Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-04
AR|Z. GOVERNOR
CHOSEN HEAD OF
LEAGUE Of s. ".
Los Angeles Conference
Asks Congress to Order
Investigation of Colorado
River irrigation Project.

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icy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL IEAsso wissI
Los Angeles, Calf, April s.
Gov. Thomas E. Campbell Of Ari-
iona was elected president. Frank
A. Gesell of Los Angeles vice presi-
dent and Arnold Kruckman of San
Diego ecretary-treasurer at the
closing business session of the
League of the southwest here to-
day. Elections were by acclama-
ton.
The place of meeting next year
was left to the executive commit
tee to decide later. Resolutions
asking congress to order an investi-
cation of the Colorado reclamation
project were adopted.
The resolution asked congress to
begin the investigation at once to
ascertain the feasibility of reclaim
ing the entire Colorado river basin
with the actual work to follow as
soon as possible, if the federal gov
eminent approves the project.
Governor simon Bamberger OF
Utah and William Jennings Bryan
were the last speakers to address
the convention.
MANY of the delegates will re-
main tomorrow and will take a
tour of local aviation fields and
nearby irrigated lands. but the
formal sessions will close tonight
with a banquet at the rooms of the
civ club at which nearly all the
national figures who have particl-
pated in the program Will appear,
and rverai Of them VIII speak
briefly. $780,,
This morning Dwight p. Heard
of Phoenix opened the program
with an address on Federal Con-
troll of Public Ranges" and was
followed by Frank J. Hagenoarth
of salt Lake City, whose topic was
"The Livestock Industry" Paul
Redington of san Francisco, DIS
trict forester, spoke on Forestry
and Water" and DR.. r. G. CottrelI
of Washington, d. c" and j. W.
NcDryitt of Los Angeles were
heard respectively on mining ana
cotton in the southwest. ,.,.,
Governor Bamberger p'eoue',
for support for the project au,
urec6 unity Of action by he elgnt
states interested in order thal tiiSg
MAN. which he said would au'
greatly to he wealth of the ma
lion, might be carried to a success
| full conclusion, 80.
"F]fforts to obtain federal aid &c
+bn extent of $25O000,O00 for TINS
,.ecIamation project will he success
| f,I :" said Governor Bambergef
when the people of the entire
United states realize the enterprise
is eulal in importance to the pullu-
! ING OF the Panama canal
IAN the good intentions cN-
n,.eesnd here and all the fine pro
! ;acts presented here affect the peO'
Die Of the entire United S. toe,
and not the people of the soutIi"eS'
We must, therefore, adopt some
means of informing the people o.
his nation of our great project
Thev with US. will reap the behe-
fits that come in any great ha'ioh"
Improvement -.-. .,l
Tho utah executive advocate th'
! raising of IAN educational fund lol
tho pIIrpose of apprising resident,
in other sections of the county II
he project and its relation TO h"'
tional welfare III h
Governor Ramberger SAID nc
WOULD not be a candidate again to'
governor ,it n,bi,a ths
Il am going to quit WINE WINE '"'
food tastes sweetest, ne say
Mr.. Bryan discussed the deDt ,,,
opment of the colorado river pasln
saving he spoke both from ms owl
knowledge of the subject and IRON
what he had learned while llstehiis
70 speakers who had preceded hl.n
ue summarized his impressions
of the project, urge its successiu
! CONJUNCTION and suggested the dele'
1 Gates continue agitation for II uts'
Il, congress acted favorably.
Mr.. Bryan spoke in behalf OF tht
LEAGUE Of nations and urged ms
construction of a "national peace
highway" extending into eNel
state and eventually into every
county. he suggested that funo,
previously devoted to war be use
| in the construction OF peace n'sn
ways" - r,l,I
senator Robert L. owen of ohl
ahoma also addressed the conVel'.
tion briefly in behalf of the leasu'
| of nations. p,,o,,;>
Dwight b. Heard of PhoenlS
smoke on "Federal Control OF th'
public Range" Frank j, Hagen
harth of salt Lake City pres'oen
of the National Wool Growers as
sociation, discussed THE Llvestoe CT
industries" Paul G, Redlngtoh
San Francisco, chief forester, DENY
erea, an address on "Forestfy an'
| Water" T. w, McDevitt of Lo'
| Angeles, president of the Paeiti.
cotton exchange, talked on "Cotto,
I in the Southwest" and DR.. F, u
| Cottrell of washington, D. G." as
eistant director of the United states
bureau Of mines, discussed Mines
ana Minerals in the Southwest
your meetings" said DR.. COT
trell, rhave greatly impressed m'
with the earnest, purposeful wa!
YOU are going about the work ant
4 q hove all. with the broad. cooper