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 IRRIGATIO 
 
 REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS 
 
 APdPTED BY THE 
 
 IRRIGATION CONVENTION 
 
 HELD. IN THE 
 
 CriY OF CALGARY 
 
 OM THURSDAY ANP FRIDAY 
 MARCH 8 AND 9, 1894 
 
 PUBUSHED BY THK * 
 
 SOUTHWESTERN IRRIGATION LEAGUE OF 
 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES f 
 
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 PREFACE. 
 
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 A coini.nlion was luld in ('alij;ary (in the Stli and <)th March. iJ^o.j, 
 lo consider, u'cncralK , the (jiicianMi of iniLMtion as allcctiiiL; the 
 Central and soiilhern |)ortions of tht.' District ot Alherta and similar 
 portions of the District of Assinihoia. and to discaiss. partu iihnh', the 
 legislation (-(aicerninu irriL,^llion in die Xorlhwi'^t Territories proposed 
 to he introduced 1)\ the Dominion ("losernment at die prt'M'nt session 
 ot Parliament. 'I'lie cotuention assemhlcd on the joint iini'ation ot 
 the f'alc^Mry Agricultural Society and the Ma\-or and Council of the 
 (a'tv of C'alLMr)-. Representatives were ])resent from tht city of 
 ( !alL,^irv, from the towns of ! .ethhridi^e and Macleod, and Irom most 
 of the rural settlements of central and southern .Alherta. Several 
 |)npers were read in relation to the different asi)ects of the irrigation 
 (luestion, and the subject was very fully dis( ussed. 'I'his publica- 
 tion contains the more imjiortant of the reports of committees and 
 ol the resolutions which were submitted to and ado])ted by the con- 
 vention, which the undersigned certify as beinu coirect < opies 
 from the convention's official records. 
 
 W'l.sii V 1\ OkR. Francis 1 1. 'I'irmx k, 
 
 i'lu\inii(Ui iif C(>fi7'('n/!()n. St'('/('/<fv '>/ (^(>fi7;////t!>i 
 
 Cal^arx, Alberta. 2.Sth Mandi 1804. 
 
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REPOR'I S OF r OMMlT'l EES 
 
 ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION 
 
 4 
 
 \'(nir ('omnuiiee apjxniiied on Permanent Organization beg leave 
 to report as follows : - 
 
 That all pers(jns interested in irnnation in central and southern 
 Alberta and VVpstern Assiniboi.i, be invited to unite in forming an 
 Irrigation i,eague which said league shall be called "The vSoulh 
 Western Irrigation League, of the North-West Territorie.s,"' with 
 braiK'h councils at all places where ten or more members have been 
 secured. 
 
 The executive of each Branch Council shall consist of 
 President, Secretary treasurer and three members, who shall be 
 elected by the Hratu h. 
 
 There shall be a Central ( ouncil with headtjuarters at the city of 
 Calgary, said Council to consist of President, Secretary-treasurer and 
 six electoral members, who shall be elected at a Ceneral Convention 
 of the i-eagueand hold otiice until the next (ieneral Convention. In 
 addition to the above the Senators and .Members of Parliament for 
 Alberta and \\'estern .\ssiniboia and the Members of the Legislative 
 Assembly for ('algary, Banff, Lethbridge, Macleod and Medicine 
 Hat ; the Mayors of the citv of Calgary and the towns of Lethbridge 
 and Macleod ; the Presidents of all .Agricultural Societies and Boards 
 of Trade in central and southern .Alberta and Western .Asssiniboia 
 and the officers of all liranch Councils shall be ex officio members of 
 the Central Council. ICach C.eneral Convention shall designate 
 where the next (ieneral Convention shall be held. 
 
 \'our C^ommittee would suggest that Hon. Senator Lougheed, 
 Messrs Bone, Lucas. Keilly. Turnock, Walker, Marsh, H. B. 
 
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Arexaiiclcr iuul R. (1. Kobinson he the first elected ineinl)ers of the 
 said Central Council. 
 
 That all deleuates attending this convention should, on returning 
 home, at on<:e proceed to organize and report lo the Central Council 
 
 That each ineinher of the League shall pay an annual fee of one 
 dollar, of which such i)art as shall he fixed l>y the constitution of 
 said League be remitted to the Central ( ouncil. 
 
 That said C!entral Council shall forthwith draft a constitution for 
 the League. 
 
 Your Committer wo"I(l further sujjge<<t the advisnhility of sending 
 delegates to Ottawa from the different districts to present and to urge 
 upon the CoviTnn.rnt the Kj-ohititms passed hy the convention. 
 
