Show VESTER NEOS I 1 AN LAND B PROPOSE THAT THE TREASURY department MAY ADVANCE NEEDED FUNDS it would then be possible to proceed with projects which have been approved and finance irrigation and dra projects washington ks As 11 result of livar licar ints before it 11 of congress and ciul with western sen liters und and re i preen tit t ives es alic tit governors fero cincis of western tates and odber delegates from 11 oin the reclamation association on january 17 drafted it 11 now bill 1111 to bo introduced lit in congreso s its s at i for all loin loan bills bill now it 0 w it having become evident that lint congress would woula riot not author authorize lm lill an out abild out olit loan to thu tho full cunil funil it la Is now proposed in tit the art new bill that 1110 lie treasury department way may froni froin time to ahn make advances to tins the tion fund over a term feral of years tit up 1 to 0 tho ilia aggregate of these elioso advances to be covered by cioll bonds which shall be ba issued abild sold as each into tile reclamation fundas made the bunds bonds will run for fifty years bearing interest nt at four and a halt half per cent und and bo be free from froin federal state or local taxation with the money so provided tho the secretary ot of tile Inter interior lor shall com coin pleto existing preparations proceed proceed with projects which have been approved but never begun because of lack of funds and ni lu ay also takouj take up entirely new projects front from nil all government irrigation projects shall be used lit in paying principal anti interest upon tile tho bonds service men are ara favored the bill further provides that the tha secretary of interior in in expending the tha money thus lont loaned led may enter into such agreements fur for operation cooperation co with states counties irrigation or drai drainage nago districts municipal corporations private corporations 9 or individuals as lie may deem advantageous lie ile Is also empowered to spend martof this money tit in preparing for cultivation ot of landa that arc reclaimed cliar charging ging the cost of this hils work against the land ira im proved when any new project or unit Is ready for opening a preference right of entry for sixty days Is to be given to soldiers and sailors or widows of service men anti and such lucli lands landa as arc pot not entered during the sixty day period ishall bo be thrown open opell to general eat ry saturday night the lie western governors and a nd their associates met with tile irrigation committees of senate and house and discussed in detail the draft of the lie bill 1111 that lins has lleen agreed epou by them saturday afternoon ilia ho governors ana other delc gatea were given a joint beill hearing ing by wein members bers of tile tho rite peering ering committees of senate and house this Is 19 the first time a steering committee has ever hold field a hearing hearIn gopen open to ders 0 fo o discuss the merits of try legislation anti senator McCurn lier presiding emphasized this fact but sald paid that flint in view of the distinction of those wishing to be heard they should balte till nil tile time alicy desired the hearing lasted more lhnn two lions governor dails of idaho made the introductory speech outlining tho desire of the west explaining in a general way ivay the character of lot legisla floii sought ile he ans followed b by governors Cain phell of nt arizona caray of wyoming and former governor Oo vernor 1 spry of utah through nil all cheso aldre address ran nn an appeal for gref greater iter operation cooperation co between the federal government and tile the slates in building 0 of o irrigation works one theory some force was AMR the desirability ot of having tile the federal government with funds provided by congress stora ge dams and then contract with tho the irrigation districts or private corporations or individuals to build distributing systems nud got get tile tho water out on to the die annd tile wt erners in n response to loolu iuca es eions said it was entirely that it if tills MIR plan be follow fa flowed fl fl me fed i oral service should have powers over ever tile tie construction of pro ecta supplied with water from froin government reservoirs when they left the tit capital the gov eborg were flint no definite can lie ie expected froni ahr steering bills have been reported 1 by y the benitte and tr rogation commit toos no promises prony lsen yere bere rere elicited the governors are well pleased with the courtesy cout tesy shown sli oin hy by the hie steering committees mit tees and tire ore in tin frame af pf of mind ns as regards the lle future in con rass |