Show I OF OE LARD LAND MEET Western States Send I Delegates To S L I Convention SALT LAKE LAIn Nov 19 Leaders 19 ot of Irrigation and reclamation work ol of the 13 states comprising the arid semi arid section of or the west est will Ill willbe willbo bo be present at the Ue annual con conven convention tion at of 0 the Western estern States Recia hero today Election of officers formulation of policies and discussion of or problems problems lems leme ot or Irrigation and reclamation will HI be the worl work of or the tho conven conten- con contention convention en- en tion Governor Oo Charles Charlt s R H Mabey of Utah Ulah will beI be a I candidate tor for pres pres- presIdent president president ident of the body MORE LAND LA D NEEDED SPOKANE Wash Nov 19 19 of tho the Columbia Basin Irrigation league on their way ay to attend the annual meeting of the Western States Reclamation a association at Salt Lake ha have hate e Is- Is Issued Issued Is Issued sued a II statement through Roy R executive chairman or of o tho league lague declaring themselves In favor ot of o a 0 policy of o unInterrupted IrrIgation de The lea fears rs we e hear voiced by some timid persons o of an over over- over 1 overproduction I production of ot agricultural wealth are short sighted and fallacious the statement declared The I population Is increased by more than 1 every e ery ear car and every es 1 cry year year ear sees seeB or of worn-out worn farms In the older regIons of ol the country Tho na- na nation na nation tion Irrigated will surely surly need e every ery ted acre that can be reclaimed In inthe Inthe the west est HELD Declaring that the government must carry on this work orl the state slate statement statement ment continued Western estern reclamation has been beena a stupendous success Temporary distress or some Borne settlers on a few tew projects must not dh ert the gov- gov government government gov government from Its sound purpose to togo togo toeo go on 1 with reclamation until every acre for which water can be bo eco eco- economically eco ceo economically putto pro provided prodded has been put to productive e sen service Ice i |