| Show MR MEAD THE MAN MANT T THERE HERE ARE INDICATIONS I of ot jeal jealousy between the agricultural and the he Interior departments on the ques question question tion ion of or national irrigation Both branches of the government desire to o supervise the expenditure of the money provided for at the th last last session of ot con eon congress gress and it is feared that the pre work ork may be b seriously ham hampered hampered baz pored because of or this fact All friends of irrigation will earnest xv l hope that the promised premised pro friction will wiil not occur Speaking for tor the people who know Elwood Mead irrigation ex ox expert pert in the agricultural ural department The Herald Is willing to say that he would receive their unanimous en endorsement endorsement endorsement Mr Ur Mead Is absolutely without a peer in the science of irrigation Irrigation irrigation tion especially such Irrigation as the west will require He has made a life study of the subject and rid he be knows it thoroughly Above and beyond ond that Mr r Mead ead is isa isa isa a thoroughly honest man There Is not the slightest st doubt thai any money ex cx expended ex expended under his Jurisdiction would be honestly expended and that absolutely no favoritism favoriti m would woud be shown In the selection of or places to begin operations Up to this this time the interior department d has hns had full fuU sway in the matter While no doubt exists as to 10 the Integrity of ot the Interior department officials it cannot be denied that no man in the department is as well qualified as is Mr Med Mead ead to look after irrigation The The Herald feels that the question Is of such vital Importance to Utah that It cannot refrain from urging the selection selection selection tion of Mr Ir Mead to take the work in charge On the success or failure of the pre pro preliminary preliminary plans depends the future of ot Irrigation under national control The importance therefore of ot having them thorn in charge of a tried expert espert J is 1 obvious It is to be most sincerely hopes that Mr r Mead will wUl be given charge of the work |
