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10 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. .TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1905. WORD TO ROOSEVELT Irrigation Congress Sends the President Greeting. MORMON CHOIR SINGS ODE Evening Session of Delegates "Given Vp to Addresses and a Fine Mu sical Programme by the Ogden Singers. MESSAGE TO WASHINGTON. The President, "Washington, D. C: The National Irrigation Congress thanks you most heartily for your kindly remombrance, and hopes that your good sen-Ices will he continued in helping forward the irrigation of arid and the semi-arid West, and thus furnishing many thousands of homes for our people. GEORGE C. PARDEE. President. TOM RICHARDSON. Secretary. Not since President Roosevelt touched the golden key that opened to the -world the Lewis and Clark "Exposition has such an ovation been tendered any individual or number of individuals as was last night accorded the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, of Ogden, which rendered the Irri gation Ode before an assembly that packed the Auditorium from pit to dome. For fully ten minutes after the magnifi cent volume of the splendidly trained voices had echoed out across the Dream City, the applause of the thousands of ap preciative hearers continued. If there was any question of the appre ciation of the music-loving publio of Portland for good music it must have been dispelled. Director Joseph Ballan tyne lead the 205 vocalists composing the chorus from a dias at the front of the large stage, with the piano at the right in front and the choir arranged In a eeml-clrcle. Irrigation Ode Sang. Miss Emma Lucy Gates, the sweet voiced singer, sang the words of the ode to the magnificent musical arrangement of John A. McClellan, the talented and modest accompanist of the choir, with such ease and perfection as to thoroughly captivate the crowd. Applause punctu ated rests In the composition more than once, and at the conclusion of the tribute to the cause of Irrigation the enthusiasm of approval was superb in its expression. "The Soldiers Chorus" (Gounod) was sung, as an encore, and again the audi ence prolonged applause in, the hope of receiving further entertainment from the musicians who traveled 900 miles to at tend the session. Secretary Tom Richardson with some difficulty suppressed the demand for con tinuance of the entertainment, that the programme of the evening might be taken up. In response to the suggestion of a Colorado delegate. Mrs. Gilbert Mc Clurg. author of the words of the Irriga tion Ode. was introduced and addressed the Congress at some length. Glfford Pinchot, Forester of the United States, was then introduced, and said: The Reclamation Service is one of the very best bodlta of men under the Government. "Under Mr Newell's admlnletratlon it has set a standard of honest, able, devoted work which It will not be easy to attain or .surpass. But a competitor, a sister service, was born on February 1, 1D05. and it will not be satisfied with any lower achievement. The Forest Service is young, vlgoroue, hope ful and enthusiastic, and it means to do good work When the Forest Service was created it was given charge of all the forest work of the National Government, and with it the opportunity to have and execute a definite and consistent policy. That policy, so far as the forest reserves are concerned, is not only Intimately related to the work of the Recla mation Sen-ice at every point, 'but it has also the closest relation to every interest and Industry of the whole "Wert. That Is why I speak of it today. The motto of the Forest Service might well be, "To Help. Not Harm," or we might para phrase Lincoln's immortal words and ay that we are trying to do our work "with help fulness to all, with enmity toward none." The Forest Sen-Ice was. given certain new powers and duties when it was made, powers and duties which will greatly help it to be useful. And in addition it can now use its old powers in new and vastly more helpful ways. The streams which you are using, or will uee, for the irrigation of the arid West, rise in the forest reserves. The first duty of the Forest Sen-ice is to protect the forests against fire, and the streams against the disastrous effects of Are. To that end it must have men, and men the reserves have hitherto .sorely lacked. Congress has now given us the right to apply the money paid for the use of the reserves In protecting hem, and gradually we shall get together an adequate force of men. But merely to have men Is not enough. We must have the very best men. And so we have arranged to get good men, pay them what they are worth, give them permanent work, and above all, take them In young and let them grow Into the knowledge, training and discipline 'of the service, and finally into its higher places, as they may show them .selvcs worthy. There is now a future in forest work on the resen-cs. V ntii recently the only source of revenue from the forest reserves came from the eale of tlm "ber. and It wag, insignificant in amount, be cause little