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<br />rplnting to the ntilimtion of the water supplies of the Colorauo <br />Bin'I' aUf} its tl'i\)lltal'ie~, aud e~peciull.r in connection with a law <br />then proposell by Sel:l'etal',Y Lane relating to soldiers' and sail- <br />Ol'~' settlement. <br /> <br />Hon. ,Yo .J. Spry, ex-governor of Utah. }ll'e8ent Commissioner <br />of the General Lann Offke~ l'l'esided over the meeting and was <br />made pel'lllanent dlair'm:lD of :l continuing organization. <br /> <br />The otlier Colol'[l{]o River Basin State:'i nbcwe noted were rep- <br />resented. The meeting of the ~e\'en States resolved itself into a <br />permanent. organization to be known as "The League of the <br />Snu ih west. " <br /> <br />A~ a. result of the sessions the following resolutions, iuter <br />alia~ were adopted: <br /> <br />"The history (If iI'rig:atioll thl'onglJOut tl1e wo1'111 1.HIH Shm\'11 <br />tlwt the greatest duty of water is bad b.y first using it upon the <br />upper rea tiles of the stream and coutiuuing the use pl'ogres:-;ively <br />dowII\\"lnd" In other word:-;. 'The wntpl" ~hOll)ll til'~t. he captured <br />and used wbile it is j'olmg/ for it can tileu be retaptured a8 it <br />l-etUI'Il!'; fro III the performance of its dutie:-: amI tbus he used 0\"('1' <br />and m"el' again. <br /> <br />"Attention is further dirccted to the filct thnt many of these <br />il'l'igation IJl'ojects, of a magnitude to he dc,"eloped or;l." b,y the <br />Fetle,'al G(J\'erulIlcnt~ can he properly carried on witbout inter- <br />fClTing with smaller (le\'elopllIents which should he undertaken <br />by ilHliyidual and corporate initiative, and we therefore urge upon <br />the Interior and Agricultural Departments the adoption of a Jib- <br />el-al allll :O:JIIl)Hlthetic polil~'y in tbe grilnting of rights of way for <br />l'csen-oi,'s nIlIl ditches upon the puhlie domain, where the S311!e <br />:ll'C e~~clltial to the (lcyclopment of such pl'inlte projects, <br /> <br />';"~e furtuer urge the liLerill administ.ration of all land laws <br />of the United States looking to the end of placing the lands of <br />1 he United States in the actnal poscssioll ano occupation of its <br />dtizens in order that the c:Hizcns mnv tune a lJOme anti tlwt <br />the lands m<lJ go upon the tax rolls' of the various States in <br />which tlle,y may be located in order that the} lllilJ. henr their <br />just portion (If tl1e expense of State administration_ <br /> <br />"Along the lines set forth ill these resolutions, we pledge <br />olll':"ches to a l1enrty cooperation with the representatives of <br />the Federal (;o\-ernnlent in order that the desired end may be <br />attained nt tbe em'liest possil,le moment consistent with a 'wi:-;e <br />administration of the affairs of the Nation and of States. . <br /> <br />;'In t.he l'c.lI'l'ying out of all reclamation projects in which the <br />the Federal Government TIlav hecome intere~ted. it~ ncth-it.ies <br />~llll11ld ever be in eonfol'mit.r ~.ith the laws of the "Sta te in width <br />the }ll'ojett mulcr den.lnplllent is locaterl. In the arid 8tatc~ <br /> <br />[ IS ] <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />'l <br /> <br />I <br />