on the part of visitors.
 At Denver at the meeting of the l American National Live Stock asso- ciation. which was quite largely at tended curiously enough twenty ! eight states were represented as at i the irrigation congress. Our Arizona | delegation was the largest in at | tendance from any state except Colo 1 rado and the team play done by | these delegates and their keen in- | tcrest in all the proceedings of the | congress was notable. The delegation | was headed by James \. Johnson, | president of the Arizona Cattle Grow CTS association and composed Jf the following members: James A. John son F.. l.. Patterson, Wm. Rabbit, | TT. C. Frier. Hugh campbell. Frank Fogal. F. IT. Crabb. Henry Boice. 1 Martin BuGgelin. R. J. Kinser. M. J. | Brady of Tucson and myself.
 "One of the most notable ad- dresses at the convention was made by Mir. David Forgan of Colorado on currency reform in its relation to the stock industry. and probably the most important resolution was | that endorsing the new grazing bill. | for which the progressive stockmen i of the west have been for so many ! years working. This is a matter of such importance that I am planning in few days to furnish a copy of the bill for publication with eXplana tion as to its practical advantages for this section.
 "A number of western states were aspirants for the next meeting of the national convention. including Chey- enne. Wyo.. Salt Lake City. Utah, and Denver but we gradually de- veloped such strength for Phoenix that when I had the opportunity of extending the invitation of Phoenix
 T by leading stock men from many of the other western states and finally carried unanimously.
 T felt it very essential to the in- terest of the American Live Stock that Henry X. Jastro. who has served the association as