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Title: Irrigation in the United States : testimony of Elwood Mead, Irrigation Expert in Charge, before the United States Industrial Commission, June 11 and 12, 1901
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Mead, Elwood, 1858-1936 United States. Industrial Commission on Agriculture and Agricultural Labor United States. Office of Experiment Stations
Subjects: Irrigation United States
Publisher: Washington : U.S. G.P.O.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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r passageway. Beforethe dams could be repaired the reservoir had been emptied. He real-ized that this year the same expedient could not be employed. For-tunately, a temporary compromise was effected, which answered forthe season, but the same issue must be met next year, and there willbe no enduring peace or stability until the whole matter is regulatedby law. There is no question but that the subject of reservoirs will in thenext few years assume a much greater importance than it has in thepast, because on many streams it is the only means by which the areanow irrigated can be extended. We can not determine too soon,therefore, whether we are to continue to permit their construction asprivate works or to build those on the head of streams as public works.I believe reservoirs located away from the channels of streams can besafely left to private enterprise. I believe those built to supplement U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 105. Office of Expt Stations. Irrigation Investigations. Plate VIII.
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Fig. 2.—Division Bulkhead of Gage Canal, California. 29 the natural flow of streams and to meet the needs of a number ofditches or canals should be public works. Whether they should beState or national works depends on whether or not the present policy ofhaving all rights to water regulated by State laws is to be continued.If it is, these reservoirs should be State works and owned and operatedas a part of the State system. Q. Should that matter be determined at an early date?—A. Itought to be, in order that both State and national laws shall be inaccord with the policy adopted. Any uncertainty regarding futurelegislation is also likely to interfere with the building of ditches and thereclamation of new land by individuals or corporations. The successof irrigation depends so largely on the wisdom or weakness of thewater laws in force that if any changes are to be made the soonerthey are made the better. IRRIGATION A STATE QUESTION. Q. Is there any reason why the State could not tak

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