Show SCIENCE BIDS THE DESERT DRINK Auspicious Opening of Irrigation Irrigation tion Congress at Sacramento Yesterday WHAT RECLAMATION MEANS Vice President Fairbanks De Delivers Delivers De- De livers Principal Address at Opening Session Sacramento Sept 2 rho The fifteenth National Irrigation Congress convened here this afternoon afternoon die che most fa favorable a- a circumstances flees with ith i a yury The f. f u S t s I pr and re reIn Si il cz in Aft i a.-i uly panels S-panels tiTe purne oC e f fhe tats states and e. within a S Interior nC I ic vj ff- ff th the S J to Thu iid ti q X the 5 4 li Of congress ce an n. n u S p S r.- r. ment nt a In o if gallon d tnie op i R- R Ll ho Kad little t e j I look of li pit pit- 11 Ute re tf 11 f i Artt 4 ii vl j A JW k A i 1 1 i fuw fbi rbi Its have te Ita marvel marvel- off f it al lI S vi vic vii hes c u- u uro ro sooner 4 to a are wIth h hits y the government will wili ha S ro- ro JR bringing bt many ot ld arny 5 Continued SCIENCE BIDS THE DESERT DRINK Continued from Pa Pac c One Omie We Yc do a substantial and permanent service to our country by b enlarging ilir l H area unto which men and women mo may come from the con congested ard occupation for 01 their energies and nfl homes for their helm heads Lot L t a man own owna a n piece of oC ground which he lie mn may cultivate cultivate cul cul- put him Into partnership with nature and It will with intensify his lo 10 c cof of or country and antl make him him a more stable conservative c an and patriotic citi- citi Zen zon Increase the home s awl and the lie home owners of or the he republic and you OU augment It Its real abiding strength Means Much The TIme development dc o of the he reclamation service cr In this Western count country mean the Increase of or migration hither of man many desirable citizens It means that In good time man many immigrants who otherwise would settle upon the Atlantic Atlan Allan tic seaboard will come conic here hero and avail them themselves of or the opportunities which are to be bo found round In this vast region where natures nature's bounties afford an ample and Inviting Meld heW It lm I h In our economic and aud our national interest that more of or them should come into the Pacific states and antt aid you in the great work of building up Ul your our agriculture and your trade and in creating here a aspen splendid spen progressive civilization of or he time Jure Fort Mt t. t Closely Closel related to time the subject o of irrigation tin tin- gallon gation Is the time work worl of or forestry The Time two subjects go hand haud In hand We e have pursued a reckless policy with re regard ard to tu the forests forests for for- oress or- or ests ess of ot the United States In some sections see sec lions of or the countr country In fact in almost t Ci C every section we have lmae denuded enu ed our lands of oC timber In what now nov s seems ms to lO have been almost almust it IL i ii mi fashion We e have thou thought ht only of or today having ha no proper re regard artl for the thc future The demand of or the countr country tom for or timber needed needed need need- ed ell to build our railways 11 1111 11 construct our cities and homes has been tremendous We Ye have havo cut ul awn away our forests and paid no attention to the time necessity ot or taking stops steps for or their ultimate restoration Wo Yc now see eec what some of or tile the ul older er countries countries coun coun- tries trl's in their experience ha have seen seoul seen that it is necessary to n horo to u a L ra rational rational ra- ra scientific c forestry system not flOt only In a the time interest o of pm ur II future futuro forests tom for est ests but In the time interest u of the time import import- mi omit subjects of IrIl irrigation atlon and lion tion It II Is but a 0 truism that If Je the tho for- for forests forests ests are arc swept sv away the rainfall m quick quick- quickly I ly flows s into Juto time the streams stream and Is wasted nto the time sea iCU wh reus if It the time trees aro arc properly preserved upon tin timm watersheds water water- sheds tim the rainfall and snows arc stored In natures nature's reservoirs and ire arc gradually fed red Into the streams for Lime lic benefit of or both agriculture and mi outs Hi Ira gration Tore N q iii U m 11 Ie I.e. I i Unon such KUCI an nn