The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-02
flDD WATER
/ CHIEF THEME
.,,tion Congress Forms
..v1ands Bill for Regula-
linn of Supply Wasted
/ in Many Rivers.
',r.r,Inusd From Page Two.)

4 in Many RIVERS.
mouunusd From Pago Two.l
.-I,~ for attention, For our
y" onS acres OF irrigated land there
~ st s0O.00O.000 acres that must
RN.i,s,ns5. IL reclaimed at all, by
re.shods. There will always be
Ina than water in the arid
is Ear and ops OF the chief con-
eycry project should be TO
n,oaiebly the largest possible
y A., nroper storage of the rain
y onrfall in the soil alone It is
,s,. sn ,o extend our irrigated 1900
!ap'e ~ considera bly,. Therefore,
sts our irriga ton projects OF
IaH' ssryIcc, the settlers upon
must be taught that irriga-
assigned only to supplement
natural precipitation.
..sond the yield of any crop under
r.,ion is not in proportion to the
pN,v Of water supplied, The
wafer is used in irrigating a
the less yield is obtained per
n OF water. 49,. .
nc the water increases, the gleld
suss relatively smaller. and II
errs water is applied there Is AN
.-psl dimnution Of yield,
rslation Imperative.
Is of higher Importance than
hssore that a reasonable duty OF
rc,r be established. and that those
snrs,S,s for irrigation projects, by
4. sdueation Of the farmers as well
NJ iho enforcement Of reasonable
M zoe tn IL that such duty is OBJ
,Scrs al, however, the positive
,,,ssr Of using loo much water in
-Tssliop should be shouted over the
trJ mill every citizen must know
a., the excessive use Of irrigation
/ s,i,r not only diminishes and IN
| i-ss crops, but that II is the great
:, menace to the prosperity of the
| 7igzted region.
56Is Is fair subject for the con-
| N,7auon OF our engineers, expert
r,,, stations, legislators and Ma
/ sra, Irrigation congress. The great
III I,augurated sixty-fiye years ago
In hil city, fostered and made great
| Al ,nls congress, ls not for a day.
| n NAV be a miracle, but If worth
| IN. /, must be continuous mir
trs 0nly by the proper uss OF the
1 gssr on lands can IL be made so.
/ ckln 3. Brown concluded tho morn
| 4 ssssicn with a brilliant address on
= Panama exposition at San Francisco
1 gls lie is here as the official rep
|zs.allve Of the exposition authorities
J tyIls the Irrigation congress TO meet
= San francisco in 1915.
/ a lalery OF moving picture machines
|Ezll the delegates as they came from
u Anembly hall at tho noon recess.
|Fdx From Texas.
K. R. Smith. congressman from Tex
II 1siyered a significant address or
|1ssmalion Legs!s hon" at the after
re stsslon. He Is the chairman Of the
rfllon committee In the house OF rep
sstiliveS at Washington. Taking vi
,ompluint Of the National Fedora
~ d Water Users associations against
Alleged abuse OF water users by the
gnment reclamation service agents
speaker cssayed the role of peace-
His. advising against the precipitation
n open quarrel. He said In part;
Toe national house committee on
rng1lon. Of which ] am chairman,
Going all In its power to further
Z. reclamation Work In the west.
ne reclamation law Is an act of
ps'ructiye craftsmanship, rejecting
lnunded credit on It's author, our
yslnsulshed president, Francis G..
a"aDds Ont Of il has grown d
gki rational policy that has direct
iae Industrial destiny OF the ma
"A u.
~ decade. But like any law, 1t
iai ont skeleton OF the ultimate
which prompted it,, Whenever
safy II should be amended or
',Pemented az tho demands OF the
10y dictate, A vcry important
nImen' now in force Is the three
=, smestead act permitting entry
vi lands under the reclamation
E.s 20 gain patent to their hold
hi mtihh three years rather than
sWw 70 Tmt ten years or more un-
e. u. project is paid Tor. He OWLS
~ a after three years. subject
Inc rightfu lein Of the gov
fs il. i,. oassd on the expenditure for
Irrigation protest.
~. complaint has arisen against
s,,snl ,sa'nlnlstration Of the resula lions
~ ii'.lelns these federal projects.
.. ,..ss assr users are charging that
~ suIa''ons are being executed in
y jsncr AS to abuse and hamper
m Mmets- M,aets- AS TO this I can only
Ssrnss,, common sense and business
n-,rom.; ~ regard to payment Of
mn Snon ,S charges hy the water
Iusrr Hnoo'a be exercised by the
iI ,Io,'M ,I' agents and that the pol
II fa,raa mr." DC such US 10 preserve
~ Me project viii {ali into disre-
tsyhe yshe the Work OF tha recIa nation
'Ss be endangered. '''''
M Conservation.
NJ a.sosy poilsy should not he made lax
fit tIuate tInt the indolent nor so
" sueaa.dV Vniy the man with money
fsfars r The average man with
1ei!tlon. "ssns and under average
7h conr, must Dc considered, An
fJsnmsnVte must be pursued, The
<sai Of ~. must begin to take ac-
~, a,,l all the whole py,nose ar The
"a IaSaS IL to put tiliers of the soil
sats.. redeemed. II is lust that
fsncs users should demand more
Pea A. IN The affairs OF the project
~ are a., ,yitaily concern them, fnr
hhss s.tc INC men for whom Inc nroi-
ana,inn Quilt and by whom the
ne, h,t luud Is replenishcd after
Pm sbo,,s 90 not believe the water
the rsc,. interfere with the work
hlcr aiIation service, though a
Htas tempt cnpt should be nadc to-
sl9 be S~ppera!ion. Everything
H and snn ne subject to the knowl-
FssIbl. approval OF the water users
pacIasc asos. representing the ss
lelked on exposition tI to he held
u effect ~, rne opening OF the can
pArc Of w n,,e tne irrigated states
hot attend IMAM IIoga boom, WI
ssartatidnno Pointed out the saving
lhs - states through the one,
q In anal. He aaId H., n'1i',I IL