| Show e MEAD URGES PLANNING FOR RECLAMATION TI 0 N Must Look Ahead head to Save Lifeblood of West He Says By OTTIS PETERSON Reclamation the thc the life me blood of oC western il agriculture must agriculture must re must go forward for forward ward under unde a well organized long longtime longtime longtime time development program declared Dr Di Elwood Mead Mend United States Stat s commissioner com corn missioner of oC reclamation Saturday in inan n nan an address before the National Reclamation Rec Bee association Speaking in the house of or representatives at the capitol where the principal prin principal prin prin- cipal business meeting of the third annual a- a association conference was held Dr Mead outlined a I future program pro program gram designed to lo replace the haphazard haphazard hap hap- hazard development of the last 50 years Dr Meads Mead's address followed reports re reo reports re- re ports by the thc association president of Portland and Marshall N. N Dana of the secretary Kenneth C. C 1 Miller also o of Portland as s well as reports of ot v va va- us r.-us stat state programs and activities b by directors Governor Henry H H. Blood Bood also was a morning speaker welcoming welcoming welcom welcom- ing the a- a association oc ati n to Utah and urging ing that it continue contin e work on an n organized or or- organized reclamation program Congressman J. J Will Robinson of oC Utah called upon as an unscheduled speaker by Mr Dana supported the appeal for tor an organized program declaring de- de declaring de de- claring daring that congress stands ready to take lake action for tor reclamation but it needs a prepared program of what the states want Must Assure Supply Along many streams Dr Mead said we ve e have either reached the limits of our water waler supply or we are nearing Dearing the limit The time has come when we should be sure that there is an unused supply available before belore we build an additional work Also in the location of development development develop develop- ment we must have In mind the fact that this Is all the water supply we have that if iC we use it in the wrong place or build up a development which requires more water than we c chave have all all o our r efforts will ViII be wasted and the whole scheme will have to tobe tobe tobe be worked over again We must discourage therefore all development which wit will interfere with larger and better development In the future We must select locations loca loca- tirns where the water supply will have the greatest value for t t te TC e or for industry Dr Mend Mead said n a scientific study is necessary before beCore an any project is con con- Irrigation he explained requires re reo quires a skilled cultivator and care care- Continued on Page Pue TV To o SPEAKER KER i i 4 I 1 TT k S Dr Elwood Mead I MEAD PLEADS FOR PLANNING Says Lifeblood of West Hangs on Program of Reclamation Reclamation Reef Rec Ree- f r Continued from PAre Fare On One 1 I f f full fully chos chosen n types of agriculture and andi b horticulture i Realize Mistakes 5 Now The pioneer Idea he said was that if a seWer settler could get hold of a 1 apiece apiece piece of land and secure Lecure a store Inthe in inthe the water of a canal he would In Jn some way dig In and succeed We know now that was a mistake and that it has imposed unnecessary hardship hard ship on families and caused delay in development Dr Mead urged a definite power policy to go with the reclamation development de de- de- de program pointing out that the two divisions are closely related I P W A allotments under which reclamation is s being carried on drew drewI high praise from rom Dr Mead I I 1 do not believe that any expendi expenditure ture he said will bring more enI enduring enduring en en- I during and larger benefits than those I which will flow from these allotments allot allot- menU ments to conserve the water supplies 1 of CL the west He reported briefly on the work I under way S saying that it will require i an additional to complete completeS S projects for which has already been allotted Aid Md to Program Lauded Work of the association during the thelast thelast last two years has been of at material I aid act to the bureau of reclamation inI insetting in insetting I setting u up i an organized pro program ram durIng during dur dur- durIng dur- dur ing the last two ho years Dr Mend Mead said in a summary of existing conditions I 1 believe that the conference here two years ears ago averted a serious interruption in in- in federal reclamation and hence was w of untold to the said sId there west he said What was and afterward helped the countr country to understand that federal reclamation is not mainly devoted to bringing new newt lands into cultivation but Is a ares res rescue uc agency for the thc lands already being farmed the reservoirs It has built have saved the civilization of r many important western ties Mr Dana In his report charted a year 25 program program ot of reclamation planning plan plan- ning fling as he demanded a showdown tn tu a national reclamation policy y The ass association has come again l ain to Salt Lake Cit City to present a bill of rights for tor reclamation Mr Dann Dana said The times have brought us to toa toa toa a showdown on reclamation as a n national national na na- na policy We are arc ready in n t the e ede de deep p conviction that the national administration ad ad- ad's ministration will approve e and that nature herself will validate the essential es es- es place of ot r reclamation in the economy of the nation Should Anticipate D Demand mand I dT submit the desirability of further further further fur fur- ther large and wise vise planning to chart the areas suitable for fo- future reclamation reclamation mation in