| Show FAVOR GIFT TO HOME STATES OF 1 ABANDONED POSTS Irrigation Congress Holds They i Should Be Turned Into Experiment invent Farms arms Practically every resolution introduced Introduced introduced Intro intro- by delegates delc at meetings of ot the International Irrigation congress was favorably referred to In the report of ot the resolutions committee offered at atthe atthe the tho closing session yesterday aft aft- I In all forty five resolutions were turned over to the committee by bythe bythe bythe the secretary The fact tact that many were received at the eleventh hour of at deliberation caused a recommendation that all resolutions be Introduced before be before be- be fore tore the close of the second day of at a session cession hereafter One of at tho the most Important resolutions resolutions resolutions favors the government turning over o abandoned military posts to the state in which the they are located for tor use as agricultural experiment stations Tho The paragraph begins by bl deprecating the sale sato of at the posts at wholly Inadequate inadequate made made- quate prices Tho The gist of at the re report report Te- Te port follows Wo hold federal control as between the states Is e essential to equitable distribution distribution dis dis- dis and utilization of at water of at interstate streams Wn w approve the development of navigation Da vis ti n throughout u o-u t rIv rivers rs and lakes of ot the United States in accordance with the most comprehensive plan J For or Dill BUI We renew our endorsement of at the Newlands river regulation bill biJl and urge Its enactment by Congress during the coming session This bill provided for complete control of at flood waters of at the rivers In such way as to promote Irrigation Irrigation gation gatlon and drainage development of ot power extension of If navigation and protection of the lowlands from destructive de destructive de- de floods We Ve heartily approve the federal forestry policy polley and favor its continuance ance anco and extension and commend the operation co-operation of state and federal authority authority authority au au- au- au in the tho w work rk of at forest tion We recognize the establishment of ot the tho United States reclamation service as second only in importance to the passing of ot the reclamation act In the development of at the arid west Experience once ence has demonstrated the expediency of certain administrative chan changes chanes es We Wo believe the law should be so amended as to require that all contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts for tor the sale o of power developed by or In connection with any reclamation Tecla- Tecla mation matton project shall be approved by the water users associations under such project Profits Profit flack Duck Into LandWe Land Lund LandWe We believe that profits arising of at should from operation an any l' l be covered Into the reclamation fund iund to the credit o of such project We Ve favor the establishment of water users' users associations under all government projects when twenty per percent percent percent cent of at the tho land shall have passed Into private ownership Wo We recommend that complete plans i and specifications of any work contemplated contemplated contemplated plated on any project should be bo delivered ered to the project water users users' associations associations asso- asso before such work la is begun and that Itemized semiannual reports of ot all charges chatles and expenditures under each reclamation project should be furnished to the tho officers of at the water waterS waterS' S' S user users users' association under such project land and we favor nor the appointment ol ot a consulting con- con suIting engineer under each cach project to tobe tobe be bo selected b by and paid by hy the project water users lifers association n. n having access to the plans specifications and accounts ac accounts accounts ac- ac counts counts without supervisory power We Vc commend the work of ot the U. U S. S geological survey and strongly recommend recommend recommend mend that more liberal appropriations bo be made by Con Congress and state legislatures legislatures legislatures legis legis- for operation co-operation in the prosecution prosecution prosecution tion of at topographic and water resources branches of this bureau Experiment nt Stations We commend irrigation and drainage drainage drain drain- age investigations b by experiment stations stations stations sta sta- soil soli and water investigations of the bureau of at soils and dry farming In Investigations In- In of the department of at agriculture agriculture ag ag- i and equally commend the tho work of at agricultural experiment stations stations sta eta and engineering departments inthe In Inthe Inthe the several states We favor further Investigation In of at natural f and of at irrigation by pumping and we urge more liberal appropriations by Congress and b by states for the work and operation co-operation o of these agencies and for tor more general distribution of reports reports reports re- re ports and bulletins recording opera- opera lions and results We Ve a believe that administration of oft t 1 the Carey act can be made more effective ef- ef by establishment of effective state te supervision for all projects We deprecate the sale of abandoned abandon d military posts for wholly Inadequate prices and recommend their transfer to the he states In which the they ma may be situated situated situated sit