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Show FARM BUREAU 111 MOVE TO I lipil Western States Representatives Representa-tives Outline Relief for Water Users . Farm bureau representatives from seven Western states yesterday indorsed in-dorsed by resolution ths general po!- Icy of tha national reclamation service, but recommended change which will relieve local difficulties on many of th fed" ml Irrigation project. Passage Pass-age of the Bmith-McNary and Borah reclamation bills, amortisation of payments pay-ments of delinquent water users and extension of time limits on construction construc-tion payments under the reclamation eicfwTislHn ' art wer' renrnTnenflerT. ' Other resolutions u raring continuance of the present legislative policies of the American Farm Bureau federation, Ha marketing plan, and development of ihs county a cent plan to a point where such agents can mora freely serve th farm organizations were also liassed. The Western confervru-e of the national organization closed with a banquet In the Hotel Utah last night. Th resolution on I maw tlon and reclumation was th chief concern of l he gathering. After a hot discussion at th Friday morning session a committee com-mittee was appointed to draft a general gen-eral policy on this subject. At the suggestion of J. H. Howard of Iowa, national president, local difficulties of the Individual projects were eliminated fnun consideration and the resolution was drawn to comprehend only the common problem of the irrigatlonlsts. SPECIFIC PROJECTS MENTIONED. Ths resolution adopted follows: "We, the representatives of the Western states rf the American Farm Bureau federation. In convention assembled, as-sembled, lndor the national reclamation reclama-tion service general policy In th re-I re-I claiming of the arid, swamp and stump lands, and th furtherance and completion of such projects as the aiusci Bnoais, American Falls. Colorado Colo-rado river and like projects. We urge a closer cooperation between th water wa-ter users of the various federal projects proj-ects and the officials thereof. Therefore, There-fore, ws recommend: . "The early psaaage by congress of th Bmlth-MoXary and Borah reclam-ation reclam-ation bills In order, first, that the reclamation projects now tinder construction con-struction may be completed at an early date; second, that auch new projects as are feasible may be undertaken without unnecessary delay. "The appointment by the president; of th American Farm Bureau federa- j tlon of a standing irrigation commit-' tee consisting of on member of the American Farm Bureau federation j from each federal Irrigation project, j for a term of one year. This commit- , tee will meet annually immediately i prior to the annual convention of the federation for the purpose of formu- j latlng a report which shall It sub- i mltted to th annual convention of the federation. 'That th time of construction pay- j menta as provided for In the reclama- ! tion extension act be extended to ! fortv years. i "That the penalty for delinquent payments be reduced from 13 to per cent per annum. "And that sine th general financial finan-cial depression of -tha country hss made It Impoaslhl for many water uaera under the federal Irrigation projects to meet their maintenance land construction charges, the payment ! of such delinquent charges be amor-tixed amor-tixed ovar a oerlod of five veers." I MANY ATTCNO BANQUET. Kphmlm Bergeson, president of the trtah bureau, presided at the sessions. At th banquet given In honor of President Howard, John K. Burton of Garland acted as toastmaster. Speakers Speak-ers st the banquet Included President Howard, C. 8. Brown, president of th Arizona organisation; Oeorge B. Mansfield, president of the Oregon bureau; C. B. Ross, secretary of the Idaho bureau, snd Frank Kvans. attorney at-torney for the Utah bureau. Huccess through unceasing effort was th sentiment sen-timent stressed by th speakers. President Howard paid tribute to th ! memort of Brigham Young and de-1 dared that the present age is schlev-Ing schlev-Ing more In one year than was ! achieved In centuries prior to th nineteenth century. Hpeci! gueats. In addition tn ths speakera, wer Dr. John A. Widtsoe, Ir. Frank 8. Harris, president of the Hrighsm Young university; R. J. Kvana, director of th Utah Agricultural Agricul-tural eolleg extension division; William Wil-liam Peterson, director of th Agricultural Agricul-tural college experiment station at Igan; W. R Wallace, chairman of th ltah water storage -commission; A. A. Hinckley, stats commissioner of agriculture; O. A. Con In. secretary of the Wyoming farm bureau, and C. K. KiddeJ, president of th .Nevada farm bureau. |