Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-10-10
DISCUSS PROBLEMS
OF THE |RR|GATOR
TWENTIETH SESSION OF THE MA
TioNAl IRRIGATION CONGRESS
HELD IN SALT LAKE.
Questions Of Vital Interest to the Far
mers of the Nation Considered by
Delegates From Every Section Of
America and Foreign Countries.

gress came to a close on Thursday.
with the selection Of Phoenix, Arizona
as the meeting place next year and
the election of new set of officers.
The officers chosen were: Major
Richard w. Young of Salt Lake, pres.
ident; j. b. Case OF Abilene, Kans.,
first vice-president; John FairweatheI /
of Fresno, Cal, second vice-president;
S. II. Lea of Pierre. S. D., third vice /.
president; Richard f. Burgess of FL !
Paso, Texas. fourth vlce-president;
Kurt Grunwald OF Pueblo. Colo. fifth
vice-persident Arthur Hooker OF Spo-
kane. Wash. secretary; executive com
mittee George A. Snow OF Salt Lake,
chairman; Arthur Hooker. secretary;
national board OF governors. Richard
w. Young. chairman; Arthur Hooker
secretary; George A. Snow; Douglas
White of California. l.. Newman OF
Montana. Louis L. Sweet OF Colorado.
1t was in Sail Lake on September
Is, 1891. that the first session OF the
National Irrigation congress was held
nc StsslOu yuSb htlu III AHt N4ty
where the organization was founded
was one OF the most successful in the
annals of the congress, which was
changed during the week from ma.
,ional to international scope. From
the great pageant and the rendition OF
the ode TO Irrigation which marked
its first session 10 the meetings OF
Thursday all plans have been carried
to complete fruition.
Administration OF government recla'
nation projects. referred TO for the
most part In adverse criticism, occu-
pied large amount OF attention at
the Thursday session. Delegate Hoag
land OF Nebraska led in the discussion
during the thirty minutes allowed for
consideration OF such matters. He
said that land in the North Platte pro
ject in Nebraska was settled upon the
basis OF S35 an acre. but that this price
had increased to SO an acre. In his
opinion the s75.OO0.0O1 expended by
the government reclamation projects
should be charged of 10 development
By the government. as in the case Of
river and harbor Improvements.
At the close OF the discussion. Sen
ator Newlands urged tolerance on the
part OF settlers upon reclamation pro
jects in face OF serious problems en-
countered by the government In ad
ministration OF such affairs. These
settlers should also avoid any sem
blance OF reputation of sums due the
government. declared the senator. i
they wished to preserve the integrit!
OF promises by the men who urge'
the passage OF the reclamation act.
Don Bark OF Idaho. irrigation ex
pert OF the department of agriculture
delivered an address on The Duty o
Water in Idaho" lie was FOLLOWED
by Professor Lewis a. Merrill. whit
spoke on Stock Raising and Dairy
ing in the Irrigated Region PROBES
sor Henry S. Graves. United State
forester. delivered an address on "Th
Nation and the States in Forestry.
DIR. w +. Garrison. president OF tn
New Mexico College OF Agriculture
read a paper on Good Roads as
state and National Problem" He dc
, clared good roads a necessity and NOR
than local in value as overcoming isl
lation.
II s. Lea of South Dakota. II.
Walker of Kansas and Alex. McPhe
son of New Mexico each read nV'
minute paper on pumping for irrig'
ton.
The opening session was held In tn
Tabernacle Monday morning. Septen
her 20 with at least thousand deli
gates from every section OF Amerlc
any many from foreign countries pre-
ent. The Tabernacle was hlleu' II ID
ing estimated that twelve thousan
| people attended the opening session
| AS suggested in the official speec
| of President Francis &. Newlahu
United States senator from Nevau
| and echoed in the preliminary dlscu
| sions Of the delegates. the twentiet
| IRRIGATION congress included in J.
| deliberations the most extensive pla
for control Of Americas water supp
| In tho broadest sense ever conten
plated by a public body
| Revision of lands laws and nom
steod acts to check the tremendol
drain of capital and citizenship no
| resulting from the emigration NOV
ment TO Canada, was another VII
question to be considered by the co
gress. ,-, :,
There was warm discussion on II
proposition to merge the National irl
cation Congress with the Dry Farmlr
Congress, but the merger plan WI
not approved.