The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-02
View of Majority of Del
egates Is That Con-
gress Should Work In
dependently, as 1t Has
Done for Years; Rich
ard w. Young Slated
for Vice President.
"HAT the National Irrigation con-

" HAT the National Irrigation con-
gress will lend the persuasive
weight OF its influence to sew
eral vltally important legisla-
tive measures pertaining to national
water and land issues. including the ma
tional river regulation bill now before
the senate was made evident from tho
trend of resolutions introduced at the
two main sessions yesterday.
Speeches replete with constructive
ideas on many land and irrigation top
les were delivered by men of pronli-
nence and authority on the subjects
they dealt with. Several speeches pro-
voked spirited discussions among the
delegates, showing the aggressive and
earnest purpose with which they pur-
pose to execute the business of the
congress.
Young Leads Race.
1t was the consensus Of opiuion last
night that Richard ". Young of Salt
Lake. chairman of the executive COM
mittee Of the twentieth congress, will
be elected president of the next con-
gress. The election will take place
Thursday. the final day of the present
convention. 1t is said by those on the
inside that Mr.. Young may have the
nomination if he will accept, and his
acceptance IS deemed probable.
.|Tbe honor really belongs to Utah
man." said q prominent official today.
sand as Mr.. Young's work on the ex-
ecutive committee has placed him In
high regard, he looks like the logical
candidate.
Newlands Too Busy,
Through the pressure OF senatorial
duties. Senator Francis T.. Ncwlauds,
president of this session, will Dot be
able TO accept reelection, Senator
Ncwlands is one of the most popular
men that has over held the Office. and
his work in behalf of reclamation leg
islation calls forth much praise from
all the delegates whenever it is men,
toned.
The only new development yesterday
in the race for the 1913 congress meet
ing place was the withdrawal OF Butte,
Mont. On account of the fact that the
new fourteen-story botel which has just
been started in Butte would not be
completed in time for the next session,
the Montana delegation prefers to wait
and try for the 1914 plum, Sioux
Falls, s. D.. and Phoenix, Ariz,, seem
TO be strong possibilities. Boise, Ida,
seemed to be starting little boom
Yesterday afternoon, although it was
not strong up to late hour last night.
The delegations who are after the next
congress are expected to begin to put
out their bids more strongly today.
Reply to Water Users.
In what was taken as public reply
to the National Federation of Water
Users associations attack on the
agents of the government reclamation
service. Congressman w. r. Smith
OF El Paso. Texas, declared before the
afternoon meeting that more co'opera-
ton between the government agents
and the water users was necessary to
the settlement OF the controversy Con-
pressman Smith deplored the friction
that had grown up In the administra-
ton OF the great reclamation projects
and declared that If the government
officials would consider the human side
of the question instead of conhning
themselves TO the construction work
and blind enforcement of the rcgula-
tlons, the threatening quarrel would
be settled. While admitting that the
water users were deserving of moro
Dave Uxuc