| Show THAT irrigation ARTICLE the NEWS gave space to an ex plans giov becore the committee on agriculture etc 2 of the constitutional convention ven tion by the secretary of the irrigation cum minion of the intent iab f the article proposed by that body for the constitution upon the abject of irrigating water and from what we OD lean glean from a careful reading of the explanation itself which to IB by too DO meant mean clear or free irom wf we are per estly satisfied as we were at ai tint that the intention of the commie ion was waa all right and it if properly placed before the constitutional coir cot anu and the people would receive their endorsement endora ement the trouble ie that the he sua suggested article which has beer criticized did not express the intention which the explanation seeks ti t convey it was waa well weil to suit gest the utter ab of the members composing the commission presenting anything but want they deemed would be for the ibe best beat I 1 li L of all our people 9 it ii ruay may be timely now to add for the luf of the public that 1 the suggested article perhaps lu In auvert antly did aid not dut the intention ol OJ i be irrigation c 2 the jbf manner of 0 its ito wording ea and lo in some traversed trav red the original and 8 the formulated docu ment was waa no not submitted to or con and upon by the corn declon and therefore the ibe geol gentlemen lemen composing that body in its entirety do not recommend it and are not lor for its it pro visions oDB the secretary eur tary states ate that the rude article in 16 siai aim mst t the exact verbiage of the wyoming cons titu tion alon that la Is the trouble if it la Is the tl ver blag the superabundance ot of words wordani art which the article COIL state that Is IB objected to we tully realize the necessity of an irrigation article in the constitution we also albo recognize we ibe fact that hat there i no vested vented right to the water atie corpus but tint all vested rights are ar to 10 the use uie of certain proportions for purpose sep whether that usa temporarily diverts or removes the liquid from tie its chabuel chau chaut uel iol lurther further we com brehe d the neet salty fir a uniform eyk tern of state coo con broj since the discua sion b bat gone this far therefore we will suggest our view of what might be so c cep septable table to in the cot we present this in brief form irom from a desire not to upon the grou ground ad of the committee having the matter in oblige 1 A declaration of ownership by the state of all public walterr 2 A recognition of water right to use die through priority of appropriation pria tion oto etc inhering in 10 the land 8 the assumption of control by the state of we the distribution dibari button of the water in accord with acquired acquire id rights right 4 the institution of a state board of control oom posea of a comi Detent stats state engineer appointed by the governor and nil confirmed by the senate donate and of four other persons selected from defined districts by vote tote of the people the decisions of this board to be subject tu to review by toe the state courts court the framing of these provisions in simple and concise language we believe to be all that to la necessary fur for the irrigation article in the constitution slid aud a sufficient guide for the legislature to la the enactment of laws lawa coudiest ent ant with existing rights and conditions and equal to future needs |
