The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-04-21
Meeting Here Names E. A. Will
liams to Lead Organization
TO ASK APPROPRIATION
Would Have Congressional In.
vestigation of Possibilities in
North Dakota.

Measures designed to bring about
thorough investigation of the possi-
bilities Of irrigation in North Dakota,
and of linking these projects with
similar projects in Montana and
South Dakota were taken at the state
wide irrigation meeting held here yes
terday afternoon and last night.
Resolutions adopted by the meet
ing asked:
That Gen. E. A. Williams, president
of the North Dakota Irrigation Asso-
citation, call am. irrigation congress on
June 7 to consider ways and means
of promoting irrigation.
That resolutions committee be ap-
pointed ITO prepare legislative enact
'ments to be recommended for extern
sion of i.wigation, or praol,csabIe
means for promoting and financing
irrigation in North Dakota.
That committee be named ITO confer
with representatives in Congress and
state engineers of South Dakota and
Montana for the purpose OF request
ing appropriation by the Secretary of
the Interior of $250,00O to be expended
in surveys and Investigations for the
development OF the Upper Missouri
river for storage, reservoirs or power
dams.
That the North Dakota legislature
be asked TO make appropriations for
THE employment of at. least three en-
gineers TO work under the direction
of the state engineer to investigate
the possibilities of small irrigation
projects (not exceeding 16O acres) in
North Dakota, providing that they
shall make detailed surveys of such
small projects in order to determine
their feasibility and acre cost, and
they shall submit their findings and
date Immediately to the land owner
without cost to him. The detailed re
port shall be submitted to the legis-
lature, and presented in printed re-
ports for public use. The resolutions
committees was composed of -. =.
Chandler, Edward Sullivan, Chas. -.
Eastgalte, F. p. Dlehl.
The resolutions were prepared by
q committee composed OF Prof. E. r.
Chandler, of the University Of North
Dakota. .I
Another resolution submitted from
the floor was for THE continuation OF
the organization of the first and third
irrigation congresses, and providing
for permanent organization to be
worked out by time Of the next gen
eral congress.
Gen, Williams Chairman
Gen. E. A. Williams was named
chairman Of the irrigation organiza-
tlon and Thomas H. Sullivan, secre-
tary Of the Mandah Commercial Club,
was named secretary.
Governor R. A. Nestos was pres
ent during the evening session. Called
upon to speak, the Governor said
that he had come to learn raIuher
tn1an to speak. He said that he had
given some attention to the problems
involved. He said the state adminis-
tration was in accord with the pwr-
poses and efforts Of the irrigation as
sociatlon, and that the administration
was anxious ito get all Information
possible on work done not only for
frrigation but for the larger use OF
THE missouri urtver for power and
transportation.
The Governor said he had had cor
respondence with the North Dakota
representative in Congress regard
ing the McNary bill, and that he had
been informed by North Dakota re-
representatives. after study OF the bill
and conferences with South Dakota
representatives that the interests ol
North Dakota was protected
To Raise Funds
The old irrigation association will
be continued. Gen. Williams was en-
powered to name a. committee on
permanent organization which will
be named soon and will function un-
til the June Z meeting. Funds will be
raised in the Slope cities for the palr-
pose of carrying on the work OF the
organization. A treasurer Will be
named.
There were about so people presen'
at the night meeting, which was held
i'm room 705, The Mckenzie. following
dinner there. Among the speakers al
the evening session were O. W. Rob.
erts, weather observer; F. E. Diehl
manager of the Home Building Asso'
ciation; Chas Eastgate, Commission
er of Agriculture and Labor JOSEPH
A. Kitchen and Prof. Chandler.
The conference was called to orde1
by Prof. E. F. Chandler. of the Uni
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