The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-04
Senator Newlands, Re.
tiring President, in
Farewell Address De.
nounces Attitude oS
United States Congress
Toward Irrigation Ques.
tions.

rAvING pledged It's approval and
support to many highly impor-
tant proposed legislative meas
u u ures tending to the uplifting
Of the country by irrfga tion and
water control on a scale surprising all
previous national policies, tho Twentieth
National Irrigation congress. henceforth
to be known as the International Irriga-
tion congress. closed its sessions ycster-
day afternoon.
AS predicted In The Tribune yesterday,
Major Richard W. Young Of Salt Lake
was elected president of the next con-
gress, and Phoenix. Ariz.. was given tho
honor OF entertaining the congress in
1913. ]. p. Case OF Abilene. Kan: John
Fairweafher OF Fresno. Cal; S. II. Lea
Of Pierre, S. D.: Richard r. Burgess OF
El Paso. Tex, and Kurt Grunwald OF
Pueblo, Colo, were named vice presidents
in the order given and Arthur Hooker OF
Spokane. Wash. was reelected national
secretary. The elections were unanimous
upon recommendation OF the committee
on permanent organization.
Support Newlands Bill.
The resolutions recommended in the re-
port Of the resolutions committee were
adopted unanimously Us declaration OF
principles. The principles hold that fed
eral control Is essential to equitable dis
tribution of tho water OF interstate
streams. pledge the support OF the con-
gress TO the far-reaching Newlands river
regulation bill. approve the federal for
estry policy and favor its extension. rec
Cd nj 1at ion
service as all important to the proper de-
vclopn,ent OF tho country and suggest
amendments to the reclamation act Civ
Ing the water users association under
reclamation projects more power In the
administration OF those projects.
Holding the Newlands river regulation
bill to be one OF the most vital legisla
tive measures now before the nation.
contemplating as IL does a national un-
dertaKing OF greater beneficial significance
than the PanaIne canal. the congress
passed a separate resolution pledglng ev-
cry delegate To exert his influence with
state executives and legislatures. with
mayors and governing bodies of cities.
and with chambers OF commerce to the
end that their influence in turn shall be
brought to bear upon the president Of the
nation and the national congress for the
passage OF the bill
Snow Again Honored.
At n meeting OF the newly appointed
executive committee last night, following
the adjournment OF the congress. George
A. Snow WAS elected chairman OF the
committee and of tho national board or
control. Douglas White Of California.
7zl, r,,1
Newman of Great Falls. Mont, were
chosen as members Of the board.
The entertainment of the delegates 10
the congress concluded last nisht with
a grand irrigation ball at the Hotel Utah
given In their honor by the Utah board
OF control.
Henry s Graves. United States forest
err. speaking on '"The Nation and States
In Forestry" delivered the chief address
of tho morning session yesterday. He
declared that the nation Is now consum-
ing or losing through fire three or four
times as much timber us II actually
grows. making the assertion as a plea
for the continuation OF the forestry policy
and It's extension
The chief forester said In part
LAUNDERING today consists of the
exploitation of timber. not its pro-
duction. Consequently. without firm
enforcement of a conserving policy.
the nation would soon run into bank
ruptcy 10 far as its timber resources
are concerned. The end would be
soon in sight II our problem OF for
estry was left 10 private owners.
within the past three years there
has been an agitation In certain quar-
ters that the government abandon It's
policy OF national forestry and turn
the forests over 10 tho states, I'm
deriving this question is another which
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