Show THE irrigation GATION convention following is an editorial from the kew new york sun of thursday the arst it treace the subject c of the tle ulah utah irrigation convention in a broad an and d statesmanlike spirit and calls proper attention to the importance of the results that ought to flow from it not only to the western farmers but to the eastern and foreign capitalists who will yet find in the colossal colo sEal irrigation enterprises ot of the great west tha the sechrest securest secure st and most profitable field for la vestment investment mr M danas mighty j barnal sarna i has already won a name naine as a true friend of irrigation and the interest ho he takes in the subject may maybe be judged by be the apace id caro care devoted to its treatment the arri irrigation calion ag ol 01 jane june a month before the euba lined article appeared pleasantly taye faye the new york sun is a thorough convert to irrigation irr r we shall have Cht chaarles arles A dana living on a JS twenty two n ty acre farm somewhere aoma where west of tha the I 1 meridian one of these those days and leading his eloquent pea to the celebration of tha th attractions of the new western empire his hill present awer ful fill support is in welcome and if be he de B sires tee to move west and grow up with the arid region be he will bi all the more welcome this is a sentiment in which we can all agree after the splendid article we now quote the governor li of utah territory bis has issued AMU to the governo nol s of bitten fifteen lat fates and territories wt west ot of the tho eriverto ri verto lend send delegate to aa 1 l irrigation convention to meet eel lit at suit salt like city oa th nth esth mil and 17 t h 0 ot I 1 next september the importance of 0 convention conTent lon can hardly be b overcall matej the so O called arid region comprises four our tenths ol 01 the area ot of the halted tied states exclusive ot of alth alaska of 01 this v ast territory it Is estimated that acre tea ar till desert which might ba be by by syr tenn of 0 artificial irrigation now in U use in 11 theat days when the pressure of 0 population po tj 00 upon the public land still u unoccupied pied is al af ivady 10 treat great that recently thousands of ter settler t awaited cited in great hardship the opening of the comparatively infertile territory ol 01 oklahoma 6 there tl Is no purely economic problem of greater national interest and I 1 am m istance than that of adding cladding to the tho purposes 0 of cultivation anil and civilization this hitherto neglected portion of uncle sami sams farm arm in the eastern states the full significance of artificial irrigation it I 1 as a yet imperfectly understood not only are two blade blades of grass gas thereby made As to brow grow where none grew re before but six acre acres may bo be inada made to eu ewort a family where a thousand acres barely bartly sustain a herd of cattle and two or three ranchmen ranchman ranch men now by artificial irrigation man li Is given cintrov over the climate that could not be obtained elsewhere even if all the rain producing experiment experiments of the soc klesa but enterprising secretary of agriculture were undisputed and practical it suo cc cawi A certainty certainly and adequacy of f moisture mo Is secured by this meant means to the arid rid laudi lauds that makes them with their greater reater heat and no less p productive toll moll not only equal but superior for or the culture of grain fruits and subtropical sub tab tropical plants to the naturally irrigated lands lauds of the eastern and central part of the continent salt lake city la to very properly elected selected as s the reeling place of this convention utah 1 li the mother so to speak of artificial irrigation la in north Ara america erica nere for the farst time by a simple system of ditching the desert was x made to blo blosom iota like a rose garden in kapsh Is in there are yet many question questions to be discussed in the convention of more lasting consequence to the prosperity of these state latex than any question on the tariff for or of 6 liver coinage there Is tor for instance the question of artesian wells which hasteen ha been solved to such practical purpose by the people of north and ad south dakota the delegates from kansas and nebraska should have much to tell of the best beat methods tor for utilizing the underground seepage of the rivers of t the be great plains mountain states like colorado and nevada have had bad varied experience with reservoirs and the tapping of water stored ly ty nature in underground reservoir that I 1 of general public publio interest from the california I 1 delegates may be learned something of practical we use anent the sudden recent overflow of the colorado river and especially lime me detailed account of the operation of their most important district irrigation law then too there remain tor for discussion dicu the perplexing qu questions of f water right rights and of tle least objectionable methods regulating by laithe law the private conduct of the various irrigation companies that through their monopolistic control of what ll 11 becoming a public necessity may well be subject subjects 0 with advantage to some form of public an Perv islon the cession of public lands lauds in the arl arid d district to the stales states in which they are situated for special appropriation perhaps to the local maintain ance of public sc schools Is a much debated subject that may wisely be discussed and it if anything approaching unanimity should obtain the decision of the convention on this and ot other her matters might have controlling influence upon the action of congress to the eastern states again whose interest in artificial irrigation is not so direct as that of the tales and end territories west of the missouri a matter of no small mall importance Is the financial recurt security t y offered by the irrigation com pani esthe n nature of the guarantees they can oner offer to investors and the method of lulling and id certifying their securities As A the great operations now in progress or in contemplation temp lation cannot be undertaken or carried to successful conclusion without the financial assistance of capitalists in the eastern states and in europe the discussions at the convention will receive careful attention outside of the states and territories most dl dr erectly interested interest od and it might be wise for the governor of utah and the chamber of comm commerce tee of salt lake city to secure the attendance on this important occasion occa alou of representative business men of new york and boston london and berlin and not to conduct the irrigation convention merely as a local or sectional meeting for jan ala interchange C of local opinion and experiences TUB tim utah viah american a beven by nine liberal campaign sheet in salt lake that has already reached its second number irreverently slobbers over powers as a man sent here upon earth by the almighty especially to ba be a leader ol 01 men and then goes on to say that in accordance with tha edict cf the eternal judge powers etc etc christians are prone to believe that there are and always have been two powers both eternal but that orlando is the personification of the one that has been supposed to be racing raging ao around und among the sons of men is a rather moro more alarming propos proposition iti 0 n than the ungodly will like to swallow at least until they have time for partial repentance PUBLIC in educational matters appear to be very prevalent pr valent in the total number num berot of vote votes cat at the school election tor for trustee last monday was beven seven tarl miner nothing strange about that what ii Is to be expect expected ud of 0 a town whose newspaper organ la Is opposed to the education ti cation of the adults ia in the political achievements and history of their country the miners liberalism is sheer ism DELAWARE the first state to ratify the federal constitution was given the first choice of a site for a state building at the worlds fair the pioneers in a great movement are honored forever hence agdens fame is assured ac DURING LAST month the united states stites exported nearly worth of grain more than during june 1890 1800 it is this gort eort of thing going to bring the gold back into the country again TUB tae IMPORTED product for taxation the home product f tor or consumption is major mckinless McKin leys terse definition of ot tho the republican bartys sound policy it is a winning doctrine every time IF HE were asked whether ho he Is for or against the free coinage of silver divid david B hill has just political courage and conviction enough to stand up and say right out 1 I am HALBERT DWARD has been order el to darls carlsbad dar labaJ bad for his health by bis life physic physician iati his most distressing malady baccarat will scarcely be a affected by the waters RUDYARD says 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