Show IRRIGATORS ENCOURAGED BY VICTORY IN SENATE State Convention Adjourns Until April and Committees Committees Committees Commit Commit- tees Will Organize for an Active Campaign ign The of Utah will convene convene convene con con- vene again In this city on April 2nd at which time they wil perfect a permanent organization un under er the title of The Utah Irrigation congress The fours days days' convention which closed sed on on Saturday afternoon was undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- un- un productive of nt much ch good particularly in the crystallizing the sentiment sentim senti senti- m ment nt of the delegates in the matter of needed legislation As the delegates came from every section sec see tion of the State and represented so many varied Interests there was of necessity necessity necessity ne ne- ne- ne much diversity of opinion as to how best to accomplish the greatest good but in spite of some rather acrimonious acrimonious acrimonious acri acri- debate the Important questions were all settled by a decisive majority After Atter discussing at length the subject of bf f the occupancy and control of the watershed d areas the convention decided that the grazing of stock upon the mountain land should be further re restricted restricted restricted re- re and that the arid tracts should be ceded to the State The details of the organization are in the hands of a special committe committee com corn mitte of seven of whom State Engineer The Newlands Hansbrough-Newlands irrigation ir- ir 4 J bill passed by the Sen Senate e i l. l on Saturday provides that all 01 moneys received from the sale of 1 public lands in Arizona California Califor- Califor I nia Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada 0 New Mexico North and South Oklahoma t- t i Dakota Oregon Utah Washington and Wyoming 1 0 01 beginning July 1st last be voted t- t t. 1 to the construction of necessary 1 Irrigation works for reclamation I. 1 tion of arid lands the work to be 3 1 done and th the th money expended oi- oi under the direction of the Secretary Secretary Secre- Secre I tary tary of the the Interior Doremus Is chairman and Caleb Tanner Tanner Tanner Tan Tan- ner secretary This committee will meet about March and formulate its re report report report re- re port to be presented to the convention when it assembles on m April 2nd The passage of the Hansbrough irrigation irrigation irrigation gation bill by the Senate has encouraged the delegates to renewed efforts and they believe their campaign will be he a winning one |