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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-03
CIGARETTE JOY
FOR NE WLANDS

Senator Francis G. Newlands of Nc
vada president of the National Irrigation
congress smokes cigarettes.
What's more. the senator smokes EN-
inside the Mormon temple grounds,
If you go to the night meetings OF the
lrriSa ton congress, held in the assem- bly,
holl before the meeting has started YOU
probabl VIII get a chance to see the
JoNlal senator march up To the pulpit
with cigarette In his mouth and a
trail OF blue smoke floating behind him.
The senator evidently has not read the
sign at the temple grounds cntra nee
which reads, Smoking positively pro-
hlbited on these grounds" Last night he
walked Into the congress smoking uncon-
crrnedly. When the meeting adjourned
he again drew forth cigarette and
lighted up, apparently unconscious OF the
shocked look on the face OF the caretakcr
who stood only few feet away,
Several others present, familiar with
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-03
UTAH BEEKEEPERS
TO MEET SATURD

Members of the Utah tate
Keepers association will meet i
O'Clock Saturday afternoon in the
sembly room in Henager Busi
college for the annual election Of
GERS. Other business will also be b
up at the meeting, among this b
the formulation Of bill that they
have presented to the legislatufe,
curing all bee keepers to build
hives so that they will be acces|
to inspectors. They will also ask
a state inspector be appointed.
general committee will meet al
o clock this forenoon TO do some
limlnary work for the association,
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TO VISIT NOTED 4
CANYON TOD

A trip to Emigration canyon vi
taken this morning by delegates u
Irrigation congress and their
Guest ribbons and delegates badge
be accepted as invitation emblems "a
trip. The party will leave the 4
Utah at 0:30 O'Clock this morning
case all the delegates do not wil
take the morning trip another 81
car VIII leave the hotel at 1:30 o.
this afternoon, The morning trail
return before noon, A special invt'
has been extended to all delegatef
their friends TO take the trip.
Tonight at the hotel an invitatio1
in honor Of officers and delegates 4
congress will be given at $40 o,
The entertainment committee Is
posed OF w, II. Shearman. chait
Mrs. w. II, Cunningham, vice chaiY
Mrs. w. w, Armstrong. Mrs. Ka
Scheld, Mrs. George A; Snow, Mrs.
las White, Miss Marian Rooklidge,
Kate Williams. Miss Edith Shea
Warren c. Bogue, John D. Spencer,'
ace S. Ensign. Is. F. Redman,
Clark
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DELEGATES ENJOY
ORGAN RECIT.

Officers and delegates OF the IrrigI
congress attended q special organ re
In the tabernacle at the conclusion o|
morning session yesterday, ], j.
Clellan was at the organ and wa
sisted by Salt Lakes premier yIoI|
Willard Welhe, and Horace Ensign.
tone.
During the entire afternoon and Z
Ing lavish praise for the quality of
programme, the sldllfulness OF Prof
critics for which the building Is fa'
could be heard everywhere the dele
congregated after the concert Prof
Mcclellan personally conducted nuI
OF the officers around back Of the 4
organ to explain its construction
workings.
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Need More Money.

AZ present the agricultural depa rtmcnt
NJ the government gets a paltry s16 900 =
600 annual appropriation" he said
which Is scarcely much as Is appro-
priated for single batteship. The gov
crnment should be ashamed OF this rnea
ger pittance 10 one OF the most vital
departments Of The nation. The farmer
Days the bill for the battIeships TO A
large degree hut he practically is ig-
nored when II comes his turn at the pork
ba rrel.
THE far reaching NewIands hill calls
ror an appropriation Of $4,000 00o year
Tor agricultural purposes and IL by COM
blninR our congress with the drainage
congress. the dry farming congress and
others We can further that bill and other
constructive legislation then I am In IA =
vor OF the consolidation"
Other delegates talked for and against
The merger and the question finally was
dropped 10 be taken UP today through
the resolutions committee. From all In
dications "A majority OF the delegates Will
vote against the merger.
Immigration was the subject of an
address by G. r. Schmidt. immiera tion
commissioner for the Rock Island lines
lie reviewed the history of great imrniyra
ton movements from the esriics, cxo-
Guses of the white race ont OF Asia
UP TO the comparatively modern move
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Spry Is for Utah.

