Show U Ur UJ S Ss PROJECTS NEAR FAILURE FHE Retirement of Davis as Director Defended By By- By Secretary Work I WASHINGTON WASHINGTO Aug Abolt 15 15 Aboh Abolition I tion ot oI the post of or director of oC o the I service er er erIce Ice In Involving I II I from Crom office or of Director A P Da I slid stid today by Work ork to be lie die to the bYj natural development development ot of I tion work ork Pl past pact t the stage where where-m 1 services of oC o engineers were ere to bl be considered the tho first consideration Kepis Ing to 10 the tho American to- to So I riel ciet of oC o Civil Engineers Engh which bM bid li lade d lade Dade representations as a 0 result of oC Mr Ir Bails ls separation from Crom the go service Mr Vork Work declared de- de de declared dared that instead of oC o engineering problems the government go now faced the necessity of oC dealing with the problems of oC water the collection ot o tho the original cost costor costo or oC the projects as contemplated bylaw by bylaw law 11 r TI TO SOCIETY The secretary s er erto to till the I he was made mado In a lei let let let-irr ter to Il Us Its secret James 11 it Dun Dun- Dunlap Dunlap Pun lap lap of New ew lo lark and contained the statement that unless s condl londi Ions which ha hair haic e obtained ere Improved ed tany projects will ill be ba Abandoned entire entire- 1 no 11 II ot of our ur projects are no noo prosperous Mr Ir York Work orl Hole ItIs It ItIs ItIs Is not a question non nox of oC o tin r so much as ns It Is 18 one ot of busi busl- busi- busi business business ne ness s acumen and operation The Themen Themen Themen men on the projects must I teim- teim hurse hur hurse e the KO for foi its mil mil- millions millions mil millions lions ot of dollars ad advanced for Cor le- le le And oar with lilt this ln II mind seemed san car Wi r i GI This dot does not nol mean a ed td ed construction program ft b rath rath- rather rather er tr an Increased and accelerated construction because with the mon money returned to the BO go under efficient business bu manage manago- management ment thel there e be Treed freed a fund to continue construction that other other- other other-ni-e Ia nt e will relit III be I retarded To lo 10 handle the engineering nork ork I the he engineering force of oC the IC remains with 1111 the ame chief engineer at Its head who has hns been heen enga engaged encased ed In the pork nork forn for scars lean 1 There is n nG thought fori of oC the Importance ot of re ref malon It was as tn ins purpose fo o Director A P basis ls in the service rs r consulting engineer he at first bat bt b it subsequently subsequently ine ing the appointment FACT IACI LOSSES LOSSIS The secretary of ot the Interior who alone Is charged od alth the tn ex- ex ci ot of the reclamation act de- de deI's s es Is I's the greatest possible efficiency to ever e e er r phase and aspect of reclamation reclamation reclamation mation lie believes that the change to which sou ou refer reter Is made malle necea- necea FAr ears 0 by existing conditions for Cor un- un unless unless un unless less Improvement can be brought about many mans projects will be aban aban- aban abandoned abandoned entirely b by settlers Some AI have gone cone and the gOY go- go gov not only onty will lose millions of oC dollars Invested In but the tho set set- set settlers tiers themselves es will Ill lose time 30 Ja-bor Ja Ja JaI bor and money already placed on their Ibor farms I- I iO Woo Woo- |