Show WESTE STATES JOIN JO FOR FOE DEVELOPMENT 1 RECLAMATION i Of 4 OOOO AC ACRES I IS PLANNED Gigantic Development Pr Project Pro j ct Will Afford Jobs for Soldiers and Meet Food Pr Problem blem Assertion T THE I HE concerted finan financial ial and and legislative powers powers powers' of the West Vest must be wel welded e together in ina ina ina a gigantic scheme to harness the vast areas of lan land resources and waterways of the western half halt of th the United States an dafford unprecedented unprecedented dented development and nd growth if the West Vest is to come Into its own and Bolshevism is prevented from front despoiling despoiling de de- de- de spoiling the plans of reconstruction Such was the consensus of or opinion expressed today at a 11 conference of delegates from seven Western Vestern states which convened at the state capitol to consider plans for Cor the reclamation of ot acres of ot land hand In the Colorado river basin CALLED BY BAMBERGER- BAMBERGER The meeting was called by Governor Simon Bamberger of Utah to consider consider consider con con- sider plans for tor applying the reconstruction recon and land scheme outlined by Franklin K Lane secretary of ot the Interior of ot the United States Representatives were appointed by hy the governors of Utah Colorado Nevada Novada Ne No- vada Wyoming New lew Mexico Arizona and California to attend the conference con con- ference Each of these states is represented represented represented rep rep- resented at th the conference by en engineers engineers and reclamation ana ano anoa anca a general scheme for cooperation for tho commencement and development of the greatest reclamation undertaking undertaking under under- taking In the history of or the Vest West is being worked o out by the delegates GOVERNMENT WATCHING It was announced at the conference of or delegates today that the eyes of the national government are watching eagerly the development of the Hie plans hero here and that the influence of the scheme will be felt Celt In every part of the country Senator William 11 II King Ning of Utah wired Governor Bamberger that all s senators and congressmen in Washington from front Western estern slates states have been organized to push Jush to completion In Washington whatever plans are de decided decided decided de- de upon at the conference here I I I DELEGATES WELCOMED Governor Simon Bamberger opened the Ule conference and made a brief ad addless address ad ad- dress of welcome outlining the pur t pose nose of ot the meeting lAd aRd the magnitude magnitude magnitude magni magni- tude of ot the project under discussion He lIe said that no program or scheme had been prepared for consideration by bythe bythe bythe the delegates and that whatever was decided upon or accomplished would result from the mutual cooperation of the delegates from the various st states At the suggestion of ot Governor Bamberger Bamberger Damberger Bam Dam berger l Governor Ex-Governor William Spry a member of the Utah delegation was chosen as chairman of ot the conference Governor Sp Spry Indorsed tho sincerity of Secretary Lanes Lane's scheme of reclaiming reclaiming reclaim reclaim- ing InA millions of ot acres acrE'S of land for or the benefit of returning soldiers and sailors sailors sail sail- ors ore and the army of unemployed re resulting rp- rp suIting from the signing of the armi armi- stice Ho lie declared however that the the- gigantic project under consideration would not afford any Immediate reU relief r for Cor returning soldiers and would aid ionti Continued on on page 6 I I I GREAT RECLAMATION 1 PROJECT IS URGED Conference Here Hezie V Would mild Bring Four Million Acres Under Cultivation Continued from page gage 1 only in a a small way way to afford aiford em em- TRIBUTE TO SETTLERS I or 1 have always contended h he declared declared de de- de- de dared th that the tle settler the l homesteader homesteader home home- ome- ome and the pioneer wh lazes the trail Into virgin country and tak takes s his family upon barren desert soil Boll to make a living and establish a home Is entitled entitled entitled en en- titled to everything that the government government government govern govern- ment can give him whether it be he in inarea inarea inarea area of acres or townships WALLACE URGES TEAMWORK W W. It 11 Wallace chairman of the Utah delegation impressed upon the gates the necessity of cooperation between between be be- II tween the Western s states ates stating that if any good is to come of the scheme I Ithe Ithe the entire acres of land In Inthe Inthe inthe the Colorado river basin of which are