| Show irrigation CONGRESS new york evening post the president wisely called attention to the fact that forestry aal irrigation should go hand in hated it would bo well if tha delegat ca could also have BH object lesson at hand to convince thorn ally aa to the pressing of this statement milwaukee tle fact that twenty six aal territories ara in tho national at the int crast in the fc important buik of making fertile and productive by artificial water courses large areus f arid lands in the west and went pennsylvania new york and vermont have sent del agtos and representatives were present from france and sico los angeles 1 irom dent now erelt a message was received evincing the deep interest the executive has in hie vork HP too abc passage of the national irrigation law one of the greatest steps not only in the forward progress of the fc tates but of all mankind it was the bei ginning of un achievement he decina decI nJ M great eliat we hesitate to predict the outcome nut with all bin in and for the movement the president adra aca caution cleveland plain dealer congress voted for the construction 0 an irrigation dam since that time some lias become available from the ale of public lands wore than hall of which has been obtained during he present year aei to a report of commissioner richards Kic hards of lid general land office sixteen states and territories bae contributed to the um thus pet aside for reclaiming arid lands tho pie diction haw leen made that before long the total for this purpose will reach ten times ita figure in short it Is just beginning to be realized hat an enormous enor moui sum the government will be called upon to expend it will bo money well spent if the confident predictions shall be verified and alie lands thus improved can be made to stand most ot th cost chicago news the irrigation movement should be carried forward bently and willi energy and as a feces pary feature of alic bork public pressure should be brought to bear on congram to support every reasonable measure of foret pre without forestry president roosevelt declares in his letter to tac ogdan convention irrigation irrig alion ewt fail loreo vcr inere aing study of the problem more effective and economical methods should be discovered senator hurlon suggestion that the flood waters of great be for irrigation purposes obviously points in tho right direction had an storage gitein yi tein been at the time of the enormous of last not only would great destruction of life and property have been avoid but the flood waters might have done a work of immense benefit sacramento bee at the irrigation congress in ogden bov pardeep Par dees address atti followed by one by commander ancker of the salvation army they were undoubtedly both dry by that time but lack of congenial companion prevented pardee from emulating the well known invitation of the governor of north carolina to the governor ol 01 south carolina so it is safe to say neither irrigated san iseo chronicle the object of the earlier congregates cong reAtes was agitation for national aid to irrigation the object of the present assembly it to create that public opinion and watchfulness which ahall assure a liae expenditure pend iture of the money now that ve have got it and assist the government departments to accomplish that end buch a concourse of those interested in irrigation and most conversant its needs it capable of great usefulness the importance of the occasion and the kt anding of tho men whose name and motions mill add most dignity to the gathering ale lucli as to assure tt most useful ul opinion and general respect toy conclusion which may bo readied |
