El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-18
9EE5SI0N
IRRIGATInNNEN
Utah Man Will Likely Be
Elected President Of
the Congress.
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pears. Successful drainage works
must provide also Tor the protection
Of other lands which viii become sub
lcct TO seepage as irrigation advances.
-one of tho questions presenting spe-
rl1i difficulties Us the determine ton OF
the amount OF water which must be
removed. especially is this true on
Trels where the use of closed drains
Us necessary or deSira BILE
Government Engineer Talks.
The irrigation work of the office
Of public roads and rural engineering Of
the Department OF agriculture" was
The subject of the address 10y R b
Teele- of NsShiueton. T. g. economist
Of the office of public roads and rural
Before discussing the various sub
jcCtS with which we deal. I wish to
make The general statement that. like
most OF the work of the department OF
a-riculture. the irrigation work of the
o.. p r. and r. = is iuvesticationaI in
ehaIacter rather than constructionaL'
said he.
Authorized Subjects.
FL uder the law we ere authorized to
deal with the following subjects: The
utilization OF water in farm Irrigation
improvements in irrigation practice, the
duty OF water the measurement Of wa
ter the flow OF water in bitches. and
other couduits appliances and equip
meut for irrigation. including pumping.
The customs. regulations and laws
relating to irrigation
The drainage of irrigated lands. and
To give expert advice and assistance
on all these lines
Under the head OF The flow OF wa
ter iu ditcneS and other cOuduitS our
men are carefully testing the carrying
capacity of existing conduits of all
kinds To work out the proper values for
the constants in the formulas used for
computing discharges. in some in
stances developing new formulas and
Do an cases preparing curves and charts
Tor the convenience of engineers in
l-siuE the formulas
Best Use of Water
"Our work on the customs. reeula-
tons and laws relating to irrigation /
consists DID studying their operation to
determine which lead 10 a satisfactory !
delivery of water 10 the farmer and /
the best use of water from the stand
point Of the public
I'm the drainage OF irrigated land we 4
have combined the making of surveys +
and plans and the giving of advice in /.
construction with technical investiga-
tion of the peculiar problems arising in !
connection with the Ora mage OF irri- +
gated lands
Much of the work which has been
described is done in cooperation with J
various local agencies Several of the
arid states have made direct approprl- .
atoms Ior the cooperation while in
other states the agricultural experiment (
station or the state agricultural col
ieees have set aside funds for this pur-
rOse-
Session Closes Tonight.
The I'D annual meeting Of the irri-
cation congress viii come TO an end
tonight with the adoption of resOIu-
tons. the selection OF the next meeting
place and the election of officers.
George Albert Smith. Of Utah. viii
kelly he the next president OF the
,ousress He IS now second vice presi-
lent The first vice president Of the
congress Is not in attendance
Among the many rumOrS floating IN
DE arr perhaps the two most persistent
.aes We're that ogden. Utah would GO
he congress next year. and that Mr..
smith was slated for the presidency
The chief thing i'm favor Of the city of
Ogden Is Thought TO Ice the strong
'aDlICacy Of Mr. smith IF ne IS elect
ID president. rUmor has il that ne Will +
'uli deCiSively Tor his home town
Kansas city and san Diego are can
idates for the next meeting
At this evenings session or the In
eruarioul Irrlga tion congress. there
il Toe "a fine musical program The
.u1lIc Is invited The session should
be- very Interesting. with the selection
i 81 meeting place and election OF
fflcers for next year
For More Effective Water Control
one Of the important matters 10 bee
ommitt-e or resolutions viii suggest
he use Of money from the sale OF
imber In forest reserves for the con-
trucUon Of dams for reclama ton pur-
.oses. and the taking over OF abso-
ute control over irrigation waters by
be state or national government. This
solution follows
With reservoirs installed within the I
crest reserves. which are federal !
rea- with funds derived from the
laciuE in service of the natural prod /
cts within these reserves-their ripe !
ion ner for iuStanee-the aTailing Of
which viii further the larger perma-
lent service; with retention by the
government Of these reservoir storage
ystems as part OF the forest reserves.
o be- maintained Herewith. viii come
he means not only 10 furnish but 10 !
INIT the water right TO Individual land
oidinss not exceeding suitably sized
arm units
such limitations can be imposed
urou-h irrigation OF water districts
Dr. other munlcIpalized units Of the
tate The police power over the dis
ributiou of the water supply. though
-veloped with federal aid. would be I
uGer state agency and state law. such I
equation VIII operate automatically.
ossihIy coercively. hut very fairly. 10
ring about subdivision OF the large
uldiugs-
The power OF eminent domain i'm
irrigation districts or other munich