Salt Lake Herald | 1902-04-08 | Page 3 | Farmers Urge Action

I t 1 FARMERS URGE ACTION J Jc c Irrigation Congress Comm 1 A foi fer If L Controversy At a meeting or of tilt iii gloss committee Q on forest helI subject ye t anig to tte thoroughly discussed It the committee that an al I lug by inter interests other effort j than a ar I di COncerned with 10 It of the watershed ard an in as aa the department tedor has bas withdrawn n from or of tt entry acres of t the lain domain It was d id to n appeal to the department a InvestigatIon of the needs f d t ii I the watersheds In ad r which Secretary to a t to send to the Slates II d ut Washington making makine know e t ton tori desire telegram mt me purport of the apical we w th tb By reason of the fat fact tUl enable portion of the suitable only for I while much laUCh is necess to ed In the interest of O on rote purity of water supply for fo iD ties dell and Ad the 0 the prevailed at I I 15 I lug that urging a reason lie apart of 0 the unoccUpied domain would not DOt ts be m in 0 tl the Interests or of owners o t cattle III John Henry Smith addressed h meeting by stating that he be had hs lIt ly Interviewed the beau of deparT depert meats mauls at Washington on Ull tn t 01 watershed and forest re on to learn that the are at or what Is the most prudent roU coons le to tl ur sue De because of so man many and aDd counter petition coming iu In from rein th people of this state Mr lr Smith s U that the at Washing ton toll are ready to do viii m bo t for the best Interests of the entire l tt jut Just as soun as II an Investigation mine what ought to be done dOM in ia rese to the watershed areas The finance committee d cD IsSue an address to all of the or of the state and to make an appeal f O r funds through membership to carry a 1 athe U the work laid out by the congress TIlt I address will contain th the adopted constitution and bylaws bHan lilt of commIttees sad ad all other Information relating to the purpose t the organization When this thi is sec out ont blank forms will wUl accompany O or which It Is 18 desired to be returned tum au lou of water requirements and land irrigated etc From IlO now On the affairs of the I irr 5 gatlon will ill be att lo 10 lothe D the board of control until the rinses hUng bUD of the congress in October