The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-04
TR7 Z, the delegates to the TWEEN
NM tieth international Irriga-
WV tion congress, assembled in

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NM tieth international Irriga-
WV tion congress, assembled in
Salt Lake City, state OF
Utah, extend cordial greetings to the
irrigation host throughout our coun-
try and submit the following reso-
lutions as n declaration of principles.
We hold that federal control as
between the states is essential to the
equitable distribution and utilization
of the water of Interstate streams.
We approve the development OF
navigation throughout the rivers and
ance with the most comprehensive
plan.
Indorse Newlands Bill.
We renew our Endorsement of the
Newlands river regulation bill and
urge its enactment by the federal
congress during the coming session.
This bill provides for the complete
control of the flood waters of our
rivers in such way as to promote ir-
rigation and drainage, the develop
ment Of power. the extension of nav
igation and the protection Of the
lowlands from destructive floods,
We heartily approve the federal
forestry policy and favor its contin-
uance and extension, and commend
the cooperation Of state and federal
authority in the work of forest pro-
lection.
Name Needed Changes.
We recognize the establishment Of
the United States reclamation serv-
ice, as second only in Importance to
the passing OF the reclamation act,
in the development of the arid west.
Experience has demonstrated the ex-
pediency Of certain administrative
changes.
We believe the law should be so
amended as to require that all con-
tracts for the sale of power devel-
oped by, or in connection with, any
reclamation project shall be ap..
proved by the project water users
associations under such project, hav-
ing an interest in such contract.
Disposition Of Profits.
We believe that. the profits aris-
ing from the operation of any prof.
ect should be covered into the re-
clamation fund to the credit Of such
project.
We favor the establishment Of
water users associations under all
government projects when 20 per
cent Of the land hereunder shall
have passed into private ownership.
We recommend that complete
plans and specifications of any work
contemplated on any project should
be delivered to the project water
users associations before such work
is begun and that itemized semi-an-
nual reports of all charges and e1-
penditures under each reclamation
project should be furnished to the
officers Of the water users associa-
ton under such project and we IA
vor the appointment OF a consulting
engineer under each project to be
selected by and paid by the project
water users, associations, Having
access to- the plans, specifications and
accounts, but without supervisory
power.
Land Geological Survey.
We commend the work Of the
United States geological survey and
strongly recommend that more lib
eral appropriations be made by the
federal legislatures Of the states for
cooperation in tho prosecution of
the topographic and water resources
branches of this bureau.
We commend the irrigation and
drainage Investigations of expert
ment stations, the soil and water in
vestigations of the bureau of soils
and dry farming Investigations Of