The Bismarck tribune., 1922-06-09
ADOPT PROGRAM
FOR IRRIGATION. .
WORK IN STATE
Congress at Closing Session
Adopts Resolutions Asking
State and Federal Aid
ARE TO MEET ANNUALLY
E. A. Williams Reelected Pres
ident of Association, Which
Is to Continue Work

A definite program for the pro-
motion Of irrigation in North Da-
kota, and in South Dakota and Mon
tana areas in the Missouri Yellow
stone watershed will be diligently
pushed by the North Dakota State
Irrigation Association. The associa-
tion today stands. committed to the
program adopted in the irrigation
congress-, which closed it's two-day
sessions in the state capitol here last
evening.
Action both by the state and fed
eral governments is embraced in the
comprehensive program formulated
at the congress. The entire reclama-
ton and irrigation plan for the Mis-
souri, Yellowstone watershed is linked
with the flood control program Of
the lower Mississippi valley, and in
cludes the demand that action be
taken to retain the flood waters Of
northern rivers instead of allowing
them to pour down upon the south
ern states.
E. A. Williams, of Bismarck, first
surveyor-general of North Dakota,
who was president of the last irri-
cation congress held in 1905, was re-
elected president Of the association.
G. N. Remission, Of Bismarck, was
named secretary; Thomas H. Sulli-
van, of Mandan, assistant secretary;
Alfred White, Of Dickinson, first
vice-president and Edward Sullivan,
of New Salem, second vice-president.
An executive committee composed of
two members from each judicial dis
trict was named as follows: first
district, Chief Justice Luther E. Bird
zell, Grand Forks, and J. B. Elton,
Fargo; second district; ]. L. Page,
Bottineau and r. N. Stevens, Devils
Lake; third district; F. B. Streeter,
Linton, and w. r. Veigle, Wahpcton;
fourth district, George L. Robinson,
Garrison and H. S. Wood, Steele;
fifth district, John E. Burke,
Minot; Rev. Fahrenback, Van Hook;
sixth district, R.. j. List, Scranton,
and F. W. Mees, of Mandan; commit
teeman at large, DR.. L. G. Eastman,
Mercer county.
Ask Aid of Congress
A resolution adopted by the con-
gress calling for federal government
action read: "Thatswc do urge, upon
the Secretary of the Interior the. i'm
perative demand that immediate
steps be taken to the appointment Of
commission of engineers with a
view to full and actual determination
as to the feasibility of comprehen-
sive reclamation project covering the
entire watershed Of the Missouri
Yellowstone; and
"That this irrigation congress dele
gate to the executive committee
thereof. their "oice and will that i'm
mediate steps be taken to effect such
survey of this entire watershed as
may be necessary to the reclamation
by irrigation, drainage and the de-
velopment of hydro-electric power IN
the source waters; and reclamation
by control of the flood head in the
lower Mississippi alley; and
"That inasmuch as the settlers by
the thousand, in utmost good faith
and predicating their success in these
pioneer lands upon the good will OF
the federal government, have been
distressed by cratic, uncertain eli
matte conditions, it is highly import,
ant and imperative to their continued
residence and success that available
water, under Missouri Yellowstone
project, be made Immediately avail
able to their use and that priority Of
consideration of right belongs to
these settled lands as against vast
CONTINUED on rage -