readiness for dr development as as need app appears rs A A- program should be hc made covering the thee projects desirable de do- dot for or at le least st the thc next 25 years These plans plans- should not outrun demand demand de dc- de- de mand but should anticipate Mr Dana said th the beginning has been made at the direction of President dent by his approval of Inclusion n of reclamation in the publIc public pub pub- lic lie works program Eight points for consideration of the convention were recommended a as s follows 1 Continuance and completion completion comple comple- tion of the soil and water surI sur- sur 1 I veys 2 Prosecution of ot national proS programs programs pro pro- S grams of land and water i in which reclamation Should be Integrated 3 An attitude altitude on the employment employment employment employ employ- ment of or revenues from power plants plant developed incident to reclamation reclamation rec rec- rec- rec projects that should represent th the broad and careful v S judgment of ot those int interested rested in western reclamation I S Urges Urles National Policy r p 4 4 Continuance of ot reclamation as a national policy I v f. f 5 Additional studies and planning indicating the desirable future pro program am for reclamation I with the allocations necessary 6 C. Desirability or otherwise 1 of at continuing the moratorium on construction payments i 7 1 7 Organization of ot strong state reclamation groups groups' where these do not exist and the he assumption assumption as- as as as- of ot full responsibility by all reclamation groups S 8 Creation of a legislative committee to m meet et with S 1 dent Roosevelt and western conS con con- I S in early carly January on I the forthcoming congressional program as It affects 1 tion Mr Dana reviewed legislative and land Jand suggestions offered last January January January Janu Janu- ary to President Ro Roosevelt sevelt congress ss the secretary of Interior and commissioner com corn missioner milon r of reclamation Continuance Suggested sted S These Thes suggestions asked among other things continuance of ot the au- au reclamation program at ail ox ox- tension n of ot one year on reclamation f repayments and R It F C aid In refinancing ref refi 1 of projects projects organized organized Understate under understate st state tc l laws ws be made to include projects that qualify under test of or leas leas- and necessity S Reclamation n- n nb b belongs longs to the times and is timeless Mr Dana cd ed d. d It i is as ancient al as the skill of at v man manas as modern as the airplane In it we VI find our homes our fortunes and o ouT future Without reclamation western progress stops slops Mr Dana and John W. W Haw flaw of ot St. St Paul Minn Mian member of the commit commit- on federal re reclamation policy were speakers at nt the dinner meeting meet meet- I ing th ing the op opening general session sesSion- at t the chamber of commerce Friday Frida I night I Pre Predicts diets Bright Future S t A J Mr Mr Haw predicted a n bright future futureS S f for r reclamation despite the enlarged public works bill bUl now being prepared pre pro pard par pared which has has no provision for rec rec- He Ho said it is important that the association havea definite program pro pro- gram outlined as the future policy on reclamation will be an n important Problem at the ne next t congress A Mr Dana told the conference e at t the Friday night meeting that reclamation reclamation recta recta- mation should be a part of the national na na- na- na planning program Senator James Jlmes P. P Pope of ot Idaho scheduled c as a speaker at t the Saturday Satur Satur- day clay alt afternoon session sent a statement state state- I l ment urging a definite r reclamation program he when he found It im impossible I r is to leave Washington D. D C. C for tor the meeting A program of development based I on carefully studied plans could not nol foil foll to pave the way ay for an expected I and almost inevitable population tion movement t to the w west vest st he said At HAt Atthe the same time the National Reda motion n association could attract set tiers by disseminating the facts regarding regarding regarding re re- garding opportunities open to home seekers S New markets can be created New Nea and efficient production can add to tc our national wealth Our neighbors neighbor and ourselves can can enjoy a more abundant dant existence nce The continued develop ment of oC the western United States State i will constitute the days day's march toward I Ia a 1 greater America A discussion on tn n soil son and water surveys was vias led by Dr W W. L. L Powers Powers Pow Pow- ers of ot Oregon State Slate college W. W R. R W Wallace chairman of ot the Utah wat water r stora storage e commission delivered the f final fi i nal address of the convention autUn lag ing the u usefulness of the National Reclamation n association in the development de do of reclamation The association he said can play piny a n major part in the development of ol the west by furthering the interests interest of a well organized reclamation pro pro- gram grom Committee reports expected to Incorporate In iri corporate principal features of the con vc n tion tion 5 were to I be bo made mode and officers were ere to be elected elected elect ed at a 1 final business meeting late In iii Inthe Inthe the afternoon Directors and arid the finance committee commit commit- tee will conclude the convention with witha I Ia a dinner meeting at the hot hotel l. l S at Speakers the final luncheon sea ses session sion sian at the Newhouse hotel were F F. F L. L Ballard vice director of extension I I for fot the Ore Oregon on State college Je and ond E. E F. F chairman of at th the Co l lumbia basin lasin committee S J I I |
