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Show SHARP CLASH AT CONFERENCE State and Federal Officials at Loggerheads Over Methods of Procedure. WOULD LIMIT SPEAKING Tallman Opposes "Choking Off" of People Who Desire to Present Views. Dcriror-. Colo.. jVptu O.'dhitedad Hon by state and federal .governments In financing Irrigation projects In the west was advocated by A. A. Jones, first assistant secretary ot the Interior today In opening the irrigation conference called by Secretary Secre-tary Franklin K. Lane. Dcforc an audience including state officers, financiers and irrigation experts ex-perts from all parts of the United States, and from several foreign countries, coun-tries, the representative of the interior interi-or department outlined the policy for the financial rehabilitation of irrigation irriga-tion in tho west. "IT possible we should make investments invest-ments in irrigation projects sare," declared de-clared Mr. Jones. "We should lighten light-en the financial burden upon the settlors, set-tlors, who ultimately pay the cost. We should provide them with cheap money; but you can't raise cheap money without good security." The assistant secretary then suggested sug-gested combined action by states and by the federal government, particularly particu-larly in financing large Irrigation enterprises, en-terprises, which ordinarily have difficulty dif-ficulty in enlisting Individual capital. Mr. Jones announced that the secretary sec-retary of the interior had issued a broad Invitation to 'all persons inter ested in Irrigation and that tho meetings meet-ings were open to all It appeared' that official delegates from about fifteen fif-teen states wore In attendance. Denver, Colo., April 9. A sharp clash ovor methods of procedure developed de-veloped between state and federal officials of-ficials here today in the mooting preliminary pre-liminary to tho opening of the irrigation irri-gation conference. Several governors suggested that active ac-tive participation in the sessions be limited to the delegates appointed by the different states and by the department de-partment of the Interior. It was urged that to throw the discