| Show COUNTRY F FACES AGES FAMINE DECLARES FORMER GOVERNOR I j Reclaim and Irrigate lITigate LandIs Land Is Only Cure for Food Shortage He Says t I If Tf more land js not reclaimed Irrigate irrigated gated gate and tilled to o produce more crops famine will stalk America within three years ears was as tho prediction made by former Gov Coy William Spry before members members mem mem- r bers bels of or the tho Comm Commercial club at the week weekly luncheon yesterday Mr Spry has returned from tho the congress of oC governors governors governors gov gov- in Washington where an attempt attempt at at- at tempt was made mado to gain s-aln 1 1 cons r. congressional b 10 LU inc reclamation tion of western lands America is too commercial continued continued continued con con- Mr Spry and ami the farm bo boy IB is hurrying to the congested sted areas of oC tho the city More than thai farm arm hands are arc needed to harvest har the crop croP despite the shortage e of oC acres of wheat I lands an i As Aa a a. remedy for the short shortage o of la laI labor la- la bor on the tho farms arms and the decreased I production of foodstuffs Mr 11 Spry asked operation co-operation of men and organiZations organizations org I of or Utah in urging urs-Ing tho the pa passage sas-e sas of of the Smith Fletcher bill at nt the next session of ot Oon Congress rho Tho new bill explained the former state tte executive e is the result of a combination of ot the western and southern south south- em ern governors to reclaim the arid and swamp lands of America The bill proposes to gain permission to to raise bonds for tor the launching oCI of oC I reclamation projects which shall shan be under the tho supervision of oC the tho department department depart depart- I ment of ot the interior The bill said Mr Spry was reported favorably fa during dur dur- lag InS tho the last hours hours' of oC the last congressional congressional cons res session and will win be pushed at atthe atthe atthe the next session o of Congress in Decem Decem- ber Another noth r Bill DIU in Offing In connection with the Smith Smith- Fletcher bill Mr Ir Spry told of or the existence ex cx- cx of a companion bill which though still In the rough roush draft would work In excellent co This bill he said provided for the use o ot of the tho capital of the savings sn in the United tl States postal savings s department for tor tho development deve of various reclamation projects both here and In the tho south At present the lie speaker stated the government o Is charging 2 per cent am and loaning loa the tho capital to local bankers at atthe atthe atthe the same interest thereby merc merely making mal mak lug ing an equal division The new com corn pan panion Ion bill proposes to advise the government gov gov- eminent to pa pay 3 per cent and to charge the reclamation projectors 5 S per cent Interest thereby making a n. net gain to be he UtE used in furthering reclamation projects in on Soldiers Soldier The former service man Is the so solution solution so- so lution on to our shortage of oC farm labor Mr Spry said id and at present he is contented with the city and will not nol leave t c even n for higher wn wages es But with these new ne' reclamation projects like that one In Twin Falls which produces produces produces pro pro- duces H worth or of oC produce yearly year year- ly 1 the service man can lease a piece of ground and make male it his home The Tho government should make it possible for him to borrow enough money to barvest harvest har bar vest cst his Isis crops and then thell to to- pa pay It back In installments In short make farm life lire more desirable Mr fr Spry laid emphasis on the value of the Provo Weber project ct which if Ie reclaimed and Irrigated could turn un under under tin un- der cler cultivation more land than n now now w Is cultivated in this valle valley He lie pal said paid that 87 feet acre of or water was being wasted ever every da day In iii the tho Weber river which with nith worth of oC Improvement Im irn- irn provement pro could be lIe red reclaimed aimed Favorable comment said Mr Ir Spry was given cn the bill when t It was presented pre pu- Rented before a a. meeting of or tho the fInanciers financiers finan fInan- ciers of oC Congress which included Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Reed Smoot Thorn are Bre no poll- poll ties tics in the reclamation bill drive concluded concluded con con- eluded Mr 11 We c wh should hould have the support of both parties S S I |