In Utah must be developed as one project lIe He said that if It any particular particular particular par par- I state suffered by reason of the plans adopted at atthe the conference such sucha a thing would result only from a sincere sincere sin sin- I cere care desire to attain the best results HOW IS PROBLEM I Francis Cuttle representing Calif California Califor Califor- nia said that the scheme under discussion discus discus- I sion slon was not one of what shall bedone be bedone bedone i done but how it can be done He lIe d declared declared de de- dared the purpose of the conference was to fo solve the gigantic scheme of or converting millions of acres of t ban barren en waste land into a place where men can cnn make male a living and provide their families families tami- tami lies with homes Mr 11 Cuttle Cuttie declared that we were unprepared unprepared unprepared un un- un- un prepared for war but when the end came the nation found itself much less Jess prepared for tor peace He said that even when soldiers were returning from Crom abroad there had been no on the part of the government to provide t iem with employment HUNGER KNOWS NO LAW i The sentim sentiment t of ot Bolshevism which is now spreading over o Europe with wah I such disastrous effects may at any anytime anytime anytime time be kindled led in the hearts even of some of the men who fought our war declared Cuttle It comes from hunger hunger hunger hun hun- ger and when a man is hungry no matter who he is or what he has been he is potentially a criminal So whatever whatever whatever what what- ever is done it must be done quickly and thoroughly If the soldiers do not wish to go u upon on the farms there will willbe willbe I 1 be e plenty of c civilians to leave the city and make places for the soldiers F. F L. L Sellew delegate delegat from Yuma I I Ariz told the delegates that at least men could be employed on the project within a short time He said that hat if a plan was devised to store at least east 20 per cent of the waters of or the Colorado It would 1 be e sufficient to irrigate ir irrigate ir- ir at at least le st acres without interfering wll with local development I I A committee of one delegate from l leach each state represented at the conference conference conference confer confer- i ence was appointed to draft resolutions resolutions to be sent to congress urging that the national government 1 lend encouragement to the scheme outlined out out- lined Ined here SHOULD GET JOBS BACK Corporations who had employed girls gins I to o take the place of men entering the mill military tar service and who refused to I reinstate the soldiers upon their return re- re turn urn were bitterly scored by Governor Bamberger in his address The governor governor governor gover gover- nor said the end of the war wan would bring about a general movement among young men to go west and that it is necessary that the West Vest be prepared to meet them He declared that the theland theland j jand land and under consideration for reclamation tion Jon is all fertile ferUle and will be he among the best in the nation when nation when the irrigation irrigation irrigation tion projects are completed lIe He said that every farm is a mine and that in inmany inmany inmany many sections of the basin a man will willbe willbe willbe be able ble t to become independent and anti make a good living on twenty acres acre i iThe The special committees from froth the Utah le legislature and the delegates from other states are guests of f the Utah delegation at luncheon today at the Alta Ita The conference is being resumed this afternoon NAMES NAMES OF DELEGATES Here are the members of the big reclamation conference from Utah and ands states who in s six sis other Western Vestern are are- conference today at the state capitol I discussing the tile most gigantic reclamation reclamation tion scheme in the history of the West the the opening and reclaiming of more than acres of land In the Colorado river basin for the benefit of returning soldiers and sailors J. California J. J S. S Nickerson A. A E. E Chandler Francis Cuttle Arizona Joseph Arizona Joseph R. R Loftis and F. F L L. Sellew Colorado Colorado L. L. L G. G Carpenter Carpenter- O O. C. C Dawson W. W J. J Galligan r Nevada Seymour Nevada Seymour Case 1 li F V Grif fit New I Mexico 1 Mexico Mexico-B. B. B M. M Reid W. W S. S I Grif Hopewell Wyoming J J. J B. B True Utah Utah William William Spry Dr J J. A. A Widtsoe Vidt sop soe Herbert erbert S S. Auerbach ach George A. A soe Smith II J J. L. L Lytle Lytie AU e. e W. W r. r b. b L. L Wattis and V W. R. R Wallace |