Governor Spry told the delegates a
the afternoon session what Utah as
state Is doing in irrigation, In part
Ctah VIII go on with its state pro-
1ects as rapidly as its finances will al
low out here we have deep and
abiding realization or the value OF
turning water upon the arid soil and
the National Irrigation congress can
rest assured that Utah will be always
in the vanguard OF the states in the
reclaiming Of It's lands.
Utah is indeed glad to have so many
foreign representatives within her
gates, We hope to gather from them
much wisdom and many new Ideas to
spur us on to the surmounting of our
obstacles and solving OF our prob
lens. In turn we are only too glad
10 offer them the fruits of our eXpe-
rience and to wish them success I'm
the working out OF their own destln-
los
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Would Extend Scope.

His resolution was as follows:
BE II Resolved, That the congress Of
irrigation create a foreign committee
composed of members OF the national
executive board OF the congress and rep
resentatiyes OF foreign countries inter
ested In irrigation: that the work OF
such committee be to centralize and
exchange any Information about irriga
ton projects. works and legislation all
over tho world In order that all nations
OF the earth may cooperate with their
respective experience In this work OF
peace and Improvement Of the conditions
Of haoitability or the world for man"
The introduction of the resolution met
with much applause.
The morning session began with an In
formal discussion OF irrigation subjects
by delegates from the BODY OF the hall
An omen forum enabling all delegates to
cir their personal opinions and expe-
riences was maintained for more than an
hour
After the introduction %. group OF
four resolutions by ", D. Henderson OF
Texas and John e. Bell Of Colorado per-
taining 10 benefits of relief desired by
;he water users association and short
discussions thereof John Fairwea ther OF
California rcopcncd the controversy over
'hc proposed consolidate Of the con-
gress with other bodies. Mr.. Falrwea ther
favored such merger. The congress has
arrived at point. ne said where II
needs a greater combination OF Interest," .
to effect its purposPS.
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and happiness of It's citizens, the
state is repaid beyond measure,
7 for one strongly favor the increas-
Ing OF the governments bonded IN
debtedness for recla nation purposes.
Twenty or fifty million dollars ap-
propriated for reclamation Is a mere
bagetelle when we consider the good
that is done. Utah has come TO
firm realization OF this principal and
II will always be ready with voice
and vote TO further all reclamation
Irrigation contemplated in the fu-
ture,
Governor T. L. Odde OF Nevada CAM
next with an able address on irrigation
progress In his state. He said In part;
The problem OF irrigation. the re-
clamation and colonization of our arid
wastes, time has at last crowded To
the foremost place in Nevada, TWO
years ago the state legislature awak-
ened 10 the urgent necessity of con-
sIdcrjng tho ways and means OF pro-
noting our agricultural development,
And it was time! After forty eight
years OF statehood. with the great
examples OF California and Utah on
with over 70, 900, 600 acres Of land all
told, only little over l per cent OF
the total area is under cultivation
about $50, 900 acres,
Excluding 12.0o0,0Oo acres OF alkali
waste and barrens. and 40,o00,000
acres OF mountainous and rolling
grazing lands. used as stock ranges:
we yet have remaining $1,000. 900 acres
of arabic valley lands, possessing a
rich soil and a fruitful climate, 9TH
er than In respect to humidity. Five
per cent OF this empire OF arabic
valley lands are now under cultiva-
tion. The reclamation Of the remain
ing % per cent is the present and the
future problem OF the state. ] can
bring the National Irrigation con-
eress this cheerful news, that we
' have made more actual progress In
state reclamation the last twelve
months than in any previous like per-
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Breach Is Widened.

