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Show RECLAMATION MEET AT BOISE By MARK WOODRUFF PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 19, While representatives of eleven western states, including some of their governors, are in Washington, Washing-ton, D. C, to battle with Public Works Administrator Ickcs for a , square deal in the division of funds for putting men at work, nt-her renrosetatives of the same states, including some of their governors .will assemble at Boise Idaho, November 27 to fight for the continuation of the national policy of federal aid in the rec-la''Miiion rec-la''Miiion of arid lands. Secretary of the Interior Ickea is opposed to further irrigation with government aid. The Eoise reclamation meeting is sponsored by the National Reclamation Rec-lamation association and will be held in conjunction with the con-feience con-feience of Western state governors. govern-ors. Executives of Arizona, California, Cali-fornia, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utn h, Washington and Wyoming will attend the meetings 1 in person or by aides. Dr. El wood Mead, commissioner of reclamation, will inform of Hie present status of federal projects. pro-jects. Congressman Corpey of Arizona will be there to help shape up p. plan for overcoming uninformet? eastern opposition to reclamation and it is expected that Governor? Martin, Washington; Miller, Wy.-oming; Wy.-oming; Balzar, Nevada; Rolph California, and Johnson of Colorado, Colo-rado, will present the demands of the west regarding the development develop-ment of its resources by irrigation irriga-tion and otherwise. President Dana is urging all irrigation districts and business oi'gii n izations in the Western states to send delegates to Boise. "We must arrange to perpetuate perpet-uate a machine that will be alert at all time;, in the cause of reclamation rec-lamation ,and able to represent the irrigation inte:csbs at Washington Wash-ington or elsewhere," said Mr. Dana, "and failure to do so may set back the west for a decade. The need for such an organization ;iy s never been greater than at this time." The dollar is lower today than it has been for 17 years, says Washington. Wash-ington. But it's just ay hard to get. |