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Show X! STATES UfJilE FOR IRRIGATIGIM Permanent Organization Organiza-tion of Western Reclamation Recla-mation Association Determined De-termined at Congress. Resolution Proposing $250,000,000 Appropriation Appro-priation for Projects Is Scheduled for Today. tnt or.anta.uon , tv,.,e. Siaua IU. niiutmn ao. latum was deter-as deter-as I new upon sterna aftetuoori bj l he ssieensice aiHwiated b aesraciiora ut thir-teawi thir-teawi wwaiern ataUa. A reeom we rvl ot by tba rot-iiles coeumiltea was unaul- t:uan aa taway ae tifti d waalea sui lie appointed Tbu tbe rottntl power in ta easf.nms sao-es I aaxMStm row Illlle ba ewwaSr dtMrtMstad an-ac th Mwtwa, Tts rata Miioa lArMw uwl the tactwtary ettaH ba aprolafd by Iba aosidant, w'th (be cone.nl of tha aaaru-tbra aaaru-tbra ccawjpiitea. I! to prm lded ibat meet laws off Use eaecwtlvo ccmmlttoo mast be best ettbar In He t talks or In Wsehlnerlon. D. C This makoa Nail laike ihe weatern headquarters of -tba cooler r.-e. 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(Continued From Page On.) 000,000 to the reclamation service for the completion of projects now "under way, and for construction of several new projects proj-ects for which surveys and plans have been made. The resolutions committee yesterday recommended such a resolution, resolu-tion, but ft was referred back to the .committee, .com-mittee, together with many other resolutions resolu-tions presented by various state delegations, delega-tions, so that a complete and comprehensive comprehen-sive list of recommendations might be made to the conference when it reconvenes recon-venes this morning. IDAHO GOVERNOR EXPLAINS PLANS. Acting Governor Harden Eennton of Utah called the conference to order yesterday yes-terday morning in tne house chamber at the eapitol. After briefly welcoming the delegates, he presented Governor D. W, I Davis of Idaho, who called the conference. Governor Davis outlined the reasons wl.y ho had issued the summons, and simsestcd ! permanent organization arid the formulation formula-tion of . a definite policy for the development develop-ment of ail the western states. Governor Davis told of the advantages that have accrued to the west as the result re-sult or reclamation, stating that reclamation reclama-tion of arid and .swamp lands is no longer : an experiment, but a proven system. The ! records of the railroad companies for the 1 last year show that the Twin Falls. Idaho, project, costing $12,000,000 to reclaim, has I shipped out $42,000, TOO In agricultural products' while the Yakima, Wash., proj- ect, costing $14(000,000, has shipped out $"4, 000, 000 in agricultural products. VISION IS PROVEN TO BE PRACTICABLE. "It would be unnecssary for me to repeat re-peat to you the wonderful benefits the people of the great western empire have enjoyed from the development of our irrigated territory," Governor Davis asserted, as-serted, "and it will be needless to repeat the vision we all have of the happy and comfortable homes for citizens of the 'United States which can be developed in the future if we do our work today along the right line. "We have the wellbeinc of tha west as an ideal to reach at this conference. We are here representing many people, all of whom will reflect the prosperity of the states which use to their full their available agricultural land and water. wa-ter. And, in addition, we have representing repre-senting us a powerful delegation of twenty-six members in the upper house and more than eighty in the lower house of congress who will welcome a unified expression on the problem of future development de-velopment If we are wise enough to present pre-sent It to them. It is for us to determine deter-mine what shall be the policy in these matters. "We are not outlining an Impossible idealistic plan, but a businesslike, concrete, con-crete, staple idea which will hugely Increase In-crease the wealth of our country and will make