occa occasion lon as this I l would woul 1 not hot venture to lo obtrude e politics ks nothing could be more inappropriate The rime fact is that we C have hae a surfeit of POUl CM hal we need most is 18 more and less politics polities Unless ss the time affairs o of the time people are arc arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested h hy by unwise policies unless the time seeds moods of distrust are ame sown amon among ourselves our our- selves melt unless commercial unrest is en encouraged en- en ed b by doctrinaireS we shall con- con to expand our Industries and tile tho West est will wI continue to grow grIn antI anil fulfill her imet ml mighty ht destiny Can we stand prosperity V We arc are In time tho if f e a prosperity the time like of which was never lever before seen scon Can l wo we utilize it Il to 0 our benefit Can we ve retain It or orwill will viii wo we o distrust each other and Involve It t all in hopeless confusion There never cr was an aim hour when lieu It IL was fiS more inure that wo we should bo be governed h I y sober Judgment Wo 0 should cultivate atc a a. l tolerant spirit mill and amidI n 1 I spirit of Justice toward each ouch Vc c should not mint forget org that confidence confidences Is s tho tito sure foundation of or nd ad progress and antI we C should have havo u a aare care are arc that lint wo o 0 do du n not hot lt undermine It At tho time conclusion of or Mr Ir t FI Clifford 1 t nn on J p tat of I or f t-noo- t tt the is 1 livered time tho th f f the cou rys executive whIch came caine I b mole mole- mph raph Following 14 the tIme message messageS i cit's ll tiri 7 u To Tn the time Officers amId antI and Members ls l's of or tile the National Irrigation Congress Cons Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento Cal Cat Gentlemen l I send Mend you hearty earty s and amid In Ill my earnest wl a for or orlie he lie fullest success of If your our convention J congratulate you on on time the of or orthe the Ie e great g movement you represent is no more I t- t call for th time the benefit of or the time small time tho small smil I ranchman There Thero Theros ThereS I s no other oIlier way to lo assist tIc the actual settler antI and home maker who owns own ml iiii tills hIs ills own land humid so is as through this movement of yours yourI for or the time wise Aviso use antI and preservation atlon of ho the waters vaters and amid the lie forests forest The Time recia- recia nation service and the time forest service ir alc re directly adapted to help hell time the small man lan make malte and maintain prosperous a-prosperous home ome lorne an und and tile the arc doing it H. Those These services were recon recent recently Inspected on t time the h round by tJ the Lime secretary of or the time interior and ind tho time secretary of a agriculture who iio have ave are them lucia in charge and congratulate ou on tho time hl high h standards of integrity 0 nil ind they thc have ha e nUn attained i ned It is a n matter of or sincere satisfaction to o 0 learn that you will not confine your your- elves to questions of irrigation and nor then to the time control two tiso ind conservation of cit streams as S these are aTC to e cl every citizen of It f the United States tates I am glad gial to that you will vill give I e attention also to o 0 that problem of or which forestry and Irrl-atlon Irrl anti and water conservation toni form but mut a part time the fundamental problem of i the conservation of or all nil natural re re- re sources The work of ut the government along the thc line of this tiuis greater problem annot be made malic effective without time the oval ippi-oval and amid support of the tue whole boy body of or citizens By c educating guiding and crystal crystal- using public sentiment In this lion ion h hy by bringing the needs of ot the time people peo pie clearly and forcibly to the knowledge knowl knowl- edge of their representatives you are an- rendering a 6 service o of mf time the first Importance Importance Im Im- un- un to tho nation as a whole If Thero were also addresses ad of or welcome wel come como by Senator George C f. Perkins Ido ide Wheeler president of time the he University o of California an and Arlius Arthus Ar- Ar thus lius R. R s. s president pre of or time the California Call Call- fornia state board of or trade truJe t |