was sold. "We are selling the ma ture timber now under rules which Insure the safety of the forest. Instead of lettlng'lt fall and decay, and the revenue from that source will Increase many fold. "We shall make a reasonable charge hereafter for grazing In the reserve, because it is Just and fair that we should do so, and because the Attorney-Gen-rra.1 has decided that we have the right. And we eball charge for certain other privileges also, so that I am not without hope that the net cost to the Treasury for the national for est Work may be reduced from more than 80 per cent of the gross cost during the last fiscal year before the creation of the Forest Service, to less than 50 per cent for the first fiscal year after it. And every dollar that coma In gives us more power to protect the reserves and make them useful to you. Until recently the forest officers were pow erless to control certain kinds of trespass, or tod nearly so. Now they nave the right to arrest for violation of the law and the regu lations, and the fact that they have it is the best of all guarantees that they will not have to use It. But because of It the reserves will be safer against fire and more helpful t every man who needs (hem. Last year I told you that we hoped to In crease the flow of streams used for lrrl ca tion by planting trees. This year I can re port that the work is well begun. Finally, I have taken all the work I could away from "Washington, and given It to the men on the ground. "Whether or not a settler may graze a few head of stock, or a merchant buy $50 worth of logs, is now no longer de cided "by a clerk in "Washington whov never bsw & forest resen-e, but by a man who knows the settler and the merchant, the cattle and the trees, and he will be held to a rigid ac count for d elding promptly 'and rightly, through the personal examination of inspect ing officers on tho ground. To sum up, the new policy. In few words, the Forest Senice Is trying to combine a knowledge of forestry and local conditions with business principles and common eenso. In the effort to give the resen-cs their highest -usefulness, and. by ir doing to make them pay their way. And I believe we can do It. Engineer Newell's Address. Frederick H. Newell, chief engineer of NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS ATTRACTS A GATHERING OF I- T T T t . t . 1 .., T T T T T T t ............. r ..... . . til....... the Reclamation Service, was the next I 6poakcr. He was introducd by President ' Pardee as 'the man who has done much ' and from whom so much is expected. "As you will see on the wall Oregon's part in the reclamation fund is W.230.659.75. I am not quite sure of the 76 cents. "Washington has- a sum not quite so large but a very' respectable amount; a little more than $2,000,000. "In Oregon with the exception of that portion along the John Day, Umatilla and Columbia Rivers, the lands that may be reclaimed are largely held in private ownership and by corporations. "'The reclamation act. as most of you are aware, was passed mainly for the purpose of reclaiming public lands, but the portions addjjd make it available for private lands in a measure. "It is absolutely necessary that the service have the co-bperation of land owners and those who own the water, in order that the government can suc cessfully carry forward the work. "The day has passed when It is pos sible to find any section for reclamation that does not present obstacles to its ac complishment. It Is the purpose, not to make owners of land wealthy but to di vide the land into small tracts and es tablish homes thereon where families may enjoy the homes to which every Ameri can citizen is entitled. "The acreage of lands which can be reclaimed under any project is neces sarily small and it is therefore neces sary that practically all of the land owners must combine and come Into the enterprise at least nine-tenths of the land area must he Included. "The man owning 640 acres will fre quently say that he thinks It is prob ably a good thing. A stockman or a large holder may not desire the land to be reclaimed. "In Oregon and Washington, unfortu nately, the holders of lands where pro jects are possible have not been ready to agree that the land be watered and divided up between small holders. If the farmers will not -do this it is practically impossible for the government to pro ceed." Objects to Cuttng Up Property. Delegate Garnett, of Colusa. Cal., of fered strenuous objection to the Idea of cutting up property of individual land owners under any regulation of the Gov ernment, and declared some other system should be found, as the farmers would neve'r consent to such practice. ' Mr. Newell responded: "I am glad my friend from California has arisen to take up this point. I have just come from Klamath Falls, where California farmers said the same thing. "J talked to them for an hour, and they repeatedly declared they would not con sent to divide up their lands and sell at a certain price at a certain time. Finally, one heavy land-owner expressed his will ingness to accept the