more possible our dream of the development of forelcn trade which Is our natural right In the postwar period. pe-riod. The orient and the Occident will want the products of the Irrigated farm. "May I say 1 believe that because of our lack of unity and our fAllure to make the best of oUr opportunities by scientifically sci-entifically and sandy suggest lnr legislation legisla-tion upon which our representative could agree we have been the losers by billions bil-lions of uol'ars and have been derrlirt in our duty. Every thinking man In the United States Is aroused to the possibilities pos-sibilities and necessity of properly irrigating irri-gating our lands by giving; a use to our God-given water resources. "Thty want a fixed policy, and ths time to meet the Issue Is today, when we have assembled for the purpose, and I am highly pleased at th determination determina-tion and spirit of the personnel of this confen nce and know no selfish motive of individual or community will cloud the great work we have in hand. "At the head of the department of the Interior and In charge of Its department of reclamation are two capable and btjr thinkers. Secretary Franklin K. Lano and Director A. P. Davis, the latter of whom is our honored guest today. Both of these mn with rare visions have been friends of the west and of Its rejwurces. "Although their political affiliations are different from mine. I publicly wish to say that I am proud to subscribe to their worth, qualifications and Intelligence, Intelli-gence, and pledge nhyself, and I think nafely the members of thle conference, to assist them in gaining the appropriation appro-priation speedily and In stiff Merit slzo to complete the splendid Ofk which they and their predecessors have started. "This ronfsreneo is distinguished by its non political personnel and what plans it makes and what demands It finally reaches will be on the nonpolltlcal basis of purely unbiased American Ideals. "We arc not here to encourage reclamation, recla-mation, for the public wants It, but to make it possible. We want to urge capital cap-ital to come to use through federal, state, and private sources by building a foundation foun-dation of security which will make the" man who invests In either bond :r farm certain of his money and become a cog in the wheel of commercial advancement In the west. "I believe that legal machinery can be set In motion which will provide a erect revolving fund by which the man who makes the soil pay its dollars into the wealth fund of the country can be assisted as-sisted by his govrrnnw-nt and ptflt then pay bade the money for some other man tfi gain from, and still establish himself In a comfortable homo arid mako a competence com-petence for his later yejirs." Following the opening ftdtjfaaj of Governor Gov-ernor Davis, W. R. Wallace, chairman of the UtAh dlepatlon, made n motion that the novornor be declared the chaJt man of the conference. The motion was enthusiastically seconded from all parts of the house and Mr. Wallace QUiokly put the motion, which wti carried unanimously. unani-mously. Governor DaVtf announced that two rommlttf'ss had been appointed from among tttfl debates In advance, so that convinced that he will get choaper food if the lands of the west were developed. If this was done, he said, the laboring men of the east would see to it that their representatives In congress voted for the expansion of reclamation work. Manufae- J turers, too, he said, should be told of tho increased markets for their goods that western growth would afford. Nothing Noth-ing but opposition, he said, could be expected ex-pected from eastern and middlo western farmers. These farmers did not want western competition, ho declared, and would therefore put every possible obstacle ob-stacle in the way of the association's efforts. A. A. Smith of Oregon, who was also a figure In the fight for the reclamation act, endorsed tho statements made by the Arizona delegate. He declared that, following