Show NO DOG IN MANGER government not interfere with private irrigation projects seattle wash secretary of the inferior ballinger who has just return ed from a conference in portland with officers of the federal reclamation ser vice yicel said on thursday the reclamation service will not play thedoe the dog in the manger policy toward private irr irrigation gation corporations instead the government will give all possible encouragement to private enterprises terp rises where they do not conflict with established or projected federal reclamation projects there should be no issue between private capital and the government and land should not be withheld from entry beyond a reasonable period of time where its development la is within the range of private capit capitani ni 11 se secretary cretaro ballinger said that his present task Is personally to examine the various projects thoroughly to investigate vesti gate the workings of the reclamation service then to formulate a report thereon which will be made to president taft direct he declared what I 1 am trying to do ao Is to cement the roo roosevelt evelt policies as to water power resources and to bring them into a state of homogeneous efficiency 11 |