conditions and put a large acreage he controls under the project. Within a short time all. or prac tically all, of the land-owners had united in giving the required agreements. "I am afraid that when changed laws may be obtained that too many other localities will have accepted the condi tions and have projects approved. "The land-owners should bo willing to concede something Jn consideration of the benefits to be derived." Greeting From President Diaz. Acting Secretary Francis read a letter of regret from President Diaz, of Mexico, expressing his appreciation of the invita tion to attend and regretting his inability to be present because of official duties. Edward A. Beals, district forecaster of the United States Weather Bureau, de livered an address on "Climatology," taking the place of H. E. Williams. A number of resolutions were read by title, a lengthy debate took place over the advisability of holding an early morn ing session today, which was finally ter minated with adjournment without any cIVnge of the programme. ESCAPERNONG ,WI?JE The finest product of the scappcrnong, the. native North Carolina grape. A de licious, refreshing white wine. Moderate ly sweet a ladles' wine. W. J. Van Schuyver & Co., Inc., distributors. CONGRESS FOR THE ID LANOS (Continued from First Page.) tlons, F. C Hermann; nominations, B. B. Morton. North Dakota Vice-president, N. G. Larlmoro; executive, John F. "Wallace; resolutions. E. A. Williams; nominations, E. T. Chandler. Illinois Vice-president. J. A. Patterson; executive, D. H. Anderson: resolutions, D. H. Anderson; nominations, J. A. Patter son. Nebraska Vice-president, F. II. Rath burn; resolutions, George W. E. Dorsoy; executive, G. L. Shumway; nominations, George L. Loomls. Wisconsin Vice-president, W. W. Pot ter; resolutions. A J. Cobban; nomina tions, W. W. Strickland; executive. A. J. Cobban. Idaho Vice-president, Governor Frank R. Gooding; resolutions, C. Bralnard; executive, A. B. Moss. Nevada Vice-president, G. S. Nixon; resolutions, Harvey Thurtell; executive, E. I "Williams; nominations, H. B. Max son, t Arizona Resolutions. Dwight B. Heard; nominations, G. G. Keating. Indiana Resolutions, W. H. Tamme; nominations, Cortez Knight. When the Administration Band sounded the notes of the "Star-Spangled Banner in the Auditorium yester day .forenoon the assembled delgoates of the National Irrigation Congress SPECIAL GAVE I. FOR SESSION. A very ornate gavel, shaped In the form of a wagon-wheel, made of oak beautifully inlaid, with spokes of pol ished hickory, was presented President Pardee by the Studobaker Manufac turing Company, but as it weighed about ten pounds. It was not employed in general use to govern the body. and accompanying visitors showed their patriotism in a demonstration of applause, rising to their feet while tho ladles waved their handkerchiefs. Governor George C Pardee, of Cali fornia, president of the congres-s intro duced Father C E. McDevltt, represen tative of Archlbishop Christie, who opened the proceedings of the 13th an nual session with an Invocation for divine guidance in the proceedings. Father McDevltt declared that the benefits of action by this congress would be felt by coming generations yet unborn. He closed with the Lord's prayer, Jn which the assemblage joined. Governor Clinmbcrlnin's Guests. Governor Pardee then introduced Governor George E. Chamberlain, who delivered an address of welcome on be half of the State of Oregon. He de clared that the interests of Oregon and California are mutual and these states are grasping hands in the great irrigation movement. Governor Cfiamberlaln deplored tho lack of harmony that has existed in some sections between the Reclama- tion Serlce and owners of property, especially with reference to the situa- j ... rr...w. k... v. alm.uud Ui HAG tk AI" lamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road Company has been an ob stacle to progress of the Malheur pro ject. He expressed life conviction that Congress-should enact legislation by which the obstacles thus presented may be removed by acquiring tho lands, not by confiscation but in ex change for reasonable compensation. The Carey act, he regards as having1 accomplished Its object in a large de gree and having- been of vast benefit, but the Reclamation Service is of far greater consequence because of the mag nitude of the work It contemplates. II. 31". Cnkes Remarks. H. M. Cake, president of the Portland j Commercial Club, replying to the criti cism uitvrea uj c-uuvnur viilicii den, of Missouri, concerning the hos pitality of Portland and enterprise of people of the city, declared that there must undoubtedly have been some mis understanding on the part of the vis-, ltor and assured the delegates and their friends that the doors of the Portland Commercial Club are nlwrfys open to them. President Cake de clared the Irrigation Congress the most important of conventions to be entertained. "The great states of Oregon. Washing ton and Idaho, while blessed by moun- TEXAS WANTS RECOGNITION. Congressman Stephens, of Texas, has submitted the following