the passage of the act, the west got a "black eye" through the "iirespon-slble "iirespon-slble and unconscionable real estate speculators." spec-ulators." Reestablishment of confidence in western reclamation must be effected, he said, as a part of the association's work. Fred A. Adams, speaker of tho house fit representatives of the state of Washington. Wash-ington. A. V. Hinckle of Oregon and Fred H. Lucas of Colorado, were also among the speakers who endorsed the plans of the conference and predicted that it would result in great development for the west. Resolutions Committee Busy. At a late hour yesterday afternoon the convention adjourned, to meet aain at Iti o'clock this morning. The resolutions committee continued its work last night, and expected to have a report prepared to present to the conference this morning. morn-ing. It is likely that the entire morning session will be devoted to the considers,-! considers,-! Uon of resolutions which will outline the policy of the new association. Resolutions on many subjects have been proposed, and the committee handling thtm is endeavoring to boil them all down to as brief and comprehensive a statement state-ment of policy as possible. It is pointed out that ft the conference attempts to go into details in its general statement difficulties and endless discussions and disagreements might be encountered. Thu leaders of the resolutions committee seemed favorable to a plan of making only the broadest general statements, and allowing the executive committee, the members of which will be selected by caucuses of each state delegation, to work freehanded in laying out tho best and most feasible campaign. The afternoon session today will have the election of permanent officers and the selection of the permanent executive committee com-mittee as its main business. It seems certain that Governor Davis of Idaho wlil be the permanent president, as he is the unanimous choice of the delegates. The selection of a secretary, of cours?, will be taken up by the president and the executive committee at a later date, pos-' pos-' sibly at a meeting to follow the conference, confer-ence, San Carlos Pictures Tonight. i Tonight at 3 o'clock in the Assembly ! Hall on the Temple biock several reels of moving pictures of the great San Carles Car-les project in Southern Arizona will bo i shown to the delegates and the public free of charge. Judge O. J. Baugh of the Arizona delegation will receive the pictures pic-tures by express today. These pictures show the great drivo launched to secure the project; some fir.e scenes of lands in the Florence-Casa Grande Valley which will be watered by the San Carlos dam; several exceptionally good scenes of the world-famous Casa Grande ruins, as well as what is said to be the finest view ever taker, of the great Roosevelt dam in Arizona. Roster of Delegates. Following ore the accredited delegates to the conference who registered yesterday: yester-day: Colorado Beman C. Fox, D. W. Auprle and S. O. Harper, Grand Junc-ttoni Junc-ttoni K. K. Burger, Trinidad; Edward B. Foster, V. H. Olin and Fred L. Lucas, Denver. Wyoming Frank G Emerson, Charles E. Hill, Henry Lloyd and O. C. Carlisle, Cheyenne; P. W. Spauldlng and Tom Iainter. Evanston; A. H. Avers, Powell; E. W. Marchant. Cowley; J. M. Snyder, Evanston; Eugene Hlckey, Lonetre. Idalu John W. Hart. Rlgby; Clarence C. Baker. Burley; Heber Q. Hal". Boise; Hoss J! Corns took, Rexburg; James Just, Shelley; Elbert N. Call. Blackfoot; N. K. Jensen. Rupert; Peter Q. Johnson, Black-foot; Black-foot; Irvin E. Rockwell, Bellevue; Mark Austin. Rexburg; J. C. Wheelon. Twin Falls; E. H, Dewey, Nam pa; H. G. Fuller, A Bh ton; I. B. Perrlne. Twin Falls; W. H. Qlbsoh, Mountain Home; R. E. Sheppard. Jerome; O. B. Flynn, Burley; Carbon Gracoson, Bellvue; W. L. Burton. Bur-b-y: W. C. Lars-m. HaU; Carl J. Llpps, Rupert; F. R. Gooding. Gooding; F. H. Aiiairs. Paul; J. Robert Brady, Pocatello; lnyd -;!: :-., Frank Carr, Barrv Dibble Dib-ble and F. A. Banks, Burley; W, G. '.'