| Show m t AS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Sunday November 2 1947 Scribe Hints Congress Snag Of Reclamation Fund Bid In other words reclamation struck an all time high during the past 12 months and it did it after congress had appropriated only S93387000 of which less than $12000000 came Out of the reclamatión fund the bulk was appropriated out of the federal treasury Of course there was a carry over to be added to the new funds but there will be a carry over on next June 30—a carry over returned by the second and third class projects that do not have any substantial power development—the projecta on which the water users alone must repay the government's investment If the reclamation bureau with an appropriation of less than $94- 0000N) plus carry over has been able to set a new high record for construction and spend more money than they ever spent in any one year how does Commissioner Straus think congress ond the budget bureau will react when he asks for more than three times the current appropriations not only for next year but for the five years aucceeding? Mr Straus is no novice in Washington Trained under the tricky Secy Harold Ickes he has many times confronted congress when the reclamation appropriations were being considered and he knows full well that bureau estimates do not go too far in swaying the men who control the naHe also tional purse strings knows from experience the trick of playing politics with bureau and departmental estimates and he is certainly aware that reclama- By 'LARRY J BROIVN Tribune Waabla :ton Bureau WASHLNGTON Nov 1 — If Reclamation Commtssioner Mi- chael Straus through the budget bureau asks congress for $300- Or:40000 to carry on reclamation construction during the next fiscal year as his speech last Thuradas before the National Reclamation Assn at Phoenix indicated it will be la-it- full knowledge that he it get it And he must be equally certain that even the budget bureau will balk at recorranending any such totaL Speaking before the reclamation enthusiasts Mr Straus not only disclosed for the first time his program for the year ahead butadded that he would like $300000Orfi3 a year for the next six years in order to rush projects to completion that are now in course of construction H ia remarks made no reference 'whatever new to projects In that same speech at Phoenix Mr Straus inadvertently answered hima41f His talk of $300000000 a year formed the closing note of his address In opening Mr Straus had said The past 12 months have witnessed the greatest volume of reclamation work in the history of the west The year was marked by reclamation's greatest construction program the greatest amount of water being spread On the greatest number of acres the greatest irrigation crop production with the first half billion-doll- ar federal crop value and the greatest power generation" regular interior department bill But when congress balks and when work has been slowed down the $50000 a year publicity staff of the bureau of reclamation will see that the country is given to un- derstand that it was the Repub11can congress and not the Democratic secretary of the interior and the Democratic commissioner of reclamation who "did the west acreage II 13A 1 ! : ! 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CZ' ' i '' :- I: :- - 7' - ' 1 I 1 e - :f-- et ''''‘) MINK-DYE- D i - :t i - - 'b i° f 4 A : - L - t 1 ' NOW AT A SPECIAL LOW i 'Ik 1G - li (' if rA c vI" i 7-- 4 i 7 ' A' fe cfirs 1 e'Vf THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF A FAMOUS NEW YORK FURRIER-T- HIS SEASON'S STYLES 1 j?4::: 1 e 0 I - 4 p 3' :' I 'IV i '' :1 - 4 ( )8 - At' Durable lasting stain-protile In sparkling colors Laid over old drainboards of :: : : b attrective styles In genuine marble or tile or tile marble genuine STORE FRONTS Special detgn s made to your In b t ' 4 WAYS T9 BUY: Cash Charge Budget Layaway CLvidual needs ALL WORK BY ilKILLED CRAFTSMEN Call Tomorrow for Free Estimate—Dial ITAVETTE AVE 0- - :SPIKER TILE CO 45 Jr I' - ' 11(-(---— A a ttiki 1 - - i FIREPLACES Hundreds of '4 A 7 Lf i 16111 (Altili A DRAMBOARDS I if f 71121 i iki 7 s I L'ill tG i wp XPERT TILE WORK rif I : 41 missioner's request for $300000- 000 At Phoenix Mr Straus said "irrigationists (this year) enjoyed the greatest prosperity with the highest produce markets ever known" 'In other words at a time when irrigation farmers have reaped profits far beyond anything they ever before enjoyed the commissioner proposes to ease their burden by giving them 70 years in which to repay construction charges where they now ha ve 40 As a matter of fact on new projects they now have 50 years for they are allowed 10 years free from payment after they go on the land to enable them to get food" Said Chairman Jensen (R Ia) their farms