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Show Harding Favors Reclamation Projects A PPROVAI. of President Harding for the McNnry bill providing for ; creation of . a $T.0,000.00t) revolving fund to be used for development of Western and Southern reclamation and drnlnage projects, was given to a congressional delegation who called at the White House. Members of the delepnflon, which was headed by Senator McNnry of Oregon and Hepresentntlve Smith of i I(!nho said the President expressed deep Interest In the legislation which j Is pending In both the senate and the house. Mr. Harding Indicated, delegation dele-gation members said, thnt he would confer with party leaders on the mutter. mut-ter. Ti e President was told that there was strong support for passn.e of the measure Ht this session of congress con-gress nnd thnt enactment of the bill would result In the pechimution of millions of acres of hind ami provide homes fur thousand) of people. A iik moraiidum submitted by the dalegutlon showed that under tl;e rec-i rec-i lnnmtlon act of 1W2 approximately I 3,(H,0tx) acres of desert lands limi been reclulmt'd. more than 40,(XX) f Ules had been established on furai land and the national wealth had been increased approximately $i!00, OiO.iioO and foodstuffs valued lit $1.7). (MK).OIM) raised each year on these varl otis projects tu M states all at an ex pemllture by the government of Hp proximately if l.'i'VMHUKM) front the flint crerted from the sale of public landf and from hind fees of various klndrf. Pieshlent Harding wan said by bli visitors to favor passage of the lels la t lot) during the prenetit S'-sslon. Thl most (Hlllculty, It was sitid, was ex peeled In the house, mid the President Presi-dent promised to confer with members mem-bers of the hoiwe Republican steer lig committee and urge tbiiu to prew the bill at this session. |