.;.-(.::. w. U. Putman and Paul S. A. BlOkeL Boise; N. C. Buck, Burley: W. T. Jack. Oakley; Char'es E. Anderson, L0 . :. i nd usoar Johannsen. Idaho Fulls; P.. R. Wedekind and W. S. Ful-widr, Ful-widr, PulwMs; Dana Templin. Rupert; L. G. Bradley, Burley; Ed. Snow, Boise; J. E. Jensen and James Hull, Blackfoot; Black-foot; A. B. Darlington. Jcrorr.e; Frd R. Reed and A. V. Tallman, Boise. Nebraska Will M. Maupln and A. N. Matthews. Oaring; R. A. Smith, Omaha; Jimn Whitehead. Mitchell; R. A. Wills, Bridgeport. N- v ids John F. Richardson, C. E. Cole, Edmund Delta. A. D. Drumm and W. K. Davis. Fallon; J. G. Scrughara, Carson City. Texas Major R- A. Burgess, El Paso; Major H. B. Galbrslth. Brownsville; George La Uaron. El Paso; C. H. IVAse. Raymond vllle; Lewis C. Parry, Torry-Ville. Torry-Ville. Oregon Percy A. Cupper. Salem: Harry Card, Madras; Professor W. L. Powers, C'ornwallis: Whitney L. Bctge, Portland; A. A. Smith, Baker; H. D. Scud dor. Q. A c, OorvaJHai 3. T. Hlnkie. Hermlston; J. F. McVaught nnd O. W. Officio, Klumnth Fills; H. J. Tlcknor and Farm Smith. LangrTI valley. Arizona w. S. N'on-ell. Phoenix; Judge O. J. Batighn. Florence; George H. Maxwell and Mr. Sims. Phoenix; S. Q. Bailie, Tucson. New Mexico E. E. Young, chairman, Banta i-v ; a. s. Kvlar, Mesa: F. T. Mc-fCarneft Mc-fCarneft Anthony; L. A. Gillette, Santa F'-: Wanols O. Tracy. Carlsbad. Montana H nal i 1 llgglns, ' ItsMtlla : George R. FealhTly, Dillon; W. M. Wool-rldirp. Wool-rldirp. Hinsdale j Dr. H. C. Gardiner, Anaconda; Ana-conda; J. E. Edwards, Forsytho; W. W, McDowell and H. A. Gallwev, Butt? R. C. Kiting and F. B. Comrolly, Hillings; E. S. Booth. Fnllon. California F. D. Bane, Orland; W. A. Beard. Sacramento; Charles II. Lee, W. T. MbClnre md D. w, Roaa, San Francisco. Fran-cisco. Washington F. F. W. Graham. Seattle; Seat-tle; N. W. Durham and Fred AdaniP. Bpok&nrej J. B. Adaias and E. T. Blaine. Beat Ufl; E, F, Bsfifton, OlSTnpla ; Arthur Ot JonS, Spokane : Marvin Chape h nd E. M. Chandler, olympla; Peter M. Mo- Qrogpr, Otpnpl! p- Binln Seattle; Ralph B, Williamson and U. K. Tiffany, Yakima; a. J, O'Cotlnor, Ottauegan; B, F. Rood and O, L. Waller. Ell-iiber-. Utah w. u. Wallaoe, U. R. Lymnn, T. R. Cutler, W. W. Armstrong. W. F. Janften, D. O, Wllley, Jr.. .tames A,. Melville, Mel-ville, Joseph Jen son, William Spry, W. K Armstrong and Dr. J. A. W Idt aoe. pult Lake; J. L. l.ytel. Pvovo; George F. MrOonagle and John Y. Smith, Salt Luke; , u. Bdufdoyk, Habar; John o. m. Baroot, KaygvUle; j will Kntjnt W. s. Browtv ink- and L n. PlatstML Ctdabj WUUart m. Itovlance, PfOVOJ Charlea 'West, llovte- viiie; u. t. Rtynplda, SprlngvlUe; Levi peHison, hikley; W. II Smart, Roosevelt,' charlea a BmurthwaJte suit Lake i l. Y. Curry. Wtnnl; William O'Netl. Itoose-velt; Itoose-velt; C. C. Neslrn. Suit Lake; Jovtph S. Know, St. George; PunloJ Stevens. Fillmore; Fill-more; Frank D. Kimball, Srlt Lnkn; W. H. WnttiM nnd Martin Brown, Ogdeti; WUllam p. Hanaan, Cce4 villa; T. l ai-lon ai-lon and u EL Jddgra, artntavlllej Henry Oimlnor. Spanish Fork! QWan Reunion, Vtrnal: Mark AUitln, Slt Lake; C. Mvln Ormo, Tooele. they might draw up a plan of action for the conference. These were the finance and the resolutions commitues, which began their conferences Thursday. Delegations Dele-gations which had no representatives here Thursday announced their appointments appoint-ments to these committees, and the chairman chair-man announced them to be as follows. Resolutions committee Judge Otis J. Baughn. Arizona; W. O. Baird, California; Califor-nia; W. G. Swendaen, Idaho; D. W. Aup-poile, Aup-poile, Colorado; W. KC Wool ridge, Montana: Mon-tana: James T. Whitehead, Nebraska; E. E. Young, New Mexico; Percy A. Cupper. Oregon; John F. Richardson. Nevada: Ne-vada: R. R. Lyman, Utah; Major A. A. Burgess, Texas; A. J. O'Connor, Washington, Wash-ington, and P. W. Spalding; Wyoming. Fiance committee Sims Ely, Arizona; Charlea