Show westerners TONERS DRAFT AN ARID LAND BILL PROPOSE THAT THE TREASURY department MAY ADVANCE NEEDED FUNDS it would then be pl possible ibl to P proceed d wit with h p rill act which have B been app approved roved and finance irrigation and drainage projects w washington hogt A As a result of bc hearings la before a ol committee mitte of congress and ad conferences with s western torra ben atom and representatives the go gov emr emora of western states and other it delegates at abw from the reclamation association s ca in NO J january ry 17 drafted a new how bill to he be introduced introduce it I 1 in A cookie con ss as a substitute b at for or all 11 reclamation lo 10 loan an bills bill s now pending it ing I 1 it t having become became evident that con can gress gres would not antim authorize A an out and ad z out loan bill to the reclamation a fund it 3 jr now proposed in the new bill the that t the be tv treasury or depar department act may baay from time thus to zim time make ad adia so aces to the reclamation fund over I a term lorm of you years up to the aggregate ot of OW thoo these advances to be covered by reclamation be bonds as which shall be issued and old eold ne 03 As each b payment into the met mation on fund Is 1 made the hands bonds will run ran for fifty years bearing interest at t four Anda and a half per cent celt and be free ree from federal state PC or local taxation with the money so provided t the he secretary ecret ary of the interior shall corn close plot existing pretentious preparations proceed wit with projects which hoo have bell been approved but never or begun began be because of talk lack or of units funds f and may also take up entirely new W projects receipts from all government 0 irrigation P projects jam shall hall be used I 1 in pa ing principal and interest upon pa the bonds service men aro AN favored the bill further provides th that A t the secretary of Int interior orlo in n expending the money I 1 thua hus loaned way may enter I 1 me into lucli g as ent for cooperation w with th states counties irrigation or drainage districts municipal corporations corporation private colit corporations ution or individuals a as he may da deem advantageous 11 ha 1 Is a also 1 8 empowered to spend speed part of this money in preparing tor for cultivation of lands land that are reclaimed charging g the R cost of this work vork ago against lost the land improved V hen on any new project or unit Is ready for opening a preference right of entry tor for sixty days Is to be given to soldiers and sailors or widows chows of alce a ser ice men and such lands landi ng as are not at entered during the sixty day period shall bell be thrown open to general entry Sic saturday right night the western gover gavor no nors and their associates met with the Irrig irrigation atio committees of senate and house and disc discussed ise d in detail the draft of the bill that b has as been agreed upon by thern them same saturday av afternoon artemo the g gov emora othar aud and other delegates were given give a joint hearing hearin g hy by members of the stee steering chair committees etc I 1 of senate is and ad house tb this is el the first V time a leering lopen committee he has ever am held hearing to outsiders to discuss the merits ot of axy jy legislation and senator mccumber presiding emphasized th this I 1 A fact but wit aid that 1 in view law ot of ili the distinction of those wishing to b be s he heard they should take all the time they desired th the hearing I 1 lasted A at ec it more than two hours boom go governor gomor mor davis davia of idaho made ad the th introductory speech outlining the desire of the vest vast and explaining in a general the character of legislation sought he waa followed bv gov C ernora or campbell of arizona carey of wyoming 17 maing and ad former gwo governor or sp spry of of f utah through all these addresses ran an appeal for greater co w operation between the federal government and the states in building of irrigation works work one theory ad advanced need with sonic accas force was As the desirability of having the federal government with funds funda IN provided r ovidea bv be congress build storage do dams and ad tb then contract with th the states irrigation districts or private privat corporations or individuals to build distributing systems and ad get the water out on to tile land the westerners in response I 1 to questions said all it was entirely agreeable gre cable that if this plan be followed the red fed 1 cral I reclamation A service 1 should have lips r visa powers over the con tion III of projects supplied with water from vern ment irs I 1 ho hen they left it the capitol the tha go governors e re were aware that no definite stand no can he be expected from film the steep steel ing committees until bills have been reported by the senate and items house irrigation aad committees IN while bile no promila were wen elicited the goor governors nors are well pleased with the courtesy shown shoun by the steering com wit tees aud and are in an optimistic frame of mind led as mg regards r it athe the future in con gres |