Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-07
IRRIGATION
MEET OPENS
AT BISMARCK
Representatives From Three
States Present; No Set
Program Prepared.

Bismarck, N. D.. Juno Tho
third irrigation congress In North
Dakota opened this afternoon at 1880
O'clock in the state capitol with rep
resentatives present from North
and South Dakota n Montana.
The meeting will continue tomorrow.
The purpose Of tho consress, when
Irrigation Of comparatively small
tracts of dand in western North Da-
kota and similar tracts II available
In South Dakota and Montana and to
induce congress to mako surveys ana
Investigations to determine the FEAST
biuty Of such projects, was stated by
| e. A. Williams of Bismarck, presi-
tion.
Representatives OF the North Dako-
Ia state engineers office. tho state
flood engineer, a representative OF the
Montana Irrigation department and
Representatives from South Dakota
were expected to detail work .done IN
the past in the three states to encour-
ago reclamation Of land or to provide
irrigation for the semi-aridsd istricts.
e. c. Leedy and F. REM, inannfsra-
ton agents OF tho Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads.. respective
ly. were among tho speakers on the
program. A large delegation of bust
ness non from various cities and
towns in western North Dakota were
hero. The total attendance was OK
.pected to reach $50.
No set program had been fired for
fthe convention. Much of the work
will be done by committees.
Tho poor crops in the Slope~for the
past six years have forced tho farm
lers and the town, commercial clubs to
turn their attention to a nos neg
,lected asset, the perennial > spring
waters OF the many small streams
semptyins into the. Missouri. as we'll
sas those OF the Big Muddy ttseif.
AZ q result there IL a concerted ac-
ftion of both groups to seek co-opera-
have any interest and experience in
irrigation. Ono former state enEi-
s.neer and the present engineers, Hard
and Mcmahon. have such experience
and have encouraged the development
: OF such projects.
Tho office Of Flood Engineer Hard
at Fargo has since 1912 kept closely
in touch with small irrigation plants
furnishing free consultation on laying
out and maintaining them. compiling
land comparing records of acre yields
ton irrigated and non-irrigated elds on
| Apple Creek, Green. Heart rivers and
other bottom lands. Excellent re-
suits have been obtained in yields o.
alfalfa grown within q Few miles OF
Bismarck on Apple Creek.
Aims at Flood Relief
Ono Of the greatest results for tn.
nation OF n concerted. far-reachint
irrigation program on the Missouri
and all tributa ries OF the mississippi
lies In the fact that it can be made
to alleviate the frequent disastro GU.
floods of the lower valley, it is urged
and while it. will take another BAG
hood In the Red r~tver"valley to arouse
; the inhabitants to the critical need Of
, food protection there, the constan,
need of irrigation water in the state.
. west of the Missouri and the very fire..
quent need Of flood protection in thu
Mississippi valley is goading the PEG,
: pie in dry sections into taking drasti,
! means Of relief. Thus irrigation ant
flood protection are often closely re
lated, 1t is commended. BY placing {
vast number Of irrigation dams, larg,
and small. on the hundreds of tribu
taries Of the Missouri. the lood.water