Important resolutions to the committee bearing upon Federal appropriation for the arid lands of the West, and especially of Texas, which will undoubtedly be favorably incorporated in the final re port: "Resolved. That it Is the sense of this Congress that the State of Texas should share in the benefits of tho reclamation laws of the United States." tain streams and abundance of water are yet waiting for full fruition of the blosslngs of this water which, when placed upon arid wastes and barren soil will create fair fields, homes and cities! "Wy want to extend to you the right hand of fellowship and we welcome you to this city." Colonel Dosck's Welcome. Colonel H. E. Dosch. on behalf of President Goode of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, who was unavoid ably absent, then addressed the con gress, stating that his whole soul was in the question of Irrigation, and that it was one of the greatest of modern civilization. Mayor Harry Lane excused himself for being a bit late in arriving, but gave the delegates a most graceful speech of welcome. He said that it was most likely that the people of tho "Willamette Valley and Western Ore gon could not, from the nature of things, really appreciate the needs of the arid regions, because they had, as a usual thing, more water than they knew what to do with. Mayor Lano said he was firmly convinced that the necessary money for irrigation enter prises would bo better invested in these great enterprises than expended in an attempt to govern the Philip pines. On Behair of Portland. "The City of Portland," said he, "Is proud and pleased to have you here, and perhaps I am a little selfish in making this cordial welcome, for I know that when you improve by irri gation the grand intermountaln region, which Is an empfre of Itself, that em pire must pay a little tribute to my city In the way of freights and the marketing of your productions. Mayor Lane closed his felicitous address by assuring the delegates to the Congress that If they really needed anything they didn't know about, he would instruct the Chief of Police to Inform and protect them wherever possible." -President Pardee then Informed the del egates that a telegram had Just been re ceived from Governor McDonald of Colo rado that owing to a railroad wreck, the .executive of Colorado would be unable to roach Portland until this momlng. Gov ernor McDonald was scheduled to deliver an address. Speech by Governor Mead. Governor Albert E. Mead, of Washing ton, made a short but ringing address on NOTABLE MEN the subject of Western irrigation. The gentleman declared that the question of irrigation was one of Uio most Important and far-reaching now before the general Government, and involved with it was the magnificent development of the "West of the future. On behalf of the great Slate of Wash ington he welcomed the Irrigation Con gress, declaring that the Eastern portion of that state will be vitally affected by irrlgatlon legislation. Texnn's Views Stntcd. Congressman J. H. Stephens, of the Thirteenth District of Texas, then fol lowed with an excellent address upon Irrigation problems, prefacing his re marks by stating that he was a tried and true friend of Irrigation, and could always be depended upon to assist In any legis lation looking to the development of the arid lands of the great West. He stated that the question was one little under stood by Eastern people, and one little appreciated In Its Importance. "Many Congressmen," said he, "now occupying scats In the House of Repre sentatives have never been west of the Mississippi River and know nothing of our necessities. It is the province of this Congress by it resolutions to educate the people of the Eastern States In this great question." Congressman Stephens stated that tho great State of Texas received no bene fits from the appropriations made by the Federal Government for the reclamation of arid lands, but that he should at to day's session Introduce a resolution be fore this Congress demanding that tho Federal Congress take Immediate action favorable to Texas receiving her just pro portion of the National appropriation. Eloquent California Colonel. Colonel H. D. Loveland. of California, was the next speaker Introduced by Pres ident Pardee, and said In the' course of his remarks: "But a few short years ago, where now stands this thriving city, and where has been built this magnificent Exposition, was only primeval forest. What a ser mon on the progress of our civilization do those years teach." The address of Colonel Loveland was one of the oratorical gems of the session. The large vocabulary and finished rhetoric of the Callfornlan, formerly of Kansas, pleased and gratified the assemblage, that was not tardy In Its expression of appre ciation. He concluded with an eloquent peroration. N Beautiful Message of Utah. John Henry Smith, of Utah, was Intro duced as representing the state that1 has done most to develop the science of irri gation. He declared there are no more beautiful women In the world than those of his native state: "My countrymen, I