Show COLONIZATION OF i RECLAIMED LANDS LANm I I Supervising Engineer J H H. H Means Delivers Interesting Interesting Interesting Interest Interest- ing Address T J. J H H. Means supervising engineer o otho of 01 f tho United States Slates geological survey delivered crell the most Important paper o oIto of f Ito Iho session of engineers in Iii so far a athe as m s the public in general are arc concerned The Thc subject considered by Mr 11 doan s was vas the tho colonisation of or the reclaimed nH sa areas brought from an nn arid state to a 0 productiveness such n as has Ims seldom been teen seen Mr Ir Means Means' paper wa was s listened to tu with great Interest b by the thc th e engineers Is I's Isho who vho are much Interested In Inthe Inthe Inthe the success of oC their projects This ThI s phase of the reclamation service is on one e of the greatest importance to tu the gov government O eminent and anti the most niost eminent engineers en en- inIs inI's arc are now working on the methods to bo ho employed to Induce C people to take up lii Inn lands s in the re ye reclaimed re- re claimed areas mea Moro More nl clI Yesterdays Yesterday's plo program rum for the tilL convention i consisted lI of the lie following subjects which were discussed b by engineers In attend I t C D D. W W. floss supervising cn engineer fo foi fol r I Idaho treated the subject of th the ca classi classification sl of farm units as UN i elated to water r tight char charges He Tic also dl discussed cul ed the of areas arens the gravity and considered the use tise of ot pumps for Cor or h supply of or such L Ii If 11 H Taylor supervising engineer fo for 0 r Nevada read a paper on the tue extent o of f supervision in reclamation OI I C C. l. l Welle eils supervising engineer for Nebraska ka anti and Wyoming rt read H a a. paper IH on ott the fencing an and alai oft of government o t projects John ij K Field project engineer n r for fot the thc Platte project discussed t C the ito sub- sub I jec of of the determination of oC the tight light of way 11 Wa for rOI government projects Prof Prot A. A 1 13 Chandler le legal nl representative lnla Live tive discussed the methods of collection of oC amounts due title the government Dl from torn torna i farmers Carmels a C. C J. J statistician discussed generally the subject of oC 1 publicity I Thomas ThomaN II Jr Means leans rea road read a paper before th the lic conference upon the colonization of or orI I areas reclaimed b by the government Io pro pro- j The Thc session will bo be resumed today loday and V. V will ill probably last until th the en end of oC this week I |