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state, and its advantages for the
promotion of industrial expan-
sion," to further the carly economic
utilization of now idle water power
and land.
Proper development of the states
twso greatest resources, water and
land, the resolution declares, depends
primarily upon the development OF
adequate markets for the products of
the sell and points out that such
markets may best. be ,prov,oed by in
dustries that will process and fab
ricate these products so that they
may be most economically distributed
to the markets of the world"
The convention declaration is in
substance that land reclamation in
this state in the fatus must ibe
made by government agencies since
the projects remaining to be devel-
oped are too large and too expen-
sive for private capital to undertake.
The state alone, it is pointed out,
cannot, with its present resources,
undertake to develop these large
and expensive projects. Hence the
logical source of capital is the United
States government.
Committee Makes Report.
The committee report as adopted
therefore recommends.
That the state through it's De-
partfnent Of Conservation and Devel-
opment take stock of its water re-
sourceG and the possibilities c. irri-
CATION Development and that this be
done with the idea that the cost Of
development and construction will be
borne by federal agencies in major
part, but that efficient development
will depend upon close cooperation
between the state and the fede'aal
government.
That sufficient funds be provided
by the Legislature to carry out
tresa recommendations.
That the state tax levy of one
half mill formerly made to provide
funds for the use of the Department
Of i. Conservation and Development
be restored to raise funds for the
carrying out of the program cut
lined.
Resolutions Adopted.
Acting en- report made by
another committee. the convention
adopted a resolution urging the
coming Legislature to appropriate
$4,000 for photographic surveys and
$45,oo0 fer Typographical surveys TO
aid the State Department of Con-
sorvation and Development in taking
stock of it's water resources and
preparing to cooperate with the fed
eral government in LAM reclamation.
In another resolution the conven-
ton urges the, Legislature to author
ize the state supervisor OF hydraulics
to reserve the use of specific
streams fo- tina superior uses to
which they may be beneficially app
Piled" The purpose of the legis-
lation asked is to relieve unconstracted
irrigation projects from the burden
of maintaining expensive irrigation
district organizations to protect their
unused water rights.
The convention adopted the reso-
luton fathered by Carol B. Graves
urging the appointment of commits
sion to revise and .codify the present
laws governing the organization and
conduct of irrigation districts E. F.
Banker, Roy r. Gill and F, F. Ben
son were named As commission,
which will be Expected to submit
the proposed code to the 1929 Leg
islature. "a. g.
Other resolutions adopted indorse
the new irrigation, policy of the
United States Reclamation Service,
commend the CoolidgcrHoover pro
gram for the development of the ma
TONS water resources and urge Con-
gress and the Reclamation Service
to provide financial relief for gov
ernment irrigation projects where
time has revealed that the water
supply is inadequate.
Wenatchee was chosen as the place
Tor holding the 1928 meeting of the
institute, Jo.1n S. Peterson of Omak,
was chosen as president e.e the In
stitute for the ensuing year.