Show I SPRY r. r f ADVOCATE An i I RECLAMATION lAMA I IMA MA U t Federal Land Com Commissioner r I Sees Wonderful Advantage Advant I age to West in McNary- McNary I Smith Bill Before Congress I I If It the McNary Smith arY bill which I Ihas has received the favorable report of ot the senate senate Irrigation committee Is passed b by con congress rc sl it should mean the reclamation of ot at least half halt million or a million acres of Utah land said William Spry federal land commissioner commissioner com corn I missioner yesterday The bill In InI question which Is being presented by Senator McNary ary and ancl Congressman I Smith wilt will mc mean n an appropriation of ot for tor use In In starting Irrigation Irrl- Irrl gation gaton and other reclamation I The rhe mone money If It the bill Is successful successful success success- ful tul explained explained- Commissioner Spry will be In ln control of ot the secretary r of ot the tha ho Interior h In whose power lies the right to order the ithe project to be begun The project Is first conceived conceived con con- then the region about It organIzed organize organized or or- Into a somewhat like that f for r the floating of ot a school bond Then the tho state date or some ome office of ot th the state Is app appealed to and collects under un un- un- un den der Its supervision the data nta to be laid before the secretary of ot the In In- In tenor This official sends out his Inspector who looks over tho proJect project project and If It his report Is satisfactory the government go makes the loan for tor forthe forthe the beginning of ot the work However there Is no government obligation The bonds are subscribed and Interest Interest Inter Inter- est eat paid This money goes Into a go government nt reclamation fund which Is a sort ort of ot a rotation fund and Is used to start other projects when hen approved INCREASED AVAILABILITY Commissioner Spry estimates that In the next twenty years the appropriation If It allowed by hy congress cnn will b bo available for tor worth of ot construction and reclamation and l that It will reclaim on an average Q of or about one ono million acres of ot land each year car At tho the end pf pt twenty years ears he said tho the money mony will w begin to be re returned returned re- re turned Into the United States treas- treas i I 1 with Interest Finally It Is ia the to have th the original appropriation tion of ot returned with In Interest Interest Interest In terest The Western estern States Reclamation as association association as- as of ot which Governor D- D W. W Davis of ot Idaho Is president hns has been fostering the McNary Smith lc arY bill This association Includes the tho thirteen I public land states according to Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner Spry The officers of ot this association together with the president president president dent of ot the Salt Lake Commercial club and chamber ot of commerce will meet at H the Commercial club Tuesday morning to discuss a campaign TO UNITE STATES It will be our endeavor or continued continued contin contin- Commissioner Spry to enlist the sympathies of ot the chamber of ot commerce commerce com corn merce merco of ot each Eastern Kastern state as well as our own for tor the votes of ot their congressmen will determine the fate tate of ot tho the bill hl We e will show for tor In Instance instance In- In stance that If It the bill passes It will mean man many more farms tarm which will mean more mort prosperity and which In Inthe Inthe inthe the ultimate will mean mea more people able to buy In Tn th th's tha way we believe that we can effect the pas passage age of ot the Smith ary bill and secure the premise of ot a million or so acres of ot reclaimed land for tor Utah I Officers of ot the Western Sta Stages Stas s Reclamation flee Rec association who will Ill fo G present present pres pres- ent at the meeting with Commissioner Commission Commission- er Spry at the Commercial club are arc Frank Brown Drown secretary to Governor Davis DaI secretary W. W 0 W. W Armstrong treasurer and W. W R. R Wallace state director Governor Go Mabey will alobe also alo be present If Jt the McNary Smith Ic al' al bill passes Spry said immediate application will probably be filed tiled for tor fora torn a n governmental Inspection In the matter matter mat mat- the Green Gren er ter of ot survey and also In the tho matter rif Of t a Il project which Is proposed to Include five Utah counties coun coun- ties ties Salt Salt Lake Tooele Weber eber Davis and Utah |