Despite the concIliatory speeches of
Congress W. r. Smith of Texas and
Senator Francis G. Newlands. the re-
spectivc heads OF the Irrigation commit
tees of the national house and senate,
the open breach between the fedora ted
water users association and the agents
Of the government reclamation service
became more pronounced than ever at
yesterdays sessions. Several resolutions
bearing on the question, one OF them
urging that the control of water after
the engineering and construction of pro-
iects has been completed be pla ced in the
hands OF commission recruited from
among the water users or agricultural
experts selected by civil service exam
lnation. thus taking the control out of
the hands OF the reclamation agents.
were introduced From the favora BILE
ma uner in which these resolutions were
received II Is probable they will be
adopted.
4 resolution aimed to extend and solid
ify the international aspects OF the com
gress was introduced by Nivaldo Coar-
acy of Brazil, at the morning session.
Senor Coaracy pointed out that the
problem OF irrigation was no more vital
10 America than To many foreign lands
and that cooperation Of effort was the
s,rest method of arriving al the solution
cf the problem throughout the world
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Will Close Tonight.

Tonight the congress closes It's present
sessions with grand ball at the Hotel
Utah. This afternoon win be held the
election OF officers and other concluding
business. The programme follows
Morning meeting, 9:30 o'clock.
Music
Invocation by the Rev. Charles j.
Freund.
Thirty minutes for discussion.
Address by Colonel William Hanley of
Oregon.
"The Duty Of Water in Idaho" by Don
Bark OF Idaho irrigation expert of the
United States department OF agricul-
ture.
Duty Of Water in Orchards" by Steve
Jayne OF Washington. irrigation expert Of
the United States department OF agri-
culture,
Pumping for Irrigation" by II. S.
Lea: state engineer of South Dakota
Lea. state engineer of South Dakota BY
II. b. Walker OF Kansas, irrigation engi-
neer Of the Kansas State Agricultural
college, By Alex McPreson Of New Mexi-
co. irrigation expert
Marketing OF Irrigated Products" by
David Brown of Washington
stock Raising and Dairying in the Ir-
risated Region by Professor Lewis A.
Merrill OF Utah. editor of the Utah
Farmer
"Co-operativc Production and Market
ing Of Farm Products" by Professor c.
NJ Evans. Agricultural and Mechanical
college of Texas
Good Roads as State and National
Problem" by DR., w f. Garrison, presi-
dent New Mexico College Of Agricul.
ture
Afternoon meeting, 2.3o o'clock.
Music,
Presentation Of trophies and prizes
Report OF committee on resolutions
Report OF committee on organization.
SELECTION OF next place OF meeting.
Election OF officers
Adjournment. sine die
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Notes Utah Product.

MIR. Nelson talked cntertdiningly of
his native land from many standpoints.
He expressed the hope that soon the
greatest stream OF commerce that flows
from one land 10 another will unite Aus
tralia to America. Utah apples, he said.
already are finding promising market
in his country.
The projects under way by the govern
mcnt Of New South Wales were compared
10 those OF America. The speaker said
that III his country there are no perplex-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-03
Pioneer in Utah Work.