 ON THE 
 PROMOTION OP IRRIGATION. 
 
 Your Conmiiltce on the Promotion of Irrigation beg leave to 
 present the following report : — 
 
 1. Your Conmiittee consider that it is advisable to have enacted a 
 general Irrigali(jn Act, providing for the protection of the water 
 rights of the district and j)rcventing any monopolizing of the same. 
 
 2. Your Committee consider it advisable to have enacted a law 
 providing for the simple and cheap incorporation of irrigation 
 districts on plan similar to present school law whereby bonds could 
 be issued for irrigation purposes. 
 
 3. Your Committee consider in all patents issued by Government 
 and all deeds issued by C. V. K., there should in future be a 
 reservation of right of way for irrigation ditches similar to present 
 railroad reservation. 
 
 4. Your Committee consider that for the proper education of the 
 community on irrigation matters it would be advisable for the 
 Government to start in the District of Alberta an experimental farm 
 conducted on scientific irrigation principles. 
 
 5. Your committee consider that 
 
 Whereas, Thrt portion of the Northwest Territories lying west of 
 the fourth principal Meridian contains the greater portion of the 
 land of Canada requiring extensive irrigation works ; and 
 
, of llic 
 
 L'turnin^ 
 Council 
 : of one 
 ulion of 
 
 jtion for 
 
 11 /f {•/•(•< is; S;iiil ifirilorv contains suriicifiii w.itiT, if propcilv 
 ni;in.ij,'c(l, to iriig.Uc iiiul make j)rol"ilal)lf all of mm li l.ind now l\ ing 
 idle : and 
 
 l!'//('/r<i.\\ It appears to he nnpossihlc to induce the Doniuiion 
 Ciovcrnniciit to t »kc a direct interest in the (iueslion of i'rigaiion as 
 a ( lovenuiient work. 
 
 Therefore your Committee consider ih;it : 
 
 (</) II is in tlv interests of the settlers of the uistein portion 61 
 the Territories that the liouiularies of Alhuia i-luiild he extended 
 eastward to the fourth principal meridian. 
 
 {/>) Thai the district so enlarged should he created into a Province 
 with all the powers and advantages of the <»ther provinces ot 
 (!aii:i(l,i. 
 
 (/) I hat, in addition to the financial assistance to which the 
 Province of Alberta would he entitled under the general law, idl the 
 lands owned l)v the ' )onn*!iion (lovernment in said Province which 
 recpiire irrigation for their projjer develop4nent anti which are now, 
 and will, umler {present conditions, remain, not oidy valueless as a 
 source of revenue, hut ;• continual source of expense to the (lovern- 
 ment, should be handed over as an asset to the Provincial 
 Governmetit, which, having the necessary knowledge of the country 
 and its requirements and a direct interest in its prosi)erity 
 could be called upon to utilize them for the jiroper ])romotion of 
 irrigation and thus provide the onlv sure means of settling the 
 country. 
 
 6. Your Committee consider that in order to bring the foregoing 
 
 matter properly before the Dominion Covernment, public meetings 
 
 should be held in each settled portion of the territory referred to. 
 
 land resolutions j)assed in respect to the matters herein set forth 
 
 [and forwarded to the Dominion Ciovernment at once. 
 
 ON THE PROPOSED 
 "NORTH-WEST IRRIGATION BILJL" 
 
 The Committee appointed to revise the Northwest Irrigation Bill. 
 So; lies of which have been l"urnished the convention by the 
 
Doiniti on (iovcrmnciU, l»eg It) iiiiki* tlu" lollowinj; siiggcs inns anil 
 reconinicnclations: — 
 
 Re clnuses 3 nn«l 4 — Doiilils hciny t.'xprt".soil wlu-thiT or mil, liy tlu-sc cIiuisl-s, 
 ri|)nrini) rij;hi-. in all fiiiiirr ^raiit^ fmni the Cntwn will lu- (Imio away with, tli.> 
 law olliccrs ul llic C'lowii >,li(iiil(l Ik- askt'il In inok closfly inin ilu-st' clauses and 
 il siicli ri^iils lit- not <|iitir asva> with, to make thciii so that tlu're slinuhl l>e no 
 (loulit that this is llicii ctrcct. 
 
 A re(|iusi w.is iiia'l'.' I»y some of the ci)mii<itti'»; lliii the olausf in tlic ilraft Act 
 of 1S93 rcf;aitliii^ Mutual Associations lit- ri'-insciled in lliis Hill. 
 