homes and other imSo a 70- of the powerful house interior de- provements in shape acsubcomwould year period repayment partment appropriations mittee: tually be 80 years What congress will want to "The problem is this We know that throughout the world and know is why it is necessary to here in the United States that ease the burden to the extent propractically all available productive posed by Commissioner Straus at crop land is now being used to pro- the very time the irrigation farmduce food As our population in- ers are doing better than ever becreases we Will need more crop fore This may be good political dope land to spread over the west for if conAnd Secy of Interior Krug:: Some 10000000 persons will be gress refuses to extend the repayment period to 70—actually 80 added to the nation by 1960 and only a constantly expanding years—the Democratic department agriculture and industry can sup- of the interior will be able to furport the steadily rising standards nish Democratic campaigners with of living which fulfills American material fpr speeches in which ambitions satisfies American de- they can denounce the ilepublican sires and keeps America strong" congress P i 9 111:u 11 III (1:111f 1 Racks Extension Commissioner Straus sprung another one at Phoenix when he advocated for the first time extension of the repayment period on reclamation projects from 40 to 70 years This proposal Ls not likely to get much further than the com- ng t-- 40009 Ti lit fil 771 "" ! dirt" -- uitit 71:!' h - 7' m for 40 or more millions to continue work on the six big projects of the west after they have exhausted around February all that congress appropriated in June Congress is not going to make as liberal deficiency appropriations as the reclamation bureau requests just as it will not appropriate $300000000 in the next Should Conserve Resources 'It is up to ua to conserve our esourres that we may establish permanent productive agriculure that we may accept the blessng of abundance and find ways f balancing that abundance with ffective demand The wants of Jur people plus a reasonable mount of world trade can give 'culture a completely adequate narket" For the immediate future Aner-n aaw the progreet that orld food shortages plus domes-i- t demands will "keep American griculture hustling to keep up or several years" American people are now food at a rate 17 greater l'an before the war he stated Sen Butler (B-- Neb) chairman f the senate public lands com Atte added lthat "one of the most urgent problems before the ization is our food supplY" Reclamation Cornes?n 'The president and other high administration officials and members of congress have all been deeply concerned as to means of maintaining an adequate food supHere is exactly where recply lamation comes into the picture 11 there is one thing that reclamation means it means more kJ ' i ' Straus knows full well as does every other informed person that there is no chance of getting the amount he specified but he undertook to sell his figure to the group roost interested just as he and Secy Krug will go before congress in January if not before and ask en-ir- -' 1U) IL 1! :1'1' you 711 11 -- cl 7"71 - sea-glo- Thia was that the development of new irrigated acreages in the west no longer Imposes a threat through competition to eatablished farm areas in other sections of ihe country- In past year' some opposition o the creation of new reclamation )rojects developed in congress beause of this feeling But now a number of the conention speakers emphasized the qcture Is changed The simple fact la" Secy of griculture Clinton P Anderson oid the convention "that although e have had and are continuing o experience a revolutionary in farm production we e sive potential markets for our ewsolawswasseastswewastessowswasssoss- - IL r:hils 11 - A reclamation construction during the 12 months of the fiscal year just so the amiable commissioner is now feeding the western reclamation enthusiasts with the idea that they ought to be able to wangle $300000000 out of congress at the coming regular e-nt - 4 ' -- -t 0 on Ariz Nov I Speakers before the convention of the National Reclamation Assn Una week developed a theme which may bear importantly on the future of reclamation developrn- -- i 1 rising fur priees e riace of Would Akk $300000000 Loan Just as Commissioner Straus and Secy Krug have rushed ahead to spend on the six biggest projects in seven months all the funds appropriated last session to carry rnoENrx --Q 411 11 dential campaign next year party will see to that By NLORRIS CLEAVENGER con-inni- 111 UVuk tion will be an issue in the presiHis 'Reclaim Land' Forms New Food Keynote t 71 klAITni11 THE PARIS FUR SALON—Second 4 107141i Floor SALT'LAKE CITY : : : T i : - 4C-- F177- - 40: ' '- : ("04-1!i tbdt444' '''' 4 l I |
