Show RECLAMATION MEN TAKE OPERATION CO-OPERATION AS THEIR KEYNOTE and Soldier Settlement Settlement Settle Settle- Conference on Land Development Aid Is Imperative Im mi- ment merit Opens at Utah's Capitol Government Say Arid States' States Delegates By Albert F. F Philips HE safest citizen in the United States is i the man who owns his own THE J- J L I home for C from IL t. t homes 41 come neither 1 anarchists nor nor In wili 11 the I arm arIU states VJ vi ue LU UlU ui-i JL LUV furnish the tho land the the- government go must do the rest Reclamation on an enlarged cd scale will solve the soldier settlement problem This was the opinion of every delegate to the tho reclamation reclamation mation con convention on which convened in iu the board room in fl the Capitol yesterday It was called by y Governor Bamberger to discuss matters relating to reclamation and 1 soldier settlement in in seven se far western states if It was pcr perhaps the most important reclamation gathering gathering gath gath- of the that has been held in Salt Lake Lakein ering arid states t in in years Tho The delegates represented the tho governors of the tho several states and ll each cach was as an nn expert in his line The addresses were brimful of information There Thero w was no norf rf i tr attempt to to champion any particular ar project but e each eh Wj i representative advocated operation co-operation in In order to bring about the greatest results to the thc several states t fl 1 Varied Interests Attend Meeting r The board room was filled In addition to delegates ates there were members of the committee of fifteen appointed by Governor Bamberger last September to consider matters relating to ir irrigation irrigation irrigation ir- ir projects in tho the state particularly the Colorado river project members of the committee on agriculture from the Utah Senate and louse House representatives of the federal reclamation service Indian service sen and irrigation irrigation ir bureau of tho the department of agriculture state officials and citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens all interested in the land problem and in providing homes for returned re- re turned Burned soldiers sailors and marines or giving them employment in the construction of the various projects The conference was called to order by loy Governor Bamberger who said I As As governor of Utah I welcome you to our state sUite This meeting is representative of the western states No program has been mapped out ont I and we all stand upon equal ground At At tile the recent conference of ot governors governors gover gover- nors at Annapolis It was as decided that each region of or the United States should hould urge Congress to adopt tho the plan of ot Secretary See Sec Lane of ot tho the interior department regarding returned soldiers sailors and marines and others who desire to get awa away from cities and towns and to find rind homes on lands where irrigation plants have boon baon established This Plan must be modified There are sections sections sec see where land is plentiful as ns in tn the south where no government aid was needed In the west It Is different West Vest I Is III Soldier Soldiers Hope Should the tho plan of ot the secretary be Indorsed all soldiers and Bailors sailors will wish to come west where climatic conditions conditions conditions con con- an and opportunities are presented that cannot be found anywhere else We are here hare as a family group Utah is willing to take her chance with Ith other states We Wo purpose to fulfill our obligation to tho the arm army and navy We YEI know what hat can be dose dONO with water ItIs It Itis Itla Is la a n. mine on ever every farm and It enables men to make mako a good living hiving in some Bome Instances on twenty acres We e are arc here liere in the best cause on earth an and that IH la to aid and help tho men who responded to the call to the colors Again extending welcome welcome- I su suggest est that hat m my predecessor Governor Go Spry be made chairman Spry Is Elected Governor Spry was chosen chairman b by acclamation On taking control ho lie said that he was In hearty hearly sympathy with tho movement and that thou though h all of Secretary Lanes Lane's recommendations might not be bo realized and antI though man many of oC the suggestions made might not give immediate relief reller er e everything that was possible would be done dono for tor the do- do mobilized atm army Reclamation of ot public lands should be bo a n. monument to Secretary Secreta Lane he said Interests must be consolidated that we e may mM bo ho strong enough to obtain obtain ob ob- ob- ob tam tain from Congress what we desire Wo We 0 must give Iivo the homesteader the tho pioneer overy everything thinS that we can I hat 1 11 WI II f n f 1 f h n m r was entitled t ij d t to e. everything n i g whether twenty acres or a. a township that tho the government can give ghe him A call of or the states showed the follo following following fol fol- fol- fol lo lowing ins represented b by one ono or more delegates delegates- Arizona Joseph R. R Loftus F. F E E. Sellew and Judge Otis Otia T. T Baughn California 3 J. J S S. S Nickerson 4 A. A E. E Chandler and Francis Cuttle Colorado r L. L G. G Carpenter Clyde CIde C C. Dawson and W. W J J. J Gallagan an Nevada Senator H E. W. W Griffith and anti Se Seymour mour New Mexico Mex Mex- ico leo B. B M. M I. I Reid Hold and W. W S. S Hope Hopewell well Wyoming T J. J B B. B True Irue state engineer Utah W. W R. R Wallace Herbert Auerbach Auerbach Auerbach Auer- Auer bach George Albert Smith William Dallo Bailey Arthur Welling Dr John A. A Widtsoe R. R P. P layman C C. J. J UlrIch George M. M Sullivan Senator George Goore H. H fern C C. II H. Bl Bigelow Clow Judge D. D y II Morris E. E P. P KImball Senator C. C L. L Olson W W. II H Wattis Arthur H. H Parsons and Joseph S S. S Snow William Kell Kelly Arthur Welling P. P E E. Johnson I L. L W. W Curry and Thomas E. E McKay IcKa Resolution Committee A committee on resolutions was T named It consists of or one from Crom each state state with the president 1 of tho the Irrigation gation cation congress George Albert Albort Smith The committee follows follows' Arizona Judge Otis T. T Baughn California FrancKi Franci Cuttle Colorado C. C C C. C Dawson Novada Nova Nova- da da 1 E E. E W W. Griffith New M Mexico W. W V. V S. S well Hope Wyoming J J. J B. B True Irue Utah W W. R. R Wallace The Tho remarks of ot Governor Bamberger Bamber Bamber- Bamberger ger were supplemented b by bV W W. R. R Wai- Wai laco lace of ot the water rights commission of or Utah Ho read the thA call to Utahna Utahn In the matter of ot water conservation and cald said that tho the west was not able ablo to care for all tho the projects project and that co cooperation cOe Ce- operation was as necessary The movement move O mont ment he h. declared seeks to attract young oun men front from tho the cities that home homeowners homeowners homeowners owners be Increased Ho lIe Io cited the lie three suggestions that have boon been pro- pro tho the Lane Lana plan tho the Mondell plan and the Newlands plan Ho He said stud that the tho Colorado River had n population of ot i that there re wore acres in tho the Colorado River flyer Continued on Following Pa Pac lage |