trust as times come and go we shall know and understand each other better; all loving this, God's own land, and that we shall guard with jealousy the privileges we possess and tho liberties of every other man. (Applause.) "May the flag that has been unfurled to the breeze by our forefathers be sa credly upheld and may the guardianship of the Father we all revere rest over and remain with you all. Is the wish of your frlencL." (Applause.) President Pardee's Address. President Pardee then delivered hl3 an nual address, saying in part: I congratulate you upon this auspicious opening of the thirteenth session of the Na tional Irrigation Congress in this beautiful city of the Northwest, which is now, more than ever, the Mecca, toward which are turned, the feet- of so many American citi zens. The great buildings over yonder, crowded with so many Interesting exhibits, are proof of Us present and future great ness. The Irrigation Congress chose wisely when !t selected Portland for this year's meeting place. In war. as in peace, tho strength of a na tion Is in Its country-bred youth. England, once the most powerful nation on land and sea. finds herself today confronted by this most serious problem: Her armies, recruit ed mostly from her country people, were, for three centuries. Invincible. In the late war with the Boers, however, she suddenly found that more than 50 per cent of those who applied for military service were so physical ly Imperfect as to require rejection; and of those accepted and sent to the front, a very large proportion was unable to endure the hardships of the camp and field, but. suc cumbing to disease, filled their hospitals to overflowing and left behind them countless graves. We are willing to have the policy of Na tional Irrigation judged by results, satisfied that these, long before the money now avail able has been all expended, will be so mani festly good that those who would now op pose will then be the first to favor more, lib eral provision of funds with which to" pros ecute the great work. It will take many years, not improbably a century. to complete It. and hence there can be no such rapid PRO GRAMME FOR TODAY. Congress meets in sections, at Cfiap man School building, 0 A. M., sharp, with the exception t the engineering and mechanics section, which meets In the American Inn. Forestry Section. Clifford Pinchot. chairman. "Irrigation and Forestry." F. H. Newell; forest Fires and State Laws," Victor H. Beckman; "Fores try and the Railroads," Charles W. Eberleln; "Is Forestry Practicable?" R. L. McCormlck. CUmatologlcal Section. Edward A. Beals, chairman. "Chinooks." Edward L. Wells, ob server. Weather Bureau; "Relation of Drouths to Forest Fires," Arthur B. Wollaber. local forecaster. Weather Bureau; "Rainfall and Irrigation in Foreign Countries," Edward A Beals. district forecaster. Weather Bureau; "Precipitation Cycles on the. Pacific Slope." George N. Salisbury, section director. Weather Bureau. Rural Settlement. C W. Eberleln, chairman. "Possibilities of Community Life on Reclaimed- Lands." "William H. Mills. San Francisco; "Duty of the States Regarding Colonization." C E. Want land. Denver. Colo.; "Development of the Willamette Valley," Hon. W. W. Cotton. Portland; "Mormon Coloniza tion Methods." Major Wlllard Young. Salt Lake City, Utah. Production by- Irrigation. Dr. A. C. True, chairman.- Soil Management Professor Samuel Fortler. University of California; Pro fessor O. L. "Waller, Washington Agri cultural College; C G. Elliott, irriga tion and drainage Investigations. Uni ted States Department of Agriculture. Water Management Dr. Elwood Mead. United States Office of Experi ment Stations; Hon. J. Stephenson. State Engineer, Idaho; Hon. C. T. Johnson, State Engineer. Wyoming. Field Crops and Horticulture Pro fessor E. J. Wlcksbn. University of California; A. McPherson. superin tendent of agriculture. Twin Falls Land & Water Company; I. D. O'Don nell. Billings, Mont.; Hon. N. G. Bla lock. Walla Wala, Wash. Section Engineering and Mechanics. F. H. Newell, chairman. F. H. Newell, addrees to section; D. C. Henny, supervising engineer for Oregon and Washington. "Irrigation Problems In the Northwest"; R. P. Teel. Irrigation 'and drainage investi gations. Department of Agriculture. "The Measurement of the Duty of Water by the Office of Experiment Sta tions"; D. W. Ross, "Irrigation in Idaho"; C. T. Johnston. State Engi neer of Wyoming. "The Engineer as an Administrative Officer"; A. L. Fellows. State Engineer of North Da kota. "Relation Between State Engi neer and Federal Authorities in Irri gation fMattera"; John T. Whistler. "Engineering Features of the Malheur Project": E. A. Sterling, Forest Serv ice. Department of Agriculture, "Tree Planting About Reservoirs and Along Canals"; Monies Blen. legal adviser. Reclamation Service. "Recent Prog ress In Adopting State Codes of Water Laws." Afternoon Session. Discussion of papers at morning ses sion. Receive delegation from State of Washington to discuss paper by Chris tian Anderson on Okanogan project situation in that state. Receive