Show UTAH ESTIMATE IS IS ELIMINATED Irrigation Fund Taken From Budget To Make Fight WASHINGTON Oct a The aThe t The of the th Interior has recommended mended that bo be included In the the next reclamation approprIation appropriation alp tion for work ork on a I new w I IrrIgation In Great Salt Lako bi bl bin ln the the exact project t or unit not ye yet Inline bee been decided orI I UI on This estimate however has lias been from the th budget by or- or order or order I der 11 of General Genral Id director of the budget Along Alon 1 nith Ith other esti estl- estimates plates mates for tor new and as the budget mw now n w stands t I there Is no appropriation fd for a ne new project In Utah or ciso- ciso else elsewhere where This action of ot the director of Dt the budget has brought about a a tense situation in Washington for the elimination of oC o estimates for tor ne n reclamation projects does docs not sa sate sala 0 a cent to the tho federal treasury as la money proposed to be used on new irrigation works storks comes out of the I reclamation fund and not out of treasury and so 80 long as there are in the reclamation fund the they can only be spent on irrl irrigation gatlon gation work The Th reclamation fund Cund at t the present time Is amply large larget t to take care cire of projects in course courso of completion with a 11 suffIcient surplus to make malee provision Islon for Cor starting a number of new ne proJects and the Great Silt Salt Lake lAko basin pro pro- project project pro project as nas one ono of the new projects selected by Secretary Work Rork ork for authorization by congress ne next t sea Seg- ses session sion slon But the bUdget bureau thus far has refused to draw a distinction Lion lion tion 1 between et een appropriations out of the l gener fund In the th treasury h and appropriations out of the rec- rec reclamation reclamation rec reclamation fund While lIe the budget bureau has re repeatedly re- re repeatedly repeatedly decline to listen to arguments arguments arguments ments by the Interior do- do de department i Ith reference to rech- rech reclamation mation matlon mation appropriations there Is still hope and a reasonably reason good prospect that the th erbe ad stand of the budget bUI bureau eaU will not defeat defell the Utah Irrigation and to meet the tho specific situation the secretary of the InterIor has lias 1 supplemental e estimates I calling for tor appropriations for or sev- sev several sev sev- several several eral new projects Including 1900 for the th Great Salt L Lake ke BasIn project These supplemental esti- esti estimates esti estl- estimates mates will be sent to congress along nith an explanation that reclamation appropriations must come out of the reclamation tun and with a 0 further explanation that It If the moneys moneis mone s in m the I fund aro are not appropriated b by con con- congress congress con congress gress they will III merely lie Ile Idle idl and accomplish no good whatever er It Is quite evident that Senator Smoot Bill null have hate ha e to take e hold of this situation nhen hen congress ron con enes enes for tor the budget bureau hav- hav Ing shown shon sho n Its hO hostility It ma may mai be ex- ex expected expected ex expected to continue its opposition to appropriations for nc non projects and It nill therefore be Tip lIp to the thc Utah delegation In congress and to Senator Smoot s a-s a one on of the tb lead lead- ing leading members of oC tile tle appropriations committee to make malee plain to con con- congre con congress gre gress os a situation which the budget bureau will not recognize oo 00 |