Show GREATEST TEST NEED ND Of OP ARID AMERICA Settlement of Irrigated Lands by Farmers Is Urgent Declares SpeaKer at t Big Congress SACRAMENTO Cal Sept 4 Practical irrigation agriculture and settlement settle settle- ment meat were the features of the addresses ses during the sessions pf of tho the National Irrigation Irrigation Ir Ir- Ir ri tion congress congre s tada today There Thero was a fairly large attendance when Gov Mead Alcad of Washington ton acting as chairman called tho the convention to order sh shortly after 0 o'clock clock this morning mornin The Tho first address listened l to was that of Elwood Etwood Mead who soko on on Something Some Something thing thins Needed to Secure the Highest Development De De- De of the Arid Region Prof E. E EJ J. J Wixson of the a agricultural department University of California read the tho paper of A. A C. C True director of 01 experiment stations t United States Do- Do of A Agriculture ri Mr True could not be bo present The Tho subject of ot and Drain Drain- the paper was was Irrigation atio 1 a ige e investigations W. W A. A Ward A director di rector f of the Rico Growers Growers' association of Beaumont fex Tex had as hi his subject Rice Rice Irrigation Robert D. D Manson anson n it Chicago o banker spoke during the ses ses- sion sien on on Financing Irrigation Enter Enter- of Arizona was Gov Kibbey ri Wa a ater heard at the afternoon session on ter Users Users' Associations C. C CJ M. M Mott Iott of the I Northera North North- general imm immigration lion r agent Pacific Railway gave sa 1 0 an company era orn interesting nl talk on the C Settlement ol mf f Irrigated Lauds Lands If W. W J J. McAllister general a agent of the thc Southern Pacific ot of irn irrigated railway spoke on the settlement o gated lands Col J. J H H. Brady chair chairman n man manof central ral of the Idaho Republican State cel committee and personal C Pi c tatu G of Gov Gooding Goodin was os among those occupying oc OC- OC scats seats on the platform toJa tuda Gooding Goodin was t to ta be present L. L L. L Dennett nf Modesto Cal Cat spoke on Municipal Systems Prof Samuel fortier Portier delivered an anable anable anable able paper on Tho The Greatest Need ui ui of Arid America His Uis main contention was the tho settlement of irrigated ate lands He said eaid that th the irrigation nuon projects amounted to little without tho the s strong arm sound judgment and tireless energy enry of the farmers Ho stated e that acres of land were to be opened fu fur for homes after er irrigation iq projects tR were completed and every effort egort should be bc mado made to en encourage oura e settlement Fred L. L the Department Dopa of ot Agriculture spoke of the ll of irrigation mi- mi gation to dry farming farmin At a meeting of ot the tho California dele gation this morning mornin B B. F F. Lynip introduced intro intro introduced a resolution which called for lor criticism of Secretary of Art Wilson owin owing to his stand on the tha matter mat matter ter of sulphur used in the drying of fruit It was claimed that Prof V Wiley Wilcy ilcy of tho chemistry department was vt wrong n in in his report on the matter It was tb tn sense of the dele delegates however er that it was not advisable for them bem to pass s e criticism li cism in in view of tho the fact that California's Califor Califor- nias nia's representatives at Washington had hul hadnot not taken any action The Tho resolution re was wan accordingly ly tabled Announcement was maae maule that S Reed Smoot of Utah could not be e presenta present pres ent enta owin owing to illness He Lie was to have llave during durin the tho afternoon on c Irrigation Irrigation gation b by Private Enterprise ris A resolution adopted by bytho tho the women omen for the delegates was as read It provided indorsement of the efforts bein being made to create creato fore forest t CS in m iii tuo thu Appalachian Appala Appala- chian ella and White mountains mountain I |