Show welve Arid States States' tan 0 Fund Ex Executive Body T 0 Direct work Wark MO MODEL l DILL DIllON ON RECLAMATION lAMA II N Nf OF f lAND TO TOOf Of DRAWN Conference of Representatives tives From West to Begin in the Hotel Utah on Friday Morning I i iBy By Vincent J. J Keating J i A A of aPProximately annually each e-ach of the twelve arid Western Vestern states Utah states Utah Idaho Washington Washing Oregon California Nevada AriI Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona New Nev Mexico Montana Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- I ming Colorado and nd Nebraska Nebraska represented in the irrigation conference to 1 I convene here Friday and Saturday to I bear its pro rata share will be the r first matter of ot business to be considered considered con con- by the finance committee of the conference at Its meeting in the Hotel Utah tomorrow morning at 10 I This announcement was made by Frank W. W V. V Brown secretary to Gov I D. D W W. Davis of Idaho who called the conference into session upon his ar arrival arrival ar- ar I rival In Salt Lake The finance committee composed ofia of ofa t tI I ia a leading financial man from each of ot the twelve states will be asked to I consider a budget to provide expenses for starting the machinery ot of the as association association as- as I each man to pledge his state for its pro rata share This j budget will be far for the purpose of de deI defraying des de- I fraying the expenses of the parent or organization organization organization or- or and will be In addition to any ani fur funds ds raised by state ARMST ARMSTRONG ONG REPRESENTATIVE W V. V W. W Armstrong Is Utah's representative representative representative on the finance committee One of the first duties of the conference conference conference con con- ference which will be give gi its name Friday will be the appointment of an executive committee to handle the destinies of ot the embryonic organization I tion Uon Welding elding of the states into a a. strong unit for reclamation of ot waste wastelands wastelands lands to provide close coordination in plans that look to the development of I Ithe the Western Vestern states so that Washington Washing Washing- ton may be brought to the realization that the West is an important factor In national affairs Is the primary object object object ob ob- ob- ob of the conference DAVIS TO PRESIDE Governor Davis will be the presiding ling ing officer at the conference at which I Continued on pa page e 10 10 MODEL BILL Continued from page 1 four other governors are expected tobe to tobe tobe be present namely O. O A. A Larrazola of or New Mexico Thomas E. E Campbell of ot Arizona Emmett D. D Boyle Doyle of Nevada Neada Nevada Ne Ne- vada ada and Robert D. D Carey of Wyo Wyo- Wyoming yo ming Unsettled conditions in the mines In Wyoming may prevent Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Careys Carey's attendance but unless serious trouble arises he Is ex expected ted In in Salt Lake tomorrow t. t t. t I Effort EUort trin 1111 be made to hate bale congress i pass a bill providing for tor the reclamation reclamation tion Zion of ot arid and and swamp lands in the West Vest that will be suitable to all the thee states directly interested There are areat aree at present Mr Brown pointed out 1301 i bills before congress pertaining to reclamation of lands in the West Vest none of ot which is entirely acceptable to aUthe all aU the states Some embody desirable features but are lacking in what certain certain certain tain of at the states consider essential to their welfare MONDELL BILL BILL TO TO FAIL Th Tho-Mondell Tho Monden billet billit was pointed out has a a. number of ot desirable features but the the Mondell bill will taIl fall of ot passage The object of the executive committee will wUl be to analyze each of the reclamation bills the study of at which will occupy several months and to pick out the desirable features of ot each and to incorporate them into a new bill that will be satisfactory to each of at the twelve states and introduce the new newbill newbill bill in congress Only irrigation and other reclamation reclamation reclamation tion features will be considered by the con conference terence Governor Larrazola the father of at the movement to have ha the government cede to the states the un un- appropriated public domain within their confines confine's s is expected to ask the conference conference conference confer confer- ence to memorialize congress to this effect OPPOSITION POSSIBLE This is not looked upon with favor by some of ot the delegates since they contend that this properly Is an Irrigation Irrigation irrigation tion conference and no other matters should be considered if It f the conference is' is Isto to achieve e Its ultimate object I than More than irrigation experts arc expected to attend the he conference In fact tact the number attending may reach or Each of at the twelve states h has s appointed ten delegates to the conference conference con con- ference terence but interest in the proposition has become come so intense that a number of ot goVernors got have asked and received permission to appoint additional delegates delegates dele dele- gates gatea without voting powers The committee on resolutions will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock In the Hotel Utah to draft dratt resolutions to be presented to the conference for tor consideration Friday |