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Show nniLMriioN (ir .nun i.imis. (lor4ixouTiiuMA cf Utah It uk loganacllfolntereatln tha Irrigation ijueallon. A day or two Uncr, lie mailed liiTllallona to all the goTirnort ol lha Htatea and TerrllorlM In whUli arid land are located, lo tw-orata with tho twile of Utah In defltluir tome Kliema that would Lo accepUbla lo (Vingreea and lo tha nation at large. Thepropoaltlottli.that a convention La held In Halt I-eVe t'lly, ou Hept. 15, llelt, for the iurea of Ui.cur.llig In detail Ilia Lwl method t ot reclaiming arldlaudt. Tha roiiTenlloii will U inioaJ of 34 delegalee from vach Mate and Territory Intrrwted. There aro lu lha United Hlatra M,. OM.OUi) acre Df arid lanJa, which, It la claimed, can baltrlgatod atYrryaiuill eieUM. VarlouiKliemrtaroroajie4 for tba purpoae, bulnuioug thoaa earl-uualy earl-uualy roiitl lersil la a va-t nallnial Irrigation Irri-gation plan. The Agricultural lie rtinental Waalilngtou la abaulutely antagonlatlo to thla, at the followli g extract from a letter written by Hecre. tary llu.k wlllthowl "Tba work of Iblt department It not dlrntl to building up "a national Itrl. gallon a. banie.' I am utterly 1 1 .tl lo lha government undertaking any grand a. Innie for Hie couatruitlon f ettenalre Irrigation worka, Ihe ot or uhlch ahall Udefraybloutof tha uatlonaltrraaury, thut lnilng a burdeu iixn IlioUa-payeraor IlioUa-payeraor I lie United eiltleaforlbobeueilt of a parllcular teuton or (hue, Thla wut ileatly ttated by Mr. WUIIu, tlie aaalatant teenUry or agriculture, eak. tug for inya-lf anl for Iblt dr-arlmenl t-sforelho commlitea or tha heuatelaat winter. "The Irrigation Itupilry wotk under. Ukeu and tformed hy Ihla dirtmenl baatietn, an) la, ae.luloualy iviirtnedlo tbarollecilonauldlawmlnallon of lufor-malloii lufor-malloii relailia la the condition of our Irrigable landc, and tba liimboda by which Irrigation can bo ap-tled to the beat advantage. lu lb I a I am eluiply carrying out me litbeata of I'ongrwa at aipreaaod lu iho act making a email ap. I roprlatlon for Iblt puriee." Tho iwfle of tho Jlutern Htatrt would not taka kindly to a national Irrigation Hlicine. rbey would not routent to bo taied tor tho urpoto of ntlalmlng arid landa, tho prodiiola of which would couiiwto with thilr own. Audfurthermnre,lt would Lououatroua lo have the National Trtaaury irorm tha work, aul then glvo tho laud aaayundtrhomeeteal law, llealdea, Ultra la no money available for thle purpjaa. Tha moat foaalble i Ian, and that moat llkily to bo favorably acuj lod ou all aldua, would l tho ccialon of tha arid landa lo the Htr tra and Ti rrltorlea within whoM bound they are. Con greet could reocrll rerlaln Dndltlont by which reclamation could Lo carried on, and the ple aa whole tx bene filed. Tor Inttanco, provltlon whould b made to that ipeculalora, eyndloatea or political leia ahoull not obtain control tif large Dock of lande, or monopollie the wator eupply. r.vrn Iho rlghla of the different Htatea to thtt aupply rhmild La protrtled. Itwoull t Inanlfeetly unfair If nnrtli Dakota could iuonootl all the eutnmrr water of tha Upper Mltroull. Tha ewamp land were given by Iho Qenerat (Joverument to many or tba Hit lea, and there 1 ho reaeon why thfc aama di-pmlllon ilimild nol Iai mada or tho arid landa. Ilacli Htate thould IvglventhoM within lit limit, tub. Ject to certain general rrguMlone, ruvldliigagatuataeubeiueiittranfrr tomrrcly eperulatlvei-oroMiitea,or In dlvlduala. The Hlato could proceenl according lo lit faillltlra, and rut the laud were brought within Ilia water domain, they could be aold by public lata, and lha prooeod devotnl to lint' em pur.e the wledotn of tha Irfglt-lalura Irfglt-lalura might decree. Thlaaeemt to La the mot! KUltabl a well at the tnoet loiular plan. Careful rovUtoti bring olad mada that no Hlato thould receive more than It due portion ot tho gen. eral water eupply. |