Show MONEY SPENT IN TH THE SOUTH I Returning from a visit to the southern states C C he was Impressed with the tremendous expenditures made by bythe bythe the government on the waterways ani harbors harbora of Texas If It Utah received a 1 small trac frac traction tion of the careful fostering says lays Mr tl af Js is given to man many many of af the southern states bY bYthe bythe y the federal government the state would be highly developed He saw where millions had fad been een at t Galveston at Houston In Texas Tens and nd at San Diego and San Pedro Pt-dro In California with the na na- national national national government continuing to toJ J pour Our In Its ite millions It comes to a 1 demand Is for fop the return of of the m money ney and projects which twenty hent years rears do not play out or default In any of the pay pay- pa payments ments mente are declared failures and LIlO cry goes up uJ No more money for reclamation lInt But millions are are put Into luto har bar harbors bors bora with no thought of ot repay repay- repayments repayments ments and for tor the avowed purpose ose of opening up new opportunity for tor I and commerce No 10 objection can be made to tho government go doing those big bI thIngs for tor the common good and nd therE should be no objection to somewhat the same policy being to reclamation In all government undertakings some test of utility and fitness should be made hilt but t there should hould be no long-drawn long faces every time timea a reclamation project falls fails to pay payOut payout Out when hen it Is well known that our farmers over long periods been crushed b by an unfaIr order of ot things Nothing built bum upon upon the farms as asa asa asa a basis ot has hag profits In the last few ew years yearn yet ret tb the ver very vel life lICe of the tile nation de de- depends OB on arming The primary trouble troubie with rec rec 11 is that the farming busi- busi business busi busl business ness Is la not getting Its rightful share of the reward i for tor or I ell eli performed |