Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-16 | Page 2 | Parley Scans Water Survey

PARLEY SCANS WATER W A TEft SURVEY It Data gathered durin during a water survey made of at western reclamation projects a year ago a aa a committee t representing the federal government government govern govern- m ment nt the report of F. F 33 E. Schmitt New York engineering journal edi ed j i tor ton was read by Marshall N. N Dan Dana of Portland Ore president of ot the thi National Reclamation association at its Ils dinner meeting Friday night night L In the chamber of commerce J Mr Schmitt was assisted In t survey by John W. W Haw of St. St Paul Minn agricultural development dIrector dl dI dU 11 rector of ot the tho Northern Pacific rail rail- railI I r roa road 1 Costs COlts Estimated V Reclamation costs water condl- condl lions funds for reclamation development devel- devel l 11 and utilization of oC reclamation tion experience were reviewed In 1 Mr Schmitt's paper aj J Mr J Schmitt's paper termed reclamation reclamation v 1 mati mation n a reservoir of experience bearing on the problems involved and stressed the need of a seeing far outlook Reclamation he reports is ia an V undertaking which seeks to build self reliant men men and autonomous J social Institutions through providing providing provid provid- providing ing a place where men and families can exist and progress on a pa pay pay-as- j IU plan Its is to rea you go purpose rear independent citizens and communE ti ties e s. s Ta Task k Too Large Commenting on the survey Mr Schmitt's report said we found the task too lar lares for anything like complete accomplishment Governor Henry H. H Blood was chairman of ot the meeting and WilHam William Wil Wll- liam Ham W. W Ray local attorney was toastmaster Motion pictures of oC snow sur survey survey-j ing were shown by James JamesE E. E Jones chairman of the executive committee commit commit- commit commit-a tee tec of the western interstate snow survey conference K C. C Miller l Honored Kenneth C. C Miller of Portland Ore treasurer secretary-treasurer of the National National Na Na- Reclamation association forthe forthe for for- the last three years was presented with a gold watch for his untiring 1 services at the dinner meeting Friday Friday Fri Fri- day night Tho The w watch was presented to Mr I 1 Miller on behalf of the association by Frank T. T Morgan manager of ot j t the Owyhee irrigation district who praised the recipient for the work he has done