Show n KING SEES HOPE FOR PASSAGE OF MUD ARID LANDS IRRIGATiON Bill WLL Washington D C C March 2 King made the following statement tt ment to The Th Herald correspondent tonight regarding th Ut the course this con congress congress congress gress has pursued with reference to the irrigation of arid lands in the tho inter intermountain Intermountain mountain and west coast states No previous congress has given ven as us s attention to the subject t of or re reclaiming reclaiming claiming the arid lands as this While It 11 has enacted no laws unon u on the sub subject jet jed it has considered various bills and andt t committees have reported h some Borne which contain meritorious provis provisions ions ims The subject has complications so that even friends of reclamation by federal fed ral government are not fully agreed las as S to the best course cot to pursue However distinctive gains have been made along lines JInes of or congressional nb Public Interest Is being manifested congress J impressed with fth I the necessity for immediate legislation of some rela reta relation toward arid arld lands and andI I believe out of discussions and conflict conflicting ing In ih opinions some wise wie measure satis satisfactory satisfactory factory in its results will soon be evolved If no constitutional objections inter interpose pose nose Dose the solution of the Question is comparatively easy I think the New Newlands Newlands Newlands lands bill while imperfect is s the best measure yet et offered I look for the next neut congress to pass some law upon this matter The representatives f r most of the arid states have earnestly labored labor d during this session to give ng tangible to the people I sincerely hope that within a 13 few years yrs the question of reclaiming the arid n ld lands landa will cease to present difficulties difficulties difficulties ties |