| Show Projects Similar To Dixie Out Says Adm Ickes I A special dispatch to ta the Salt Lake Tribune from Washinton brings ra rather rather rather ra- ra ther discouraging news of the chances of obtaining a federal grant for the Dixie project which would be one one of the biggest development projects ever undertaken in this section section section sec sec- tion of the st state te Notwithstanding the fact that the promoters of the Dixie project have been given reason to believe that the public works administration would grant ant them about five million dollars as a loan and grant to construct dams in the Virgin river and irrigate some thirty to forty thousand a acres acres res of landin land lani in Dixie the dispatches dispatches' says that Public c Woks Administrator Ickes stated stated stated stat stat- ed last week that the is going to hand out no money for the building o of irrigation projects which contemplate hinging binging new land into cultivation Upon beng told of rumors that the Dixie projects is about to be approve approved by his board now that congress had provided another billion or so fo for public works Secretary Iches said he could not recall ever having heard o othe of the project and when informed that tha It would irrigate almost entirely new newlands newlands newlands lands m made de the following statement We Ve do not intend to make allocations alloca alloca- for any projects that will bring about the cultivation of new acres That sort of ot project is out |