More. than usual interest attached to
the address OF Postmaster A. l.. Thomas
at the afternoon session. for 1t was he
who, as governor OF the territory OF
Utah in 1892, issued the call for the
first meeting OF irrigationists at which
the National Irrigation congress was or
ganized.
Mr., Thomas recounted the first en-
perimcnts in Utah and the events which
led UP to the decision TO bring about a
union of irrigation interests He paid
eloquent tribute TO Wlford Woodruff. for
mer president of the Mormon church. and
George Q. Cannon. prominent in public
life at that time. for the part they
played In the movement.
"The tide Of emigration had flowed
from east to west" he said. at had
reached the Pacific coast and had surged
Inland to these arid valleys, seeking the
golden opportunities the west was sup
posed to offer. The population was grow
Ing and water had become the vital need
Then began the momentuous experiments
in irriga ton on an extensive scale. on
these experiments hinged the life or death
OF the great west How We'll they sue.
ceeded these teemlng valleys of the Wa
satch and scores of others In neighbor-
ing states bear eloquent testimony"
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goes to waste in these arid regions could
be poured on the earth by proper con-
servatlon, we could transform this desert
into a most fertile spot. The Mississippi
and Missouri rivers now do no good 10
either the country in which they rise
or through which they flow and much
damage TO the latter. If the waters could
he stored in reservoirs and flood water
canals 1t the head OF the Ohio, Mlssis-
sippl and Missouri rivers. floods In the
lower Mississippi valley would be stopped
made more navgable and the water
saved could be used to make arid lands
valuable for growing beautiful crops"
Holds Profits Evident.
In referring to the magnitude of the
undertaking the speaker said that In
ten years after Senator Newlands's plan
| is put into effect we could build a new
Panama canal each year with the value
OF the extra crop yield. He said that
10000, 900 acres can be irrigated with the
water wasted annually on tho western
slope.
The speech by Mr.. Maxwell was the
most important of the evening, For
many years he was director OF the Ma
tional Irrigation -associa ton an organt-
| zation which worked hand in hand with
the Irrigation congress. He also worked
for irrigation In Pennsylvania as director
of the Pittsburg Flood association. He is
now engaged in boosting the stream
source control Idea in Louisiana. Presl-
dent Newlands introduced him as from
California, Pennsylvania and louisiana
After Mr.. Maxwell had finished the presi-
dent remarked that he should have said
Mr.. Maxwell Of the United States"
Boosts California.
An illustrated lecture given by w. H.
Holablrd. receiver Of the Imperial valley
project Of California was much enjoyed,
Mr.. Holabird eXtoled the beautiful ell
mate. OF his state and had some striking
pictures of his project Illustrations
paper on "State Aid in Land Set
tlement," written by Elwood Mead,
chairman Of the state rivers and water
supply commission of Melbourne, AUS
traia, and president OF the third and
ninth Irrigation congresses. was read and
crea ted much interest. The paper dealt
with the value of the state aiding the
farmers and thus keeping them from emil
grating TO Canada
An illustrated lecture was also given
by Charles w Swenson, Jr., OF Texas,
Mr., Swenson showed some excellent views
OF irrigation In the Lone Star state, cs-
pecially on the RIO Grande project.
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Waste Held Apparent.

Water, in the west at least, repre-
sents money counted in untolS mil
Hons. If a banker were to handle
cash OF one one-thousandth part OF
this. value without keeping accounts,
without making records. that banker
would find himself very quickly in
the clutches OF the law. It is as i'm
portant to know and to keep a record
of the amount OF water that flows
In stream, to know to whom this
water belongs. and TO whom ana In
what quantities II Is distributed. as
1t is to keep a record OF the amount
OF gold mine produces, the amount
of cash bank handles, TO whom this
wealth belongs, and how. TO whom,
and in what quantities il is dis
tributed
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Voice From Antipodes.

In speech that provoked repeated ap-
plause and which throughout was so rich
In interest and so impelling in delivery
that even the official timckeeper forgot to
tap the bell until the speaker had taken
twice the allotted thirty minutes. Mel
Nielsen, trade and immigration commis-
sloner to the United States and Canada
for the government OF New South Wales.
Australia, told the congress what Aus
tralia is doing In the reclamation move
ment,
Mr.. Nielsen secuted statistics prefer
ring rather to draw his comparisons and
drive home his arguments with oratoricnl
metaphor and striking humor.
He declared there should be no such
thing as ownership of land, for the land
is the heritage OF the people 1t is 81
commodity differing from all else. he said.
because IL Is the vital and fundamental
basis for the subsistence OF the human
race.
That Is the principle that obtains In
Australia at least" he said "rhere we
have land holders but not land owners.
And the duties or the land holders are
more important than his privileges lie
cannot tie up his land, Keeping II from
It's rightful function OF producing 4
man might lock up a million pounds or
precious metal and keep il forever idle
and II would not necessarily affect his
neighbors: but when man tries TO lock
up million acres OF land and keep IL
idle he Is committing crime against
the people that should not be toIera ed.
The time Is coming in the world when q
Few individuals cannot control the birth
right OF the race"
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the strict rule against smoking,
looked shocked or grinned Nobod,
anything, however, and the SENATOR
~ pufted away.
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STRONG VOICES RAISED
FOR VESTS PROTECTION
Continued frcm Page One.)

having the development of the nation
at heart. was made an issue again at
the morning session yesterday, Though
sition when first presented Tuesday
morning, it appeared to have many
forceful advocates yesterday and if
NAV develop the principal fight of the
present congress when it comes up
for final settlement in resolution form
today
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How to Cut Prices.