delegation from Oregon. T. H. Humphreys, on "Klamath Proj ect." Receive delegation from State of California. J. B. Llpplncott, "Work in California." expansion of the cultivated area In the West as to depreciate Eastern farm values, while, on the other hand, we shall be able to offer the East what It most needs, markets for its manufactured goods. It is for you. delegates to the 13th National Congress, to decide what specific propositions It will be most expedient to advocate at this time, and therefore I will not undertake to frame a policy for the Immediate future. But it will be In order to say a few words con cerning the fate of the proposals advanced In the El Paso session of the Congress, held eight months ago. One of these, you will remember, was the consolidation of the for estry work In the Department of Agriculture, and this has been accomplished by the trans fer of the management of the forest reserves from the Interior Department to the De partment of Agriculture. Message From Roosevelt. Chairman C. B. Boothe, of the executive committee, asked leave to introduce Glf. ford Pinchot. special commissioner from President Roosevelt. Mr. Pinchot was re ceived with tremendous applause, and was then Introduced by President Pardee-while the delegates were standing. Mr. Pin chot read the following message from President Roosevelt: To the president and ,members of the Thir teenth Irrigation Congress: I send jjou, by the forester, my sincere congratulations on tho development of Irrigation during the past year. Great strides have been made. The Governor of California, your honored presi dent, together with a distinguished party of Senators, Representatives and other public men. commemorated, on June 17 last, the third anniversary of the reclamation act, by assembling at the opening of the first worka completed under that act. Next year other works will be ready for use. Actual con struction Is la progress in most of the states) and territories to which the act applies. AH the funds available and more than Ave years of time will be required to complete the works already begun. A competent, well or ganized reclamation service la at work. Us results are permanent and steady and fruitful progress along safe and well-established lines Is sure. Yet many things remain to be done. The first of them Is to have patience till the good reaulti of the act appear In their complete ness. Worka built to last are slow In build ing, and these must be of the most permanent character. The reclamation act Is not valuable only and solely because It will reclaim arid lands otherwise Irreclaimable, great as that serv ice Is. It do'es much more. It unites the East and the Wcet. East and West Joined In passing It because what Is good for one part of our country Is good for all the rest. It destroys the narrow sectionalism that would confine the use of the waters to one state or one locality, because the great drainage sys tems are not restrained by state lines. It en forces the principle of the greatest good to the greatest number, because under It the small private schemes which would limit de velopment for personal gain must give way to larger works and greater general benefits. Finally, because It gives each man land enough to support his family In -comfort, and no more; the reclamation act Is the ra-xt powerful of all foes to monopoly of the land. Forest destruction and land monopoly are among the most actively dangerous of all' ene mies to the prosperity of the great West. Land monopoly In various forms and by vari ous devices has been and still Is encouraged or permitted by the land laws. This must be stopped, and whatever changes are re quired to stop It must be made. Upon this point I commend the report of the Public Lands Commission to your careful attention. No man should be permitted to take or occupy more of the public land than he can put to beneficial use. And so far as It can be dona with safety to the great Interests of the na tion, every man who will put public land to its highest use by making his permanent home upon It should be allowed to take enough of it to support that home, of course under tho necessary restrictions. On the other hand, we must bewaro of letting the public lands pass into prlvata hands for fictitious reasons, such as bav commonly and successfully been urged la the past. Above all. the Government must use no undue haste In getting rid of Its lands, but must make absolutely sure that the land It parts with shall go to the making of homes, and not only that, but to the making of tho largest number of the best homes that each particular kind of land can be made to sup port. A By your advocacy of forest protection you are doing a great service to the West. Give your hearty support to the forest service, which is engaged In protecting both the pres ent and the future of Irrigation, by protect ing and ualng the forests. Its task, like that of the reclamation service. Is a difficult one. Both services need, both deserve, and I am certain both will have your vigorous backing and assistance. I congratulate you again upon what "has already been accomplished, and I Join you In the confident expectation of still greater and more beneficent success. