| Show btTIi IR1110ATION CONORESS 11 Ismano Jl1II DhIR h 11 a Itculullnn file Adjuaru Lincoln Sept 300np or the reso Illtion present nl the clolng sea olon or the sixth Irrigation con gress this ortornoon read We flavor Ihs Construction at tho cnrUt proctlollblo dote by the geneml ootunnt ur two r oervolrs recently located under the dinted ce on of the Unl I din-ted States engineer corps on oneh 1 In I Colorado 01 Womlng This section rought a minority rc poit as follows e llellcvlni that the construction ol storage resirvolrB for Irrigation purposes pur-poses Is I not a proper function of the 1idiral government but Its work thould Im I confined to surveys and the lullcctlon ot Infoimatlon In regard to water fcuppl extent ot Irrigable lands location uf reservoir sites etc the minority Or the commlttC on roalu fleas recommend that the resolution Imoring construction by the I edrul government of reservoirs lie not adnj ted The mlnollty report was ably championed cham-pioned by J II Brigham assistant see tetary of agriculture of Washington Washing-ton and Delegate Mills of Idaho but the majority report was adopted by a luoetlcnlly unanimously vote Hit resolutions continue Ilesolvcd That we have heard with forts looking to the colonization ot tho nrht West and the creation or home therein for the worthy poor IIHoled Thllt e have heard with the grclltes Interest and great pleasure pleas-ure oC Mr nnd Mrs Uoothfuckers presentation find explanation or the liana and purposeu of the Salvation Army In organizing colonies of the worthy poor of meat cities to settle and build homes upon rich Irrigated laid J a of tho West Theirs is a grand noble and liilllotlc work deserves the earnest commendation and support or every citizen ot our country The West extends Its hearty welcome to the worthy people and pledges our 8 > mpa thy and support In aiding the people ito i-to make 1 uppy homes upon our rich and productive lands Delegate H 21 Lincry of Montana uarmly protested against a project which he claimed was destined to bring to the Western states n popul lion which might prove undclrubl but his motion to strike out ws defeated de-feated The report of tho committee wits then adopted as a whole A paper on Artesian Water In South Dakota by Prof J K road state geologhit woe nn elaborate Illustrated review of the subject oC wells and at II fldnl overflow of the Northwestern states Fruit Orcharding by Irrigation was tho subject of a paper by n V Stephens Ste-phens president of the Nebraska horticultural hor-ticultural society He was followed by N II Dorton of the United States geological ge-ological survey en Water Supply of Western Nebraska A supplement to the report of the committee on resolution pledging the support ot the Irrigation congress to the Hermann bill now pending In the national House of Representative providing for the cession of states of a million acres of arid lands was adopted Delegate Moore of Kansas asked for an endorsement ot House bill No 1015 at pic sent pending I In the lower house It provides for tho creation of public land commission under the secretary of the Interior Consisting or the cum mlisKmor ot land entice director of the geological survey and three other per alone to be appointed by the 1ieshlent and confirmed by the Senate The committee 10 to ascertain the water supply of each basin and Its fluctuations fluctu-ations at Important I points und la I to pl pare II ttement aholng amount nIIhle Itudareloullt flowing to waste Members ut the congress declared themselves favorable to the bill but no formal vote on the Indorsement was taken The executive commlttpe nnnounccd tile selection of the following ollleers I Chairman Joseph M Carey ot W > o mine secretary r J Mills Idaho treasurer C M I Helnlz California The chairman itan empuwrd to Ipolnt three members to constitute a Committee com-mittee to Influence legislation favor Bills to Irrigation berore the Senate and House at Wahlngton The Congress then adjourned sine die |
