Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 1 | Western Deserts May be Starting Point for Return to Prosperity

I Western Deserts May Be Starting Point for Return R turn to Prosperity DENVER July 21 The 21 The sun parched I miles of ot western desert land may prove the foundation for the thc nations nation's return to economic stability Huge Irrigation projects under construction construction con con- will convert the sage covered covered cov coy ered deserts into rich farmland and anda a rush back to the land led by the country's unemployed will do the rest in the opinion of Dr Elwood Elwood Elwood El- El wood Mead federal director of or recIa- recIa mati mation onBy on By next winter I believe the solution solution tion lion of the unemployment problem by bya a 11 back to the land movement will be given serious consideration by state and federal oUi officials Dr Mead de de- de- de dared j We already have hundreds of applications applications applications ap ap- ap- ap each day from every section sec see tion of ot the country from men who I seek seck land They have no money not even enough to build a crude house and fence the property as required by law But I believe the money will have to be provided for them and we are going goin to have to get pet these people back backon on the land before we can have se security se- se Mead named over a half halt dozen great greal irrigation projects now under underway underway underway way that will reclaim hundreds of thousands of acres of what is now worthless desert land and turn it Into rich farmland