Show TO 10 MAKE THE DESERT BlOSSOM AS THE ROSE Secretary of National Irrigation Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress Has Scheme That Will Benefit Home Spokane Wash Arthur Arthur Hooker secretary of the tho board of control of the National Irrigation con congress SS wilt wil present a resolution for tor approval by br that organization at its seventeenth session In Spokane August 9 to 14 memorializing congress to issue 3 per cent gold bonds running years to the amount of or as 3 much thereof as may be necessary necessary sary nary for far tho the following specific purposes purposes pur pur- poses posas One billion dollars for drainage of overflowed and swamp l lands thus reclaiming reI reclaiming re re- re- re I claiming an area equal to square miles One billion dollars for the reclamation reclamation tion by irrigation of acres s of arid and semi arId lands now partly part part- ly or wholly waste One One billion dollars to construct and improve deep waterways to develop thousands of miles of territory now without adequate transportation ties One Inc billion dollars for good roads and national highways for the lack lacle of which the loss to the farm area of the United States is approximately annually 01 One e billion dollars for forest protection protection tion lIon reforestation and conservation of the forest resources thus assuring timber and lumb lumber r supplies for centuries centuries cen cen- tunes to come t Five billions ot of dollars Is an enormous enormous enormous enor enor- sum but it Is Tn s no more than Is 15 actually required to carry earry out tho the gigantic scheme scheme- In developing mil mm lions of acres of lands in various parts of the United States Stales now absolutely absolutely worthless said Mr Hooker in explaining the plan Congress will not be asked askel to appropriate a a penny The returns from the improvements would pay off orr the bonds The government government govern govern- ment would simply act an as a banker as it does now for the Various Irr Irrigation a- a lion tion projects The bond issue would provide ample fund funds funds' as required to carry out the work vork in the several divisions divisions divi divi- at the sime same time giving the best possible collateral to those investing investing investing in in- vesting in these securities |