The Bottineau courant., 1922-05-18
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\. D. IRRIGATION

| n. D. IRRIGATION
A North Dakota State Irrigation
| Congress is called TO convene at Bis
marck June z and s for the purpose
Of considering fully all questions per-
tinent to the development of irrigation
projects, particularly those within the
state, and to ask by resolution the
Honorable Secretary of the Interior to
appoint commission of expert epgi-
neers of Montana, North Dakota and
South Dakota should be members.
It is proposed that this Commission
shall make a thorough survey and in
vestigation Of the Missouri river and
its tributaries in South Dakota thru
North Dakota and to the head of nav
igation near Fort Benton, Montana,
for the purpose of determining where
dams can be constructed across the
river; for the purpose Of controlling
flood waters, diverting and storing
them for irrigation purposes, and for
the purpose of developing hydro-elec-
trio power to be distributed through
out the state to supply electric power
for railroad and commercial purposes.
According to the report of the Re-
clamation Service for 1920-21, there
is $12,211,135.71 in the reclamation
fund Of the Federal Treasury to the
credit of the State of North Dakota
derived from the sale of the public
lands of the safe. We are advised that
accumulated interest on about that
amount which has been loaned to 9TH
er states brings the total to approx
mately $20,000,000. Montana has $14,-
177,229.34 and South Dakota $780,
1899 as shown by the same report.
All members Of former congresses
will be members of the Forthcoming
session. All state, county and city Of
ficials are ex-offici0 members. Boards
of city commissioners, mayors of cities
and presidents of commercial bodies
may appoint five or more delegates
to represent them on this occasion.
Editors of daily and weekly papers of
the State and citizens interested in
irrigation and the development of the
state Ignite deposits may also attend.
The congress will also consider the
location and establishment of large
electric plants at stragetic points near
extensive Ignite deposits for the pur
pose of furnishing electric power for
pumping at small irrigation projects.
There are twelve states directly in
terested in flood control, question
that will be considered by this Irri
cation Congress, with a representa-
tion of twenty-five senators and more
than eighty-eight representatives in
the United States congress-, all of
whom are interested in flood control
of the Missouri and Mississippi riv-
ers-states carved out of the old Lou
isiana Purchase. These states viii
doubtless be disposed to join in this
general movement.
Montana, North and South Dakota
are the states most vitally interested
in the possibilities of controlling flood
waters of the Missouri and Yellow
stone for the purpose Of irrigation and
the development Of hydro-electric
power. There is more than $34 ,000, 900
in the Reclamation Fund of the Ma
tional Treasury to the credit of these
three states. This money is either ly-
ing idle or being loaned to other
states, when it's need is imminent at
the present time for the development
of the vast resources of these three
great states. A concert Of movement
on the part of these several states and
their duly elected representatives in
congress will release this fund, and
promote the vast agricultural and
comercial possibilities of the valleys
of the Missouri and Yellowstone and
their tributaries.
E. A. Williams, President North Da-
kota Irrigation Association. -
Fl. G. Plumley, Secretary North Da-
kota Irrigation Association.
Thos. H. Sullivan, Assistant Secre-
tary. q :. =. =. =. 2.*..1,@ a.
Committee in charge of arrange
ments: ~ ,sl5s~~<. sq.s 7. = ..g.., r..
o. w. Roberts, Chairman,
Geo. D. Mann, '--...
Geo. H. Mcmahon, A...
81 w. 81. Mann, S, -.
w. G. Black, Treas.
Reprint from Mandan Daily Pho
neer, May 2, 1922. .:. .s. lSs:.s .,,ss Id +.