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Show be asked to approve any project selected. The fund, Mr. Hagie pointed out, would becorn a revolving fund by providing the investigational costs of each project be paid back to the fund out of the appropriations appropria-tions that congress would hake for such of the projects as are approved. "If such a program were adopted", ad-opted", Mr. Hagie wrote, "it is I logical to believe that reclamation, flood control and soil conservation projects would take their places along with public highways, federal feder-al housing and other typss of construction con-struction Reaction of natienal reclamation association members ot the proposal propos-al was invited by Mr. Hagie. He said an enlarged reclamation and water program for post war years will hold a prominent place in the deliberations of the 10th annual an-nual meeting of the association to be held at Phoenix, Arizona, October 15, 1G, and 17. Small reservoir projects which might benefit through such a program were enumerated Friday, by Msr. Humpherys, as follows: Three Creeks reservoir in Beaver county; Beaver or porcupine projects pro-jects in Cache county; Scofield project in Carbon county; Hick-erson Hick-erson park or Sheep creek projects in Daggett county; Elbow.site in Kane county; Miller's Flat and Joes Valley in Emery county; enlargement enlar-gement of East Canyon in Morgan Mor-gan county; Woodruff Creek reservoir reser-voir in Rich Countq; Gooseberry and Mammoth reservoir in Sanpete San-pete county; construction of Ash Creek, Ivin's Dry Wash, Kolob and Virgin City projects oin Washington Washing-ton county, and Road Creek reservoir reser-voir in Wayne county and Magpie Mag-pie reservoir in Weber county. State Engineer Seeks Ways to . Provide Labor Recent action by high officials in Washington points the way to enactment for labor and industry in order that a post-war slump may be avoided, F. O. Hagie, secretary-manager of the National Reclamation association, stated in a letter to State Engineer T. H. Humpherys Friday. It is expected the legislation will provide for the investigation, planning plan-ning and engineering for a large number of useful projects which might be undertaken by the federal fed-eral government immediately after the defense program is over. "It Is reported that President Roosevelt already has a committee working on a plan to bring about what he terms a shelf of useful projects, all investigated and already al-ready to be undertaken upon a moment's notice when needed," Mr. Humpherys said that such legislation might prove extremely beneficial for Utah in providing a means of construction for many small reservoir projects scattered over the state. These reservoirs, would furnish much needed sup. plement water for summer Irrigation, Irriga-tion, he said. President Rooseelt's committee is reportedly studying all of the proposals which have been made to date, including the various bills dealing with establishment of re- gional and valley authorities and i recommendations of the Western Governors' conference held recen- tiy in Denver Colo. Certain administration leaders are toying with the Idea of appropriating ap-propriating a large sum of money, probably as much as $1,000,000,-000 $1,000,000,-000 to President Rooseelt, Mr. Hagie said, fo ra revolving investigation investi-gation fund, to be distributed to various goernment agencies for Investigation In-vestigation work. It is believed that complete cooperation co-operation among the government agencies could be maintained through presidential handling of the fundsr he raid. Congress -would 1 - ' ;.: . . |