The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-29
HEAD Of IRRIGATION
CONGRESS ARRIVES
Senator Francis @. Newlands,
Father of Government
Reclamation Work, Here.
WATER BIGGEST ASSET
Delegates to Convention
Which Opens Tomorrow
Will Arrive Today.
WATER BIGGEST ASSET


Senator Francis G. Newlands Of Ne
vada, president Of the National Irri
cation congress, arrived In Salt LAX
yesterday afternoon to preside owe
the deliberations of the congress whic
meets tomorrow.
Senator Newlands is known as tn
father of the government reclamation
service. He is the author Of man,
measures treating Of irrigation and o
waterways and is generally accounte
one Of the most influential men i
America on matters pertaining to wa
ter questions, to which he has devote
the major portion Of his public SCI
vices.
Recalls First Congress.
Interviewed last night, Senator New
lands said;
The National Irrigation congress
has done and has yet to do many
great things for the development OF
America. Twenty years ago I sat In
It's first deliberations in this same
beautiful city where its members are
but many theories and few practi
calities on which to proceed. We rec
ognized the need Of united efforts
for reclaiming by irrigation but We
seized upon. Fortunately we made
the movement C. national one and
out OF the recommendations and per-
suasions Of that first assemblage and
the ones that followed came the gov
ernnlent reclamation service with its
mighty projects and splendid achieve
ments now bearing fruit throughout
the west.
In a. large measure the goal OF the
congress has been attained, Irriga-
ton has spread TO every section
velopment of the land. Public and
private projects by the score are un-
der way or have been completed.
ducing ample crops. To be sure there
is much yet to be done, but the irr-
CATION movement has such an i'm
petus that It Will never come to a
standstill while an acre capable of
producing lies wasting,
Get Expert Evidence.
lies largely In the interchange Of
ideas and experience by the men en-
gagged in irrigation work We will
have gathered In this congress recia-
nation experts from all America and
from many foreign lands, particularly
the Pan-Anerlcan countries. What
ever of knowledge and OF science
pertaining to irrigation exists in the
world will be represented here. It Is
with the details OF our mission that
we are now concerned. The funda-
nentals have been disposed OF.
Water Is Americas greatest ma
tfonal asset.
Irrigation after ALL Is but one phase
OF the work that confronts us In the
full development Of the country. Our
waterways are our vital arteries.
believe 1t but q matter OF time until
the country will awake to the real
ization that 1t must center Its indus
trial efforts on the conservation and
control Of its water supply not only
for irrigation but fof navigation.
power purposes, flood prevention and
many other purposes. We will have
to spend about $4,000 900 every year
tor many years to bring about this
control OF the water supply, but it
can be made the most profitable in
vestment the American people could
undertake.
Has Storage Plan.
Senator Newlands is the author of
'lll Tor river regulation now before tn
latlonal congress, which contempla To
he execution OF this comprehensive
dea. Ho would store the food water
II the great rivers at their sources, thu
nsuring a steady flow the year roun,
or navigation and food prevention
The stored waters, he declared, wouIt
'e ample for power and irrigation OF
my scale that might be conceived.
1t was one of the surprises OF IN,
ite when ] arrived in Salt Lake thi
he said. "It is FIVE year
ince | was here last and the trans
ormatIon that has taken place is Us
] doubt if thore IS a NOR
'cautlful city in America than Sal
lake. | have heard much of Sal
AXE s hospitality. but now | know O.
I at first hand. 1t is certain the Ma
lonal Irrigation congress never ha
'een accorded such reception as Sal
lake has prepared for it. !"
at Work.
Immediately after his arrival Senate
Newlands went into conference witt
llch members Of the executive commit
ee as have arrived in the city and will
he Utah board Of control and nAtiona
'1hcers, The reports Of Secretary Ar
hur Hooker Of the local board of con
rol were gone over and approved b,
ho eAecutlNc committee and The plan
or the congress reviewed, In the even
ng he met with the water users asso
iation at the Hotel Utah to discus
eith that body the issues effectinc i
hat will come before the irrigation
congress.
Today the registering of delegates /,
he congress will begin at the assembly
lall. About fifty delegates had arrived
It the Hotel Utah up to late last night
hough the main influx will not begin
Until this morning. Several HUNDRED
lre expected during the day and a
many more early Monday morning.
Decorations Galore.
The city is arrayed with unparallele,
plendor for the coming of the visitors
Hardly building in the business dis
net but is gay with flags and buntin;
while the principal streets are bewild
,ring in their riot of decoration.
The official headquarters Of the con
zress were moved yesterday from tn,
Boston building to the assembly hal.
Delegates will be received and regis
cred there from l O'Clock to 3 o 'clocl
his afternoon and the registration
,ffice will be opened again at S:3
} clock Monday morning.
d. "a. Christensen. chairman Of tn
committee on information and hotels