Show RECLAMATION lEADERS HERE I Ii i FOR MEETING JG I I An extension of time for payment payI payment pay- pay I ment Ot 01 on reclamation projects and andI I a moratorium until the reported agricultural depression Is over will be the principal requests of ot the ir irrIgation ir- ir I and reclamation leaders of ot the West who will meet with the I government fact finding commission commis commis- sion here tomorrow according to b k I consensus of ot opinion of several ir- ir Ir Irrigation irrigation and reclamation leaders I who arrived here from all sections of ot the West today Among the first arrivals here were C. C G. G Swingle president of the Carson Truckee-Carson irrigation district of ot Hazen Nev Nov W. W A. A Hardy president dent ent of ot the Nevada Farm bureau I and the Washington delegation fon fonI I composed of ot the following John L. L Peterson chairman of the board I of ot directors of ot the Irrigation tion project Eugene D. D Claugh 2 B. B E. E Hendrick and R. R C. C 1 of ot the board of directors COMMISSION ARRIVES 1 The fact finding commission arrived arrived ar- ar ar at- S rived this afternoon on the Lo Los Angeles Limited from the East and included such notables as Thomas E. E Campbell former governor of ot Arizona Dr Elwood Ewood Mead international international international inter inter- national Irrigation expert Tames James P. P R. R GarfIeld former ormer secretary of ot the Interior under the Roosevelt ad administration adI administration ad- ad I ministration Dr John A. A Widtsoe former president of ot the University of ot Utah Oscar E. E Bradfute Xenia 0 O. president of the American Farm Farn bureau and Clyde Dawson Denver Irrigation expert Julius H. H Barnes I I president of or the United States State chamber of ot commerce did not arrive arrive arrive ar ar- I rive with the delegation The remainder of the Nevada Nevath I delegation which Includes Governor Governor Gover Gover- 1 nor James G. G ex Gov I I Emmett D. D Boyle state Senator Son Sen I ator E. E A. A Getchell Roy W. W Stoddard Stoddard Stoddard dard of the firm of ot Cook French Stoddard will arrive tonight to at attend attend at- at tend the opening session of ot the commission tomorrow Reclamation men from Idaho arrived here toda Among the most prominent were L. L J. J Magee president of the 1 project H. H K Wiley of ot Boise Victor Smith of Burley F. F J. J Cowan of Blackfoot Blackfoot Black Black- foot and J. J T. T Morgan of ot Burle Burley FUTURE OF PROJECTS The future of ot the reclamation I projects In the West will depend upon the recommendations of tho the federal fact finding commission according to the delegates who have already arrived in the city elty Tho commission was appointed by Secretary of ot the tho Interior Hubert Work Vork to Investigate government policies and methods of ot reclaiming lands The commission went Into session on October 15 16 1923 in the interior department building In I Washington D. D C. C where an exhaustive exhaustive ex ex- ex- ex inquiry into the financial and physical features of ot the t en- en ty-eight ty projects that have been constructed by the reclamation bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau was begun It Is making the trip to the West est at me suggestion of Secretary Work in order to ar arrive Cr- Cr rive at a conclusion for the Im im- im- im provement of the r reclamation and save th tha farmers from the loss of their homes COMPLETION URGED I Mr Swingle of ot Nevada who is here hero in behalf or the Newlands project in Nevada one ono of ot the first P projects to be initiated by the reclamation bureau declared tod today i that the Nevada evada commission would ask for the completion of ot the project project especially the drainage and storage facilities that are badly needed It was originally intended that the hearings of ot the fact finding commission wo would la be held at the I Hotel Utah beginning tomorrow I but tho the space was insufficient andI and the tho use of ot the house chamber In I the state capitol was offered by Secretary of Stat II H. E. E Crockett I It has n not nt t been definitely decided wh where re the meetings will be held The delegation was met at the train this afternoon by members of ot I the Salt Lake chamber of ut commerce commerce com corn merce and escorted to the Hotel Utah the headquarters of ot tho the fact finding commission I The reclamation committee of ot othe the he Provo Prove chamber of ot commerce will wll meet with the fact Tact finding body tomorrow it was announced d today Information regarding th the Utah lake reclamation pr project will be given by the local committee LEADING SPEAKERS Dr I Elwood Mead ead Thomas E. E Campbell and James R. R Garfield members of ot the government s factfinding factfinding factfinding fact- fact finding commission who arrived in Salt Lake Lale toda today will be tho the leading leadIng leading lead- lead Ing speakers at the club dinner tomorrow night at tn Hotel Utah Dr DI John A. A Widtsoe Continued o on page 6 r REClAMATION I Continued from page 1 1 I vice chairman and special advisor on the finding fact-finding commission will act as toastmaster at the dinner Dr Mead who has been recognized recognized recognized as one of the foremost Irrigation irrigation mn- mn gation engineers in the world will wilI willbe willbe be the principal speaker on the program During the nast few years ears he ha has been the world studying irrigation and rec- rec conditions and only last month returned to Washington He lie will tell of the industrial and economic economic eco eco- eco eco- atomic conditions in Palestine and Australia tomorrow night Dr Mead is a familiar figure in inthe inthe inthe the West having started his career as no professor In the Colorado Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- culture college In 1883 Later no traversed the West as territorial and state engineer of Wyoming In Tn 1898 Dr Mead went to the University University University Uni Uni- of California where he ac accepted accepted accepted ac- ac the professorship of institutions institutions institutions and practise of pt Irrigation In 1907 he accepted the chair of ot rural institutions at California and re remained remained re- re until 1915 when he ie was granted a leave of absence to at attend attend attend at- at tend to government duties LEADER LEADE IN PALESTINE During his recent trip around the world Dr Mend Me d played a apr promInent prom prominent prom prom- m- m mont part in the rehabilitation o of f Palestine putting Into practise and antI Instructing the Zionists In the most efficient methods of ot building up th the tho countr country i ju a campbell of or orthe the reclamation fact finding commission commission com corn mission the second speaker was former governor of Arizona Mr Campbell will be remembered from the gubernatorial el election in Anzona Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona of ot 1916 when he wa was wag elected on the face of ot returns and assumed office but relinquished it on December December De De- cember comber 25 25 after a a. recount of ot votes showed a plurality of three forty-three for George W. W P. P Hunt He lie was elected governor In 1919 and reelected reelected reelected re- re elected for his second term in 1921 James R. R Garfield the third prominent guest at the luncheon was former secretary of the interior under the Roosevelt administration serving in the cabinet from March l 4 1907 until March 4 1909 when he retired to enter law practise in Cleveland Mr Garfield is the son son of ot James A. A Garfield twentieth president of ot the United States At the regular Bonneville dInn dinner r tomorrow night Joy H. H Johnson president of ot the club will preside |