Show MORS FURS BOND boi ISSUE PRESIDENT TAFTS SPECIA SPECIAL MESSAGE DEALS WITH SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO WEST recommends a bond issue of thirty million dollart dollars to complete government irrigation projects already begun washington president tafts special in conservation message was delivered to the house by mr latta assistant secretary to the president soon after that body convened on friday pension legislation was interrupted for or the reading ot of the document and the speaker advised members to pay close attenson atte nuon thereto beca because tise no printed copies had arrived for distribution among them practically all of the members present remained ta in their seats and followed the reading closely and carefully when the reading of the message had been concluded a roar of applause arose from the republican side ot of the chamber and several democratic members also joined in the of approval the message deals wholly with the subject of the conservation of the national resources of land water forests minerals and power sites and the allied subject of inland waterways many recommendations and suggestions are made for needed legislation on these subjects one of oc special interest to the west being that a bond issue of be authorized to complete government irrigation projects already begun |