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Show LANE WILL CONFER WITH WATER USERS Secretary of the Interior Initiates Initi-ates New Policy Regarding Irrigation Matters. WASHINGTON, April 39. Secretary Lane today initiated a now administrative administra-tive policy of direct dealing between government irrigation, project water users and interior department officials with a view to a. better understanding among all interested parties. TTc called a hcarijig here for May 1 at which representatives rep-resentatives of all the contending and disputing forces -will discuss the reclamation recla-mation service and the situation on each of the great government reclamation reclama-tion projects. "It is my purpose," Secretary Lane said, "to have threshed out here before mo "the differences that have arisen as to the development and maintenance of the irrigation projects. My object is to dovclop as clearly as possible the situation on each project and secure suggestions for such changes in administrative admin-istrative policy as may be advisable. 7. have called upon the water users of each project to send a representative to tho bearing, and also have extended an invitation to the senators aud congressmen con-gressmen from, all irrigation project" slates. " |