Show NEWL NEWLANDS CALLS FOR UNITED WORK Reno No Nov Oct OeL New e eJ J has hns addressed n ii letter to the tho from the tho arid and B ml states calling their attention to the wn movement Cot or the tho develop ru wept of Is to be em by br the presence of thO Prest President I dent at the C conven Den lIan Ion at New OrIean October 30 and andI nc ncI I to th the of the senators and representatives from irom tho arid and Jo I together In Inthe inthe the Interest of their region He calls attention to the Import nce of com plans that lint will cover coer con contemporaneous or of the lie rivers In ever cven see section lion of the countr country arid and In the arid region the storage of flood waters can be made useful both for irrigation and navigation In the maintenance of a steadier stream flow He Urges the creation of a water waterway waterway way fund of annually and shows that of this am un the head headwaters waters of tho navigable rivers In the tho thoa a arid id r glon gion should receIve about aboul 5 annually which in addition to the reclamation fund will take care of d as weil as contemplated ed IrrigatIon products This movement contemplates a con can terence ference of senators and representatives tives from about fifteen states slates west of the MIssouri at the beginning of the next session of c cOngress with a aview aview view to making the arid region a faa tOr Or in waterway The letter Is as follows Reno Rena Nov Oct 21 My ir Dear Deat senator The waterway question will come up for action dill dur dilling during ing the tho next Be slon nd I venture to tomake tomake make a few as to the course courso to be pUr pursued by br the senators from rom the arid and semiarid states In Inthe Inthe the Interest of their region In the first place we have from these stAtes nearly one third of the entire 8 senate and we wc have hae the power If we act to so shape action as to benefit the region We represent hilet aiding In the great movement fOr a scientific and businesslike ion or of the water transportation ques quest t lion Ion which Is now so IDu h discussed In the lIe Mississippi valley valloy and on the tho Atlantic coast coastIn In iii thE second place wo have been trained by b actual In 1111 gatlon legislation to take hold of the business side of the question which involves such an expert and business organization of the waterway service as will insure comprehensIve plans wise selection of that will dovetail into luto each othor as parts or of ora ofa a comprehensive whole the tho union and coordination of the scientific ser services services vices of the government related to water In such a maner maneI as to I their experience find and knowledge In I Isome some effective way wan an ample und fund that will in insure ure work and such cooperation or of nation states corporations and aull Individuals as will Insure tho th till full exercise of all their powers and the of all nU their respective rights In the de dc development of our and source streams only for navigation but bu bufor for forever Incidental and auxIliary use to which civilization Gan an put them I I such as the thc of arid ld I the drainage of swamp ianIs the con of forests the lie prevention of soil soli and the development of water power o shaped the reclamation tion act act on on these lines and I It Ii is safe to tosa sa say that It was the of con tie legislation In the history of th the country that was roe from the evils of the such as has 1 rP for years rears in legisla lop to rivers and and aud audI I Public u Ue bUildings Our Immediate h attaches not nat OnlY to lie rivers whoM waters ultimately how flow Into the gull or tho Pacific f bilL the region con controlled trolled rolled by br these wate waterways wa s Includes o of the r area aroa of the country countr All the Pacific coast rivers have their sources In the mountain region or of the thc west and the largo large tributaries of the tho Mississippi namely nameh the Missouri Including its tributaries the Platte the Arkansas and tho ho Red have their sources In the thc Rock Rocky Mona tam region Irrl Irrigation of arid lands Is one of the great uses to which these waters of af the Pacific coast and Rocky Mona Moun Lain region are Thin The r clam atlon fund Is not noL sufficient to push the reclamation work with ith tho he speed that Is 15 desired and l I is important that In tho ho formation o of the no new wa waterways waterways fund the storage of water upon this the Irrigation of arid lands adjacent to the rivers In iii the arid and semiarid regions which are tribu tributary tary tarr to lo navigable should be ent rd upon as an essential part of lie of these streams for purposes of navigation an the work upon ulon these headquarters should be con with the work upon the th navigable rl nv ers rs themselves In Iii thIs Ibis wa way Wo coul supplement the Irrigation fund by a share sharo In the waterways fund and could claIm the part In the water waterway way expenditure WhIch fairly belongs to our region Jf if we should organize the move moe movement ment In a big wa way with full power to the President lo 0 the inland waterway service on ho hues of co coordination coordination ordination and cooperation above ahoo sub sug suggested and creating a fund of 50 O annually fOl foi that lint purpose It ml might ht be apportioned for COl the Lime be bc In big m as follows for fOI the lie Atlantic A water wa ways S including inS t o coastal canals necessary to connect the bays and sOUnds for the tho rivers and the gull ul f and the Inland coastal waterway from the le river along th the gulf apul Florida to ho At foi the Great Grat Lakes for the main maln MIssissippi lher iver including a 3 co connecting canal with the Great Lakes for fOI t the e cast eastern ern tari s of the MI t for the western Lanes of the rhe or the tho headwaters and source streams of o the or f the Mississippi river In Inthe the tho and region for tb const coast rh nv rs th for 01 the headwaters and of the Pacific PadUa coast rl rivers rs In the tho arid and semi region thil thI plan the he arid and Ind semi semiarid arid region would r receive e lye a about 5 annually Ue lie sr fund for the storage arid o of Its hs waters above bove th the fm pow I from f fio lO fund The states in th the great hashi Ut Utah h hand antI and Nevada would not nol b be lh the base I of the waterway fund for their streams are not the sources or tributaries of navigable rivers but the they would be enabled probably to sot sota ot ota a greater proportion o of th tb reclamation tion fund than at present views wore presen presented e some somewhat what at length In ID my speech at aLa a banquet at Caspar V o the occasion of the recent visit of t the senate committee irrigation on to 0 that I would be greatly to roll If YOU would read It rind nud then write me views and suggestions regard regardIng In It If you yau think well Veil of the matter we can early In the tho ri ses session slon sion bring together the senators and anA representatives from the arid and semiarid region for confer conference nce Just Justas as wo we did in 1901 IOl regarding the Irrl Ird I gatlon gation question We Te can then thon after a full I slon of views appoint a tee to form and report to th full con can ference a plan of lIon and can thus only greatly own region but he be a po factor faclo in the great leat and work ork 0 ot organizing the water tran of the country Hoping that I may hear from you rOil youat at al an e early date J I am vor sincerely yours ours FRANCIS FRANb S G NEWLANDS pS |