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Address by Dr. True. Dr. A. C. True, director of experiment stations. Department of Agriculture, was then Introduced and delivered an address on "Production by Irrigation." He said In part: "We should enlarge and strengthen our system of agricultural education not only by building up our agricultural colleges and farmers' institutes, but by introduc ing agricultural studies Into the public schools generally. If we can once con vince our people that It is profitable for them to apply the results of the exper ience In Irrigation In this and other lands and the accumulating results of scientific investigation to the practice of agricul ture under Irrigation, much good will re sult. "The problems connected with crop se lection and the proper intensity of cul ture, which seems very difficult for the. farmer In the humid region to treat ra tionally, will be relatively easy fur the farmer of the arid region to solve when he has so developed his system of ac counting as to determine the most eco nomic use of water, and it may well coma to pass that the farmers of the West will become the leaders In promoting business methods In agriculture In other parts of, of the country." Talks on Rural Settlement. Charles W. Eberleln was Introduced and delivered an address on "Rural Settle ment." He said that It must be borne In mind that the people who populate the irrigated areas under the reclamation projects will control some of the Western, states, and, therefore. It is of the utmost Importance that the people shall be of the proper type. He warned against popula tion of such districts by alien Immigra tion, which moves in colonies and would continue to reproduce its own character istics without becoming imbued with American ideas. He recommended that It were far better If the population may be drawn from the agricultural classes of the Eastern States and Middle West. Conclusion of this address, precipitated the question of Immigration, which ap pears destined again to become one of tho vital issues of consideration as It did last week. Immigration Debate Starts. "William E. Smytho. of California, offered the following motion, which" start ed the immigration,. debate: "Moved, that In view of the paramount Importance of securing the prompt and successful settlement of the arid lands to be reclaimed under the National Irrigation act. and of finding a wise solution of tho kindred problem of foreign immigration, a committee of not less than 15 bo named by the chair, to be known as the special committee on Immigration and settlement of arid lands, of which committee tho president of this congress and the chair man of Its executive committee shall be members, ex-offlclo, and that It shall bo the duty of this committee to consider the subject as thoroughly as possible and report whether or not some action by this congress Is feasnble. such report to bo made at the general session, on Thurs day, August 24." North Dakota Is Heard. Delegate Wallace, of North Dakota, who cut a prominent figure In the lato Trans-MlsslsslppI Congress, took the floor and argued In favor of the best class of Immigrants to arid lands and elicited much applause when he said that America already possessed the best class of homeseekers In the world, and the gentleman, who was kiter on referred t-j as the "gem of the past Irrigation Con gresses," heartily favored the passage of the motion to appoint a committee of 15. Resolutions Go to Committee. Judge Raker, of Alturas. Cal.. moved that the resolution go to the regular reso lutions committee and be reported as other resolutions, and said that If othor delegates had enjoyed the opportunity to read hi? resolutions from the platform a good dozen would have been gkid to avail themselves of the opportunity and ho strongly protested against forcing tho resolution Introduced by Mr. Smythe upon the congress. Mr. Burton backed Mr. Raker and by a most decisive vote Raker's motion that the resolution be re ferred to the regular committee was carried. Resolutions and Telegrams. Governor Prince, of New Mexico, moved that the delegates of each state report to the congress at its first eve ning session, last night, recommendations for vice-president, member of the execu tive committee and members of the com mittee on permanent organization and resolutions. This motion was unanimous ly adopted. Delegate Fred C. FInkle. of Los An geles. Introduced the following motion, which passed unanimously: "Moved, that the president and secre tary of this, the 13th annual meeting of the National Irrigation Congress be In structed to transmit by telegraph to Theodore Roosevelt. President of tho United States of America, our sincere thanks for the direct and encouraging message he has sent to this congress and our deep appreciation of his work for the great Irrigation cause In the past. 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