| Show LEAGUE DEVISES SCHEME TO SAVE DESERT FORAGE System of Silos to Retain Hitherto Unused Fodder Will Be Provided l BACK FROM CONVENTION U. U S S. Will rill Be Urged to Build Dams Darns in Colorado River for Drought lt Relief Schemes devised dc at the Tucson conI convention con con- I of or the tine League ue of oC the S Southwest not only provide pro for the conserving of ot desert forage against a time when the Immense herds now grazing in Texas may need the provender but contemplate contemplate contemplate plate the impounding behind a number of or immense government constructed dams the waste waters of the Colorado river to relieve droughts such as that now existing In southern states states arid and which threatens tens to continue a i t ci y Scientific procedure for the utilization tion Hon of or all nil lt known lOwn types of arid land forage was given b by far the greatest consideration although conservation of ot the tine Colorados Colorado's overflow o was thoroughly thorough thorough- ly h dl discussed Other discussions pertained pertained per per- tamed to uniform 1 legislation for the tho conservation of water of interstate streams Ian range e control through tho the state councils of and and the conservation con con- Sel atlon of range mange feet feed for tor cattle now within the tine droll drought ht states state by closing the borders to further importations of or sheep or cattle Government aid will willbe willbe H be sought along all all' these lines Jines Sf Seven r en n States State R Represented pr The conference of or representatives of or orthe the seven even states comprising tho the League of the Southwest was wan held last week at T Tucson Ariz and arid was as attended b by State Engineer George F. F McGonagle ai a special representative of or Governor Bamberger It It was as called caned primarily for a consideration of or drought conditions conditions conditions' condi condl- prevailing In most most of ot the southwest southwest south south- we west t states and particularly In Tex where cattle cattie are arc said to be in danger er of death tr from m lack Jack of wAter l Experts on forage questions especially as the they timey apply to arid arld re regions ions were called into conference and out of or the tine extra sessions hid held by these experts with a committee delegated to the time task of ln solving the time problem of supplying tOla forage e for the tine future grew rew an ami extensive exten exten- she dye plan Jan of or silage e of desert h herbage The scheme adopted provides pro for conserving con con- serving ser b by silage cactus both chopped and singled Ingle cholla fruit yucca and palmetto All 11 of these grow v ro abundantly abundantly abundantly antly in un all arid southern sections and It Is estimated that millions of ot tons can cain be harvested at certain seasons seasons and anti I will provide pro an excellent expedient provender prO during during- drou hh periods Resulting from the action or of the tine convention convention con con- a system of silos for the re retention retention re- re of immense quantities of ot this hitherto unused fodder lodder will be provided I immediately m rued I a tel I lains In Colorado r The impounding of or flood waters of or orthe the Colorado river r. r which wends a sinuous wa way through h all an of ot the tine s states ste te of the Inc lea league league ue I Is a a question which has 1 been di discussed cussed at various arlous times limes In conventions The river ri during the part pant of each each year yean is shallow At oth other I times it Il becomes a raging torrent torrent tor tor- rent and a menace to all aU of the valler val- val ll ler t It traverses This has Inns pro proven prou u especially true truc In the Imperial valley nUe southern California and Mexico where immense imminence damage has been done b by the overflowing of tine the Colorado 11 riner 1 At lie tUe present time a tre treat exists elst between the time United States and time the Mexican government to keel keep the tine Colorado Coo CoIn rado r river cr open for navigation In Tn view Ie of the fact tact that the tine stream l la b at no to notime time navigable except at hl high h water tine the treaty I Is Considered farcical Tine Tho Tucson convention voted to use usa Its in- in Continued on Page Pase 3 SCHEME TO SAVE DESERT FORAGE r Continued from ruin Page e 1 Ii to have ha the government n a abro airo- ro- ro gate gate the treat treaty so that the construction of or a L number of or water vater strictureS may be undertaken en It is us proposed cd to ask the thc government to ail Rill ap- ap l pi for Cor this work The J water thus retained it is believed will win p he be ample to provide ide a against an any drought o of ordinary len length th an and the i through which the thc river ri s g 3 I twill vill i be hf J relieved from rom dama damage c flooding loo I in of i s In the convention lon a adorned resolutions I t l n r tog Ing the tho United ll Slates government gO to tu provide a uniform 11 ir- ir in ma ri w 01 or the tho so en 60 o en statS Sw Sut Stub h A law it i is belle believe l would unit no-unit I I mit the tho cori conserving ln cr of oC s wr r of all Int streams stream for irrigation purposes As th the law now stands according according ac Re cording to Mr Ir McGonagle le it prevents 9 the dl di of water in Utah f T r the purpose ot ot Irrigating lan lands s In la adjoining suites relates and vice Ice versa |
