Show LAND PROJECT FAULTS BARED Boise Project Cited By Expert in Exhaustive Report WASHINGTON Oct O t 20 20 Undue new n w construCtIon was the tho th basic ba lc weakness of tho the gov- gov reclamation toola-matlon policy ftc ftc- ac cording to a p ech delivered today by by Illes Hilt Cannon field commander Of of the th Interior department In ing aS aO a a It wItness before th bory Mr Cannon ClInnon submitted d an exhaustive report of ofa f fa a 0 study ho h had Just jolt completed resulted d In his conclusion that continuance of the tho present policY n wilt will lead bead to ten oral gen gon- erat eral curtailment If It not the th destruction tion Uon of the national program pro Estimating that 28 D r Oat r cent of the tho farm arm units embraced In fed fed- federal federal fed federal eral were being belog operated by tenants tenant Mr tr Cannon declared these thelo and resident non a peculator ecu ecu- lator laton were wr among the th chief ob- ob ob obstacle stacle now met m t b by the th bureau I LAhD D SOLD OlTEN Many Units unit have havo changed chanced hands five times timo and one Is reported to changed hands 11 times ho said gald In some Bome Bom cases the th govern govern- government's government's ments ment's charges char have been disregarded disregarded Carded and transfers made mado payment of past due du accruals and andIn andin anIn In mOlt most ca case the present user uner Is holding his hla lend land In the tho th maximum of Inflated value The Th necessity of the tho th approving all future futuro transfers I 11 li apparent The declared tho the depart depart- department mentS mento ment a estimate W fl U fit UI as a the arago rago Indebtedness of or the ho ho Indi Individual vidual vater water user u cr was wa too Ion 10 adding that personal examination led to his hit belief It was near neat 1000 But figuring the tho average at ho he continued It will be besho sho n that the tho th burden of debt ex- ex cx of 10 ro ern mental charges charees Is or approximately th the same amo as they th y owe the tho th In other words worda commercial and loan organizations are ar contributing as much to the support of reclamation t tion ion as the th federal government BOISE BOISI The TIr annual Increase of national wealth reported In the tho products of tile the reclamation projects project the th wit wit- wit witness ness ecu said ald probably excels excel the otal t cost coat of ot construction and war nar warranted ar- ar ranted the assumption a that the public Interest In the settlers web web- wel welfare fare faro went wont bo boond ond the th mounting ag- ag aggregate r reato of ot payments overdue Mr Cannon cited tho the Boise Doise project as aptly illustrating tho the sit sit- situation sit situation With advances from Irom rom the government totaling 12 the commissioner advised I politicians self appointed guard guard- guardIans lans lane Ians of ot the tho th water user and selfish have hav so far Intruded upon the tho th patriotic and welt well moaning meaning people popl people of this project that many look forward to the time when the tho entire In estment will be b relinquIshed The Tho Th witness urged the th committee I to recommend a strong stron- practical and capable business policy with nith Ith afield a afield field flold force tore trained In organization and to guide fuld the tho farm farmer or EXPLAINS VO WS 8 Charles n I I Lobdell of or the th land bank tonight that any general suspension has ha been approved ed for tor tho or any other I districts district Refusals H of credit Mr I Lobdell Insisted were confined to Individual cases case and were wro based on the merits of each case Cage Ho He To- To recalled r called called however that the tho original land bank act had practically pro pro- prohibit pro prohibit hibit aid to farmers tv requIring In Ing the th banks bank to take tak only a 0 firt tHen lien Most Mont reclamation settlers had already assigned claim to the reclamation bureau bUNau on taking up their land ho he |