Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-11 | Page 25 | Governors to Present Need of Arid Area

TO Tn PRESENT NEED Of ARID AR AREA of Reclamation Leave Denver to Carr Carry Memorial l From Western Weter 1 States to Congressmen 1 Denver Colo Cole Jan 10 Four 10 Four governors governors gov gov- two lieutenant governors g and twenty five representatives s of t the Western estern States Reclamation association lion tion and the League of ot Public L Land n nd States left Dener tonight In n a a. special car en route to Washington where they go o to present to Congress a memorial seeking prompt action on on I 1 tho the suggested Bug reclamation appropriation for tb the western states The governors who left lett Denver for tor Washington aro are Simon Bamberger Damberger Utah Thomas E E. Campb Campbell ll Arizo Arizona a O. O A. A Larrazola New Mexico and D D. W W. Davis Idaho The lieutenant governors gov so In the party part are George Stephan Steph- Steph an o of Colorado and William McDowell of or Montana Go Governor Gornor Carey of oC Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming ming- Governor Hart of or Washington and Governor le o of Nebraska will ill join the party in Washington Washing The western governors to and antl their p party expect to arrive in Washington on January 13 On th the morning of ot January li 14 a conference has been arI ar- ar 1 I need with senators and tI t Lives tives s of or the western states i In lathe th the s Sea Sen Senate ate office building at which time limo th entire question of ot reclamation rc will b be hO discussed Showing to 10 Be De Stron Strong T r Governor Larrazola who presented the whole subject at a 3 conference of ot the tho executives and reclamation as assy- assy elation representatives cs here this afternoon afternoon after after- noon declared that tho the members of ot the party were unanimous in their views on what Congress should do and th that t the showing made mado in the capital would be the tho strongest ever presented by any delegation from an any section of ot th the thu country on an any subject This western attack said Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Bamberger means something to toso toso so many people that wo we are going t to Washington ton to show our hand We Ve are are- going going- to regard tho the advice of or our re representatives rep rep- at the same time wo we know what we need and arc are entitled l to tOJ tOj and wo expect to demand everything thin that is coming to us Governor Davis DavIs' Is president o of the Reclamation association which was WM at Salt Lake City November 21 n. The doele double dou doe ble le purpose of ot tho association accordIng according accord accord- ing lug to its officers Is to secure more money for tor reclamation purposes In order or or- der er that now new and needed projects may maybe maybo bo be carried out and antI to reclaim millions of or acres of or arid lands landl of or the west Twofold Iun o c At today's conference It was agreed that the proposed propose effort to secure th the A appropriation for reclamation would be so presented to Congress as to not Imperil the results expected by the work ork of or tho the League of Public lublic Land States whoso whose object Is to havo o Congress Congress Con- Con gress gresl cede to the several sC we western tern states stales the tho public domain within th their lr respective borders so that th the thC Individual Individual individual ual states may own control and ad administer administer administer ad- ad minister the affairs of ot such lands Oo 00 Larrazola Is la tile head hea of or the league Ho Ha declared that he lie was waa b going go- go j log ins to Washington with his heart and soul in Inthe the reclamation project butto but butto to present to Congress the plans of oC the lie league which are for more important at this time time- Tho The conference was was' unanimous in its US agreement to lend cf ct of- of fort to the objects of or the tho league cague States represented In the party are arc Utah I Idaho aho Colorado Nebraska Wyoming Montana Montaha lonta Nevada ovada Texas Oregon Oreg Arizona Now ow Mexico and Washington