Truman c. Palmer of New York r,v-
eminent beet sugar Investigator speak
Ing AT the morning session said that the
completion OF the Panama canal, cypan-
sion OF the good roads movement and in
crease OF cultivated areas by Irrigation
were the three great factors that Will
check the upward trend OF prices and re-
duce inc cost OF living to its normal basis
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Increase Of farm products through irrl-
cation and decrease of the cost of trans
porting the products 10 the markets by
means Of better roads and cheap water
transportation Will solve the problem. he
said.
Mr. Palrner's subject was National
Economy and High Cost Of Living as
Affected by Sugar Beet Culture" He
said that production OF more sugar beets
also would help to reduce the cost OF
living. inasmuch as the beet had come to
be one of the most important Items Of
nGrlcuIture- In nsrt he said:
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New Corporations

Electric Service company Of %
Capital stock $4,000, shares 81 q
George w. Barlow, president and e.
urer; Charles Hartley. vice presio
Joseph w. Barlow. secretary.
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Greeting From Canada,

William II. Fairchild OF Canada was in
troduced by President Newlands as the
representative OF Il country we love so
well that we have been accused Of having
designs upon it," Mr. Fairchild spoke
but briefly.
I'VE may not have succeeded in bring
ing about commercial reciprocity between
the United states and Canada. but cer-
tainly we have and always will have a
reciprocity of ideas, reciprocity Of mu
tual interests and regard Across the
thread like line of boundary between us
stretch the hand Of fellowship and well
come on behalf or the Dominion of Can
ada to the Irrigation congress-
Norman S. Rankin. president OF the
Western Canada Irrigation association.
enliyened the congress with O cluster of
appropriate verse about the man behind
the pow. He spoke but briefly
Though their limited knowledge OF
English forbade any but brief remarks
of regard and admiration OF the work
OF the congress, the foreign ENJOYS were
listened 10 with much interest and each
was applauded roundly.
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Advocates Cooperation.

John II, Lewis. state engineer Of Ore
gon. told the delegates how money could
be saved and greater benefits obtained
through cooperation In Irrigation and
power development. He said 1t was an
uDeconomical and narrow policy 10 make
appropriations for either power or irr-
cation development without taking steps
to utilize the water thus controlled and
stored for every possible purpose 10
which 1t could be put He advocated the
treatment of the nations water problem
from n broader standpoint In the future,
taking much the same stand as Senator
Newlands did in his speech, namely,
that the great waterways should be
harnessed for manifold purposes, incIud-
ing flood prevention Improvement OF
navigation, storing of flood water for
purposes OF irrigation and power.
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Freshmen Under Charge.
Principal Eaton Of the high school
lished a list OF seniors yesterday, "
site each name WAS a list OF three ~
mon boys. These freshmen Will De
der the direct charge OF the older
who will act as advisers.
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ing water right problems such as con-
front the American projects Everything
is under direct government control and
state. the settler holding 1t only during
his incumbenCy. From this he dlgresscd
TO speak of practical socialism as 1t
has been adopted In Australia, In con-
clusion he said:
Let the flowing waters OF our irri-
gated lands be a stream Of brotheHy
love to bind together these two great
offshoots OF the Anglo-SaNon race, AL
though We may not be considered eX-
actly as people OF one destiny. may we
always work together in peace and har-
mony to carry out each his own des-
tiny should two great peoples drawn
from one common stock and living under
similar conditions. both carrying the en-
ergy Of youth with them IN the vanguard
OF civilization and both uniting as an
example 20 the other nations. Of earth
that the arts of peace are truly grAater
than the ConQuestS of war
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Pleads for Measuring.

Speaking OF ''Why Irrigation Water
Should Be Measured" Richard r. Lyman
of the University OF Utah, pleaded forci-
bly, before the morning session of the con-
gress for an auditing and bookkeeping
system to keep an account OF all water
used for irrigation, both as a means OF
preventing water waste and of saving
the land from the ruinous effect of toe
mucn irrigation. He said In part: