Show TI THE NEWLANDS ANDS ME MEASURE URE REPORTED TO THE HOUSE MOUSE The Irrigation Committee Strongly Urges Its Passage WASH WASHINGTON March S The The Newlands Newlands Newlands New- New lands irrigation bil was reported to tp the House yesterday by Mr Mondell l of Wyoming in behalf of the Irrigation committee The report leport says that the territory affected by the bill is nearly one-half one the area of the United States and ana that in iii sixteen land arid States there are over dver Ver acres or more than one sixteenth of the area of the country's country country's s public lands subject to entry Of this thia st v ast tract only 10 acres will produce e. e crops without irrigation showing the extent of the arid districts Mi Mr Il Mondell pointed out that With such a wide domain no agency other than the Government can deal adequately adequately ade ade- with the problem of Irrigation He also shoWed show that irrigation long ago passed the experimental stage and that its gre great t Advantages have been established established in- in inthis this country and abroad The bill b- b be stis pl proposes seS no taxation to carry out the irrigation project the en entire en- en n- n tire derived l from the sale ale of public lands in ii the States to b be irrL gated t l |