The Parker post., 1914-04-18
CONFERENCE
SUGGESTIONS
DENVER MEETING OF IRRIGATION
lists OF THE WEST RESULTS
IN MANY GOOD SUGGESTIONS
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
INTERIOR.

After a htree days session the Den
yer irritation conference completed
it's deliberations last Saturday night
by adopting the following suggestions
to the Secretary OF the Interior, be
heving that 'e these suggestions be
enacted into law much relief would b
given the arid land states OF the
West:
That 500, 100000 in 8 per cent gov
ernment bonds be issued against ex-
listing Reclamation Service projects
This sum would provide $40,OOO,O ,OOO
with which to complete existing pro-
jects, and leaves balance in the
reclamation fund of $6O.00O,O00 for
new projects.
That the postal savings funds be
invested in bonds of irrigation dis
tricts.
That grants of non-mineral lands
be made by the government to states
wherein there yet remains large
tracts of public domain, for the pur-
pose of creating trust funds to be
controlled by such states and to be
used in irrigation districts and irri-
cation projects.
That grazing lands be thrown open
to settlement in reasonably large
tracts.
That congress grant relief to set
tiers in irrigation and reclamation
districts where the projects have fail
ed. and that this relief be immediate
and sufficient.
That the government take as com
pensation for its irrigation and recla-
nation work the bonds of the dis
tricts, the bonds to run for twenty
five years and to draw the lowest
possible interest.
That the governors Of the states
represented in the conference appoin
commissioners to prepare suitable ir
rigation district laws or amendments
to present laws and submit them tc
the respective legislatures for quick
passage, in this way assuring a uni
formity of irrigation statutes in the
West.
That wherever the state declares il
self unable to complete any Carey ac
project, the government shall steI
in and finish the work, under the sec
retary Of the interiors supervision
and that it then extend aid to settler
thereon.
That the governors of the sixteer
participating states appoint commit
tee of three from each state to form
an interstate irrigation commission Il
consider all projects and submit find
ings to secretary of the interior, with
its recommendations concerning the
governments connection, financial OF
otherwise, with the projects.
The committee on Carey Act
projects wrestled many hours ovel
the question Of suggesting to the con
ference methods which would tend to
strengthen the present law. After lis
tening to many experts from Carey
Act states the committee decided tha
the law itself did not need any fix
ing. and if it did the committee rec
commended that the secretary of the
interior make such recommendation
to congress. =.
The following report, which was
adopted, was finally presented to the
conference:
Whereas, certain projects under
the Carey acts are uneompleted ant
the states have found it impossible
TO SECURE their completion.
Therefore, be it resolved: First
that the lands included in any of the
Carey act projects now uncompletet
may be patented to the state when
ever the secretary of the interior is
satisfied that such action will insure
the completion of the project and the
protection of all the rights of settlers
on such project, and on conditions
that will guarantee such protection
Second, that in all such projects
where the state declared itself unable
to complete the projects, the natlona
government proceed with the con
pletion of the projects under specia
appropriations or with any other funC
that may be or become available ol
subject to such regulations as thu
secretary Of the interior shall ap
prove and that on the completion OF
such projects, the national govern
ment shall extend authority to set