H. Lee, California; E. II. Dewey, Idaho; Beman C. Fox, Colorado; Senator H. E. Galway, Montanr; William Maupln, . Nebraska: L. A. - Glllett, Now Mexico;; Whitney L. Boise, Oregon; Edmund Dielz, 1 Nevada; W. W. Armstrong. Utah; Major. Qalbralth, Texas; Ralph Williamson, Washington, and Charles S. Hill, Wyo- , ming. Frank W. BrtJKrn. secretary to Governor Gov-ernor Davis, was tho. unanimous choice for secretary of the conference. Governor Davis also appointed a committee com-mittee on program and credentials, Including In-cluding the following delegates: S. G. Bailey, Arizona: Fred L. Lucas, Colorado; P. D. Bane, California; A. D. Drum. Nevada; Will M. Maupln, Nebraska; Ne-braska; Will H. Gibson. Idaho; W. W. McDowell, Montana: Francis G. Tracy, New Mexico: A. A. Smith. Oregon; R. K. Tiffany, Washington; George R. Le-P.aron, Le-P.aron, Texas; D. w. Spauldlng. Wyoming, Wyo-ming, and W. M. Roylance, Utah. Shortly before noon the delegates adjourned ad-journed to attend a special organ recital given In their honor at the tabernacle. Tins was followed by a luncheon in the Hotel Utah, tendered by the Utah delegates dele-gates to the conference. Utah's Support Pledged. At the luncheon Governor Davis called upon several prominent figures In the conference for brief ;alr:s devoted to the purposes and the work of the conference. confer-ence. Former Governor WltllanS Spry received an enthusiastic greeting and assured the delegates that the people of Utah would give- united support to any program worked out by the conference. The fact might well be faced, Governor Spry said, that the east was opposed to spending money in tho west. It would be necessary neces-sary for the people of the west to get together to-gether and educate the members of congress con-gress from the east as to what the west had. Tho development of the west, he said, was a matter that should concern the whole United States. Governor Spry expressed the belief that if the Irrigation and reclamation interests of the west would band together as had been proposed pro-posed and go to congress with a definite plan, together with proof of its feasibility and value to the country at large, congress con-gress could be induced to give It favorable fa-vorable attention. William A. Baird of the California delegation dele-gation In a brief response indorsed the statements made by the Utah speaker and declared that congress must be convinced con-vinced above everything else that money spent in the development of the west was money spent for the good of the entire country. Texas to Push Plan. Major R. E. Burgess of El Paso, chairman chair-man or the Texas delegation, said that his state was enthusiastically behind the plan of the conference and heartily favored fa-vored a permanent organization that would keep after the things wanted by the vest until congress acted favorably. E. F. Basin of the Washington delegation dele-gation said he ha been Interested In irrigation ir-rigation for nineteen years and had he-come he-come convinced that Just such an or-kiutixatlon or-kiutixatlon as planned was vl'allv needed. Mr. Blaine said he first heard" of irrigation irri-gation fifty years ago from a brother who had visited Salt Lake. As a result of the information brought to him by his brother, he said, ho finally Woame iloeely id.-ntlfled with irrigation development develop-ment In the west. ' Judge A. O. Eylar of New Mexico urged t:;o valus of a letter-writing campaign by the farmers of the arid states to their rppresentstives in congress. He said he bcliev that thousands of letters to con-greNsmen con-greNsmen and senators from western states would. In his opinion, convince them of the necessity of demanding favorable fa-vorable action on reclamation development develop-ment for the west. Address were made nt the afternoon business session by several delegates and prominent guests. Mr. Davis of the reclamation recla-mation service, spoke briefly of the value nf Irrigated land over the value of f.trm lands In the humid sections of the country. coun-try. He said that the average value of crops grown on twenty-five government reclamation projects Ust year was 163. 