sit- for Cor ute use as agricultural school experiment stations or other uses We recommend that Congress rescind rescind re- re its action relative to payment of at expenses of government officers and In a attending sessions of at the tho Irrigation con congress ress In so 80 far as relates to o experts whose Work bears beats a relation rela- rela lon tion to the purposes of ot this congress Realizing that the opening of ot the Panama canal in 1914 well will greatly Increase increase in- in crease rease the tho influx of at Immigrants b by permitting their landing on tho the Pacific Pa- Pa as as well as the Atlantic coast and that hat tho the greatest benefits of at foreign Immigration can bo be obtained only when Immigrants settle permanently on farms arms where they can quickly develop the he spirit of at citizenship and help to render ender this a a. nation of homes wo we commend commend commend com com- mend operation co-operation among state officers of- of in establishing common agencies Including Including- expositions and other means of f diffusing accurate Information to the he end that Immigrants ma may be located lo- lo on land under conditions suitable to o their habits and conducive to tho the best jest development of at the country We also recommend to legislative o bodies and to various commercial or- or particularly of ot the states west vest of at the tho Rock Rocky mountains the establishment establishment es- es and maintenance of ot bureaus bureaus bu- bu at those Pacific coast ports where the Immigrants will land and and where here accurate Information concernIng concerning concern- concern Ing ng agricultural lands and conditions can an be supplied to them Farm Loan Loon S We further recommend that Con- Con gross create creato a commission to investigate investigate gate ate and report upon colonization systems sya- sya terns ems now in vogue vos in other countries concerning rural settlement as well as methods of ot co operative farm loan sya- sya terns ems Resolved That the International Ir- Ir rig rig-atlon congress operate co-operate to the fullest full- full est cst st extent with the Panama-California Panama exposition In producing at San Diego In n 1915 the most elaborate and comprehensive comprehensive com- com international irrigation exhibit exhibit ex- ex hibit that has ever or been assembled that hat wo Invoke InvoIce the aid of at legislators from rom the western part of the union and of at f all foreign countries Interested In Irrigation to the end that this plan may mayo be o successfully consummated We rc invite invite In- In vite Ito the attention of at the president and directors of at the Panama Pacific exposition exposition expo- expo to the tho propriety of at making provision pro pro- vision islon for an adequate exhibit of irrigated irrl- irrl gated farm products from tram irrigated states tales at the tho San Francisco exposition to o be bo held In 1915 Thanks to Salt Lake The twentieth International Irrigation a tion ion congress proffers Its sincere thanks hanks to Utah and to Salt Lake including Including In- In the citizens and Commercial club lub and other organizations thereof for tor or the tho generous cn welcome and gracious hospitality extended to its members The Tho Irrigation congress has lias felt at home lome in the city of ot it its nativity Its heart hearty thanks are arc tendered to Pro Prof J. J J. J McClellan and md to Pro Prof Evan ISvan Stephens and to the Tabernacle choir for tor or the Inspiring music which graced the ho opening sC session of at the con congress reSi Especial thanks are extended to the Western Union Telegraph company for forthe the tho ho unusual Interest taken In Ing ng lh the congress throughout the United States tates and foreign n countries and for tor special pedal wire and mC messenger er service afforded af- af forded Corded tho the congress Cordial thanks are extended to the tho Saltair railroad for tor forthe the ho pleasant excursion tendered to members of ot the con congress r BS and to the press of at Salt Lake for Its Interesting and ind complete reports of our proceed proceed- inKs ings The congress Is to be congratulated upon the presence at this tills session of at the accredited delegates delos-ates from th the tha United Commonwealth of at Australia from tho the United States of at Mexico tram from rein the Republic Republic Re Re- public of at Brazil from Crom the Republic of Portugal al from the Republic of oC Guatemala Guatemala Guate Guate- mala from the provinces of ot Ottawa and Alberta Dominion of at Canada and from British Columbia We 0 bespeak for tor future fu- fu ture uro sessions of ot the congress addresses ss 5 by y eminent authorities on Irrigation from these and other othol nations to the tho end that the con congress may become the I clearing house for tor the tho exchange 6 of advanced advanced ad ad- ud- ud Ideas of ot all nations upon subjects sub- sub pertaining to Irrl Irrigation We e commend our distinguished pres- pres dent 1 1 nt Senator Francis G. G N Newlands wl nd for hitS his Inspiring leadership and und his Impartial Impartial Impartial al conduct In the cha chair r. r We 0 commend Secretary Arthur Hooker for his Ing ng services The Tho Utah board of control control control con con- is entitled to the tho thanks of at all for tor forthe forthe the tho splendid success which has at attended attended attended at- at tended Its Ita preparations for tor the twentieth twentieth twentieth Irrigation congress |
