Show k f BY GEORGE L. L f ff f Professor of Civil and Irrigation Engineering of Stale Sie- Agricultural f College f fI I have been beep watching the irrigation situation of the State very closely close- close f ff f ly Iy for some tIn time tiny Of the measures pending before Congress ss th the Haps Hans f ff f 4 brough bill bUl is by far the most complete though Its pr provisions will not f bring about the desired result The best way in my opinion lon to secure f ff f 4 a assistance istance in the matter is to get the information relative e 0 to our ne needs ds I in f such shape that we can report definitely the extent of aid ad needed and f the results to tobe be obtained I think the resolutions of this convention n will f give impetus to a complete Investigation of the question Another important im- im Im- Im f ff f 4 question will doubtless be the determination of the vested rights f 4 of the water of our ouI own streams In my opinion before the matter can be f ff f satisfactorily settled a competent bureau for the dissemination of definite f nite nile information will have to do active work for two or three years Such f 4 ff f bureau must of course be established by State legislation f 4 4 44 4 4 t 4 |