40 per acre, while statistics compiled by the department of agriculture showed that the average value of crops on aJU classes of land in the United States were Just half that amount per acre. Mr. Davis raaJd that lands In the srld regions were better for three principal reasons. The lisht rainfall, he said, prevented pre-vented tho constant leaching process which go s on in the noils cf humid regions re-gions by reason of the heavv rains draining drain-ing off noil fertility. In the -irid regions, he said, where irrigation was used, there waH an absolute control of the water supply sup-ply to the crops which could not prevail In the humid sections of tho country. In th arid rgio.is. he declared, thore was a largA excess of sum-htne over thru en-Joyed en-Joyed in the humid sections, thus making for bigger, better and surer crops. The Irrigated lands of the arid regions, he concluded, would always have these three advantages over lands in tho humid regions. reg-ions. Uecaune of them, he added, It was possible, for a farmer In the west to have a better farm on forty acres than the eastern farmer on eighty. Director Davis reported that between fifteen and sixteen million acres of land had now been plared under Irrigation In the wost. There was a like amount, he said, which could be Irrigated when nil possible proloctn Were completed. He recommended to the conference the work of bringing these added millions nf acres under water. The reclamation service, he said. In the seventeen yenrs nf Itp ex-iltaftee ex-iltaftee had passed beyond the experimental experi-mental stage, and had proved Its value. In Ha report the program nnd credentials creden-tials committee recommended that debate on any question be limited to fifteen minutes min-utes for each statu; that tho resolutions committor consider no resolution presented present-ed to it after 8 o'clock last night; that the selection of tho next place of meot-Inc meot-Inc be left to t he executive commit tee. The report of tho commit lee wti adopted. Report Adopted. Charles II. Stewart, mnnugcr of th federal rose? vo bank In fjalt Lake, spoke briefly on hn value of Irrigated lands over dry farmed lands. Mr. Stewart us id the federal regerva bank was willing to advance the farmer three times as much money on Irrigated land na the farmer who owwned dry lands. Lxperlenco, he said, had (aught that tho crop on Irrigated Irrigat-ed Landl was alnjoel u certainty, while the crop on dry farm land was very much of an uncertainty. Mr. Stewart ipokt of nome fr the highly 11200088 ful pmjoefH In Idaho, quoting them A$ examples of what could be dona by Irrlgat Ion. lie ex-preaied ex-preaied the hope trTet (he conference would be successful In securing government govern-ment funds to continue reclamation work. Ooorifo H. Maxwell Of Fhortilr, Art 8,, who was u prominent figure In the long right fraged for the enactment of the national na-tional reclauui tlon n' t. which has so far remitted In the expenditure nf 190,000i ooo on reclamation in the weat, rave the conference some tound ndvlcn relative to the task ahead of it. He also spoke atronftly In favor of the nood control got Bponaofed by the lata Senator BYanola o Newliilids of Nevada who, hn declared, bad done more for Western i edainat Ion than any other man. Re Iftld he proponed to oontlnua tno nchi tor the flood control act, nnd aritlolied ib" pregeni admlnls t ration for" not heWni appointed the oom- mlsslon I" study flood control which wan authorised, he said, twn yr.us ago, Musi Convince Eaat, Mr. Maxwell eald it would be necessary for I h conference to K' Into the p qui -oui oantari Of tht cant Bnd gain convert con-vert . for tha oausi of the wee if the esaoolntlon expacted M ar' additional , ftitidn from conn '"". q'hn laboring man In tho eastern Indunlrlal centers muM he |
