Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-16 | Page 2 | Congressmen Cite Need of Reclamation Projects

Congressmen Cite Need Of Reclamation Projects Members of congress who are unfamiliar with reclamation in theory and and in nd In in practice are entirely too numerous Senator James P. P Pope of Idaho a member of the senate committee on irrigation and reclamation m told National Reclamation association members at a luncheon meeting Saturday at the Hotel Utah Ff He drove me home the the ta fact t that n now w as asia in the past any ben benefits fits we we re receive receive receive re- re are the result of a long and difficult battle Representative Compton I. I White of Idaho chairman of the house committee on irrigation and reclamation reclamation mation matlon also a speaker told how his committee and other western congressmen are trying to show eastern politicians the need and value of launching reclamation projects in the west What is the attitude of congress toward reclamation was the subject subject subject sub sub- of Senator Popes Pope's address This might be well vell answered in another question What is the attitude attitude attitude atti atti- atti- atti tude of reclamation toward congress congress congress con con- gress gress It he said During my short experience as a member of the federal legislature I have not found any attitudes springing spontaneous in congress he ic asserted The tiThe favor or disfavor I shown any particular subject or proposal depends almost entirely on the manner in which It is presented and urged by its proponents Specifically he added the tithe attitude attitude attitude at at- of congress toward reclamation reclamation tion depends entirely on our activity activity activity ity now and In the future I have endeavored during the past three years to keep close contact with your our association and its affiliated groups Most members of congress from Crom reclamation states have done likewise and we ve have been enabled by your excellent cooperation to present a singularly united front to congress and the administrative bureaus bureaus bureaus bu bu- bu- bu of or the federal government government- Senator Pope said some has been appropriated or allocated allocated allocated allo allo- to reclamation during the past pait three years more than all other appropriations ever made for tor that purpose Many appropriations and allocations allocations allocations alloca alloca- have been pushed through to completion he assert asserted d and man many unbelievers have been added to the of reclamations reclamation's faithful con con- verts We hope during the next few years to bring an increasing ever number of federal officeholders down the sawdust trail to conversion conversion conversion conver conver- sion to our faith in irrigation Results Results Re Re- suits of these efforts are beginning to show and the physical complexion complex complex- ion of oC the west is changing he be said