| Show w w TO work of the irrigation congress 1 tuii IS georgc Q cannon made general vicc law N mex sept 17 an ila borate gramme pro for the second days confronted the delegates to the fourth national irrigation today it comprised papers by john F frost on the colora birns tirns of arid lands by E R moses of president of interstate Irrie aton association on the subject of water for beai arid regions by fred 8 alles of acs angeles on methods of california fruit Thomas Knight of and ex Governor price of new mexico wili occupy a portion of the afternoon bt presenting the peculiar merits and advantages of irrigation in their respective regious regio cs and lute oi denver will talk about practical methods of irritation illustrating li taik by means of charts probably however the moat important question to be by the congress is the decision dei ision of judge koes rendered in the united states circuit court at loa angeles in july last aid which held tha W right irrigation law to be ancon this judicial decision ia confirmed would result in the utmost confusion to irrigation titles and would tediously depreciate the value ol 01 call tornia irrigation bonda there ia a etring the matter should ba carried to the united imitates supreme court while it is also held that the leading should put their heads together for the purpose of additional legislation by which the law may be amended and which would overcome abo objections put forward by judge it is said thial butil the court has pass ed upon abo constitutionality of the law several millions of new york and capital which were abigt to be put into irrigation in yali tornia will be withheld MONDAY col of illinois then made a seat laite putting in mr R braot of alzma Arz ma the youngest of the late great general for temporary president the waa and on motion of ex governor prince was carried by ac clara alion J W brooke of iowa waa elected cenap arary secretary and the usual corn were provided for T e afternoon waa opened at 2 by the report of tho committed commit tea on rules and order of business tte committee decided to close the session on wednesday Wednes Jay even in and in cajer to do that had arranged three aiona ae per day from 9 to 1230 2 to 6 and an cession governor Thoron toa then gave bis address of welcome branching off into a eulogy of new mexico and an enumeration of her resources the report ot the committee manent organization was then read and adopted aa follows president col john E frost of kansas secretary fred L allea of los angeles general vice resident george Q cannon of salt jaee aad one district vice lenac from each stale and territory represented president froat addressed the dele acce thanking them for the honor conferred epou him mora especially as he aaa before him a body of men who were thoroughly informed in all the questions pertaining to theoretical and practical irrigation Col Carr of illinois then presented the following resolution resolved that the provisions of the carey act be extended to the territories and that congress be urged to expedite the matter national lecturer emery then pave a witty and masterly address on the act of irrigation through individual effort mhd speaker utter impressing epou his bearers the advantages to ba derived aiom individual effort quoted boncea words the west is the moat american pat 0 the continent the confidence of ane american people is superb ma ure ami have conspired to make the missouri valley what it is the speaker spoke of the prophecy that the center of the englich race would be in the valley and pointed out that irrigation was fast bringing thia about after dwelling upon what bad been done in liia own irate for the cause the closed by exhorting the members to make in efforts for the advancement of irrigation A statistical paper waa then read by P E harroun 0 E of new mexico |