 In sul)-(laust' ((/)ol cl.i i^" 7 — Alici tin- svonl 'iuMdwoiks" the follo\vini» wrrds 
 sh<»uld he inM'ii.' I; '* Diuis ir otliei .ip|ilianc."-. ie(|uired lor the diversion or use 
 «)f such water. 
 
 Clause 8 Shniild lie .unemleil rei|uiiin({ notice hy n)ail to he served on nil 
 
 owners t>l land aliini4 liic -.III a lu' niih aliMvc ami helow the proposed h)cation 
 
 of the headwoi!*-.. 
 
 (.'lause 9 — Sli'iuld ha.<- added |i» ii a provision (n the elltct that when a person 
 is taUin'ji water oui ot a stream on his own land to he used wholly on the same 
 the notices refeiii-d ti> in tins claii>e luay, hy the consent of the Minister of tlie 
 Interior, In: \\ai\eil. 
 
 Clause 12 - Sliould have suh clause (< ) of clause 90, 51 Vic, cliap. 29 added 
 Also it is suj^^csU'd that pioliahh many o( the rcmainiiij^ suhclauses of thi> 
 section mi^jlit he ailded with advantajje. i'he law olliccrs should have theii 
 attention directed to this. 
 
 Clause 13 -After "injuied" in llie 4th line should he inserted the words "nr 
 riparian ri^jhts interfered with." 
 
 Il is also su^t;esleil wlielhi-r llie machinery (or expropriating; and r>r assessing; 
 damajjes jirovided in the !\aiKv,\y Act mi^flit noi hv improved upon hy arloptin^ 
 means somewhat on the lines of the expropriation clauses of the Ordinance 
 incorporating the ('.il^ary Water I'ower (^>. (.See Northwest Territories 
 Ordinances for 1890. ) 
 
 Clauses 17 an*i 29 The word "knowingly should he inserted hefore "divert.' 
 
 Chuse l8— Alter "water" in the 4th line should he inserted "when the same 
 is asked for hy their consumers"; the ohject hcing that if durinfj a wet season nc 
 water be asUetl, the fact of iion-usinjf shall not he considered as an ahandonnient. 
 
 (Clause 23— Shouhl have the lollowinj; added: "The returns rerpiired by this 
 Clause may he waived hy the Minister, if he see tit, in the ca.se of a private 
 individual supplying any water solely to himself." 
 
 Clau.se 33— .Should have the word "fifteen" in.serted in the blank. 
 
 ( I.uise 38- Should lyve added thereto: — "With the exception of the question 
 u. hwii 1. j^; powers.'' 
 
> u»ns aiul 
 
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 /ny with, tho 
 '. clau-ses nnci 
 hiittid he no 
 
 111? <lr:»ft Act 
 
 lowing wcnls 
 LTsion or use 
 
 scrvcil on all 
 losed UiCiition 
 
 lion a |)er.son 
 on the srxiiH' 
 inister of thf 
 
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 auses of thi> 
 lid have their 
 
 lie words "or 
 
 for assessing 
 by arloptin^ 
 le Ordinancp 
 Territories 
 
 ore "divert.' 
 len the sanu' 
 t'ct season no 
 ihandonmeiii. 
 uired by tlii> 
 
 of a private 
 
 the questi'ui 
 
 HESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE 
 
 RECOMMENDATION OF THE 
 
 RESOLUTION COMMITTEE- 
 
 ',: That this Convention, consisting; of represei.tatives of the ai;ticiiltural and 
 ;^ commercial interests of Central and Southern Alberta, desires to impress 
 [upon the Dominion Ciovernment the importance of Irrij^ation to the 
 [portion of the Northwest Territories in (iuesti(m anci the desirability of all 
 (action possible being taken by the Dominion (iovernment and Parliament for the 
 
 ipromotion thereof. 
 
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 That the Dominion CJovernment be memorialized to commence without delay 
 [the hydrological survey referred to in secti(m 28 of the Irrigation Hill. 
 
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 That the Dominion govf-rnment be memorialized to without delay appoint a 
 
 ..omrriission to en(iuire into the whole rpiestion of irrigation, with a view to 
 
 iscertaining .he latest information on the subject, the scope of such entpiiry 10 
 
 embrace, (f The lejjislation affecting irrigation in all conmuinities where it is 
 
 [>racticed and its effect upon all classes of the community ; (2) The various 
 
 lethods of culture by irrigation adopted in inigafing countries with the view 
 
 jrticularly of ascertaining those n<ost applicable to tlie circumstances of the 
 
 irtions of the Canadian Northwest retpiiring irrigation. (j) The various 
 
 ranches c( irrigation engineering in force in the diflerent irrigation communities 
 
 irith the view to assisting proj)osing irrigators in the construction ol works in the 
 
 panadian Northwest ; and that the leports of such Commission be published 
 
 |ritliout delay for the enlightenment of those interested in the subject. 
 
