Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-10-25 | Page 9 | Mead Urges West to Defend Reclamation

Mead Urges West West- to Defend Reclamation SPOKANE Wash Oct 25 f IP-A IP A plea for western states to organize in defense of reclamation and Irrigation a tion lion was Issued here today b by Dr Elwood Mead Mend United States commissioner commissioner commissioner commis commis- of reclamation For two years Dr Mead said there has been a movement mo in the east cast to lo stop reclamation They sa say in inthe inthe inthe the east reclamation is contributing to the surplus that is hurting other sections of the country the commissioner commissioner commis commis- asserted That is a mistaken viewpoint But it is not hard to get it across to the people That sort of stuff is dead weight opposition that thatis is influencing members of congress He expressed belief that his activities activities activities ties will result in a unified effort of western states in a conference at nt Salt Lake City next month The Thc idea is meeting with strong approval from governors m in n this area he said Governor Rolph of ot California Califor Califor- nia hns has written a stron strong indorsement of the plan Governor Meier of Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon probably will call the conference confer confer- ence