| Show P PLAN SUBMITTED STATE STATED AGRICULTURE COLLEGES TO JOIN IN SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN HOST COST Dr Elwood Submits Submits' Special Report of Inspection Trip Through Western States to Secre tary Work Washington Adoption of a carefully care care- lully fully ully planned policy or for colonization of ot irrigation pr projects je ts to be constructed construe construe- constructed ted ed in the future was urged by D Dr Elwood Mead Mend commissioner r of ot reclamation reclamation mation matlon in a special report he submitS submit ted ed to toSe Secretary Work upon upon his return re- re turn urn from a mile mlle inspection trip in n the west welt Dr Meade visited projects pro pro- in Utah Nevada California Washington Oregon Montana Idaho Wyoming and Nebraska On each proposed new project an economic survey has been organized under the direction of G. G C C. Krent Krent- zer director of the division of farm econ economics said the report In this survey the operation co of ot the state agricultural ral colleges of Utah Nevada Nevada Neva Neva- da California Oregon Washington and md Idaho has been secured and these thee Institutions have generally extended the he services of experts on soils and farm management These experts are arenow arenow arenow now engaged in working out tho th-s 0 problem of what water for irrigation irrigations is s worth in the districts of ot their states where the proposed projects are re loc located ted and what it will cost settlers set set- tiers to change raw land into improved improved im im- im proved farms When the experts I have reached their of all of the proposed proJects they are to tobe tobe tobe be submitted to local committees of bankers farmers and business men mentor for tor their suggestions as to costs and methods of development Every factor that would lessen lenen expense and hasten development of income must be considered While water charges must in the end come from irrigated crops irrigation works that are not followed promptly by irrigated agriculture are a financial financial finan finan- cial dal burden to land owners Long delayed agricultural development has wrecked more of these enterprises than all other causes combined The costlier the works the more important import ant it is that this fact be recognized Dr Mead pointed d out that hereafter ter more more attention must be given giyen as asto asto asto to where and how money needed in agricultural development is to be obtained obtained ob ob- where and how settlers are to tobe tobe tobe be obtained and how the settlers rust nut be aided and directed to enable them to use their money effort fort and time to the best adv advantage |
