Show LITTLE RIVER V FLOOD STUDY IS ADVOCATED Roosevelt Tells Needs for State- State Federal Cooperation By the Associated Press V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 30 30 President Roosevelt recommended recommended recommended mended today that congress define principles for federal- federal state cooperation in dealing with soil and flood problems originating in little rivers In transmitting to tho the capitol a report of the national resources committee entitled Little Waters A Study of Headwater Streams and Other Little Waters Vaters Their Use and Relations to the Land Mr Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt said in a message The Tho report points out that we can have ha no effective national policy policy policy pol pol- pol- pol icy in those matters nor in the closely related matter of proper land uses until we trace this running running running run run- ning water back to its ultimate sources and find means I of controlling controlling controlling control control- ling it and using it Envisage En Problem Our disastrous floods our major problems of erosion originate in a small way in a multitude multitude multitude multi multi- tude of farms ranches and pastures We must have literally a plan which envisages the problem as it itIs itis itis is presented in every farm every pasture every wood lot Jot every evely acre of the public domain The congress could not formulate formulate formulate formu formu- late nor could the executive carry carryout carryout carryout out the details of such a plan even though such a procedure were desirable desirable desirable de de- de- de and our form format of at government We can however lay down certain certain tam tain simple principles and devise means by which the federal government government government govern govern- ment can cooperate in the common interest with the states and with such interstate agencies as may be established Proper Means Mean It is for congress to decide upon the proper means Our objective must be so 10 to manage the physical use of oC the land that we will not only maintain soil fertility but will hand on to the next generation a country with better productive power and a greater permanency of sf land use than the one ono we In Inherited Inherited inherited in- in from the previous genera genera- tion The opportunity is as vast as is the danger I hope and believe that tho the congress will take advantage of it and in such a way as to command command com corn mand the enthusiastic support of the states and of at the whole public The Tho report advocated this program program program pro pro- gram to supplement sta state o and local efforts to control small streams Extension and coordination of the work of federal agencies with local officials officials' and planning and directIng directing directing direct direct- ing local programs Establishing a n permanent system of contributions to local projects Legislation which would facilitate facilitate facilitate tate the organization of ot small community community com corn distrIcts 0 authorities whose physical characteristics indicate the necessity of an Interstate conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion area Need Stressed Tho The need for state action includIng including ing ng subsidies was stressed Physical factors have no regard for political boundaries it was re re- re- re minded Problem areas do not coincide with political areas The problems Continued on Pago Six Column Four Poun FLOOD STUDY S IS 5 ADVOCATED Continued from Page Pace One of at such an area must be bo solved ILSa as ILS asa asa a whole be taken Individual actions may wH within hi an area rea but to be economical and effective they must be beIn be in accordance accordance ac ac- ac- ac with a plan lAn for the entire area arca Therefore with respect to practically practically tl allY every particular problem problem several levels of government will be concerned If we desire to conserve and wisely use use our our resources resources government government government gov gov- on every level lovel must stan stanc ready to cooperate by doing its Us part art The text of Mr Roosevelt's message m mes sage follows To the congress of ot the United States I 1 transmit herewith for the h Information in information In- In formation of the congress a letter from the chairman of th the national resources committee with the accompanying ac ac- companying report entitled Little Littie Lit tIe tle Waters A Study of at Headwater Streams and Other Little Waters Vaters Their Use a and d Relations to the th-e Land Well Wen Being of People This report treats of a subject with which the physical well being of ot our ur people is Intimately bound up yet to which in the past too little attention has been We Vo have grown accustomed to dealIng dealing dealing deal- deal Ing with great rivers with their large problems of navigation of power and of ot fl flood od control contro and we have havo been tempted to forget the little rivers from which they come The report points out that we can have no effective national policy in those matters nor in the closely related matter of proper land uses until we trace this running run run- fling ning water back tol t to Its ultimate sources and fl find d means of ot controlling con con con- trolling it and of using it J JOur Our disastrous floods our sometimes sometimes some some- times Umes almost equally disastrous periods of low water Yater and our major problems of erosion to which attention has been called b by the reports of the national resources board the Mississippi valley committee the soil erosion service and other agencies do donot donot donot not come full fuU grown into being They originate in a small way in ina ina a multitude of farms ranches and S pastures It is not suggested that we negI neg neglect I lect ct our main streams and anti give our whole attention to these these- little waters but we must have liter liter- plan which will ilI envisage the problem as it is presented in every farm every pasture every S wood lot every acre of the public domain Simple Principles The congress could not formulate formu formulate late nor could the executive carry carryout carryout carryout out the details detal s of oC such a plan even though such a pr procedure ced re revere were vere de desirable and possible under tinder our form of government We can however lay down certain simple principles and devise means by I which the federal government can coop cooperate rate in the common interest with the states and with such in interstate interstate in- in agencies as may be es es- es It is is for fort the tho congress to decide on the proper means means Our objective ob ob- ob- ob must be so to manage the the physical use of at the land that we will not not only maintain soil fertilIty fertility fertil fertil- ity Sty but will win hand on onto to the next generation a country better p productive power and nd a greater permanency of land use than theone the theone theone one we In inherited from the- the previous ous otis generation The opportunity is as vast as is is the danger I I. hope and believe that the congress will take tako advantage of oL it and in such sucha a way as to command the enthusiastic support of the states and of ot the l e S whole public pUbU FRANKLIN D. 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