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 That the Dominion Ciovernment be memorialized to establish immediately such 
 1^1 irrigation form as is referred to in section 33 of the proposed Irrigation Bill, as 
 Bearly as possible in the most central or easily accessible portion of the irrigative 
 district, for experimental cultivation by means of the artificial application of water, 
 for the information of those desirous of adopting this system of agriadture. 
 
 • « ♦ ♦ # * * 
 
 'hat the Dominion Government be memorialized to recommend to Parlian'ent 
 
 amendment of the Dominion Lands Act with the view to providing a method 
 
 md grants and settlement duties suitable to the requirements of agricultural 
 
 iditions in the portions of the Northwest Territories where the adoption of 
 
 jation is desirable. 
 
8 
 
 GENERAL RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 Til, It in tin- opinion of tiiis r )nvcMition il is most (l'jsiial)lL' in tlic host intoifsts 
 of tin- \ortlnvcst 'I'ciiiloiirs tliat n Statiitr ,-h nil<l h: passed by the I*nrlianu;nt of 
 the I )o!iiinion of l"ana(h\ in which it shall i)e enacted tha' from and niter tlic 
 pas^iiij^ of such Statute no person or corpDralion shall take, ac(iuire, receive or 
 Income entith.-d to, any riparian ri;^ht in any river, stream, water course, lake 
 creelv, canyon, laLjoim, swamj) or marsli. "^^ 
 
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 That the Northwest Tt'rritories Act sl.ouhl he amended so as to give power to 
 the Northwest I.ei^islaUire to pass le<;isiation in reijard to irrii^ation on the Hnes of 
 the present School ( trdinance. or the ^" I\i;^lits liill of California, and to give to 
 irriL^alion districts created there — under power to assess anylands for such purpose- 
 
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 That this ('onvention iin])resses on I'arliament the necessity of adequate 
 protection of all existing water right> in the event of ajjplicatior.s for irrigation 
 charters. 
 
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 riiat this meeting is of the opinion that no private act sh )uld l)'j passed by the 
 Dominion i'ailianuni giving to any person or corporation the riglit to take or use 
 any of the wat<'rs ol any creek in the District of Alberta until after a genera 
 irrigation act lias been passed and smctioned, and that the motion as amended 
 Iiis morning be rescindcKJ.t 
 
 That the Cr.neral <A)!incii of t' Southwestern Irrigation League be charged 
 with submitting to the Dominion ( li/vernnien! the resolutions passed Ijy thi, 
 convention and that, if at all possible, it arrange for delegates to be sent to 
 ( Mlawa in this connection. 
 
 That this cmvention do now adjourn to meet again at the call of the (leneral 
 Council ol the Southwe^ern Irrigation League, and that its next meeling be a 
 Medicine lint if arran.;ements can b.' mad" for ihe h )Minj; ofil there, otherwise 
 that it be held at Macleod. 
 
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 + 'i'.ie resolution rescinded is the one nest preceding.- [Ml).] 
 
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 NOKTHV^ i:ST THKRITORIES. 
 
 titablislMd Maroli 8tli, 1894, for the Potimmm pf Fro* 
 motinff tho tlio lateresta of IrrliritUoii 
 in A11>ort«. and Assinlboia. 
 
 ' ^>, GENERAL COUNCIL FOR 1894. 
 
 '/ President Major James Walker. 
 
 Vice-President Mr. H. B. Alexander. 
 
 Secretary-Treasurer Mr. Alex. Lucas. 
 
 lessrs. P. Turner Bone, James Reilly, Francis H- Turnock, 
 D. W, Marsh, R. G. Rol)ertson, the Senators and Members of 
 Parliament for Alberta and Western Assiniboia, the 
 Memlxjrs of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary, 
 Banff, Lethbridge, Macleod and Medicine Hat ; 
 \, the Mayors of Calvary, Lethbridge and Mac- 
 
 leod ; the Presidents of all Agricultural 
 Societies and Boards of Trade in 
 Central and Southern Alberta 
 and Western Assiniboia ; 
 and the ofikers of 
 all Branch Coun- 
 cils ot the 
 League. 
 
 |\ Branch Councils of the League are already formed at Calgar>'< 
 *thbridge, Medicine Hat and Macleod, and other Branches are 
 I * course of formation. 
 
 r.l interested in Irrigation are requested to become members ot 
 •$& to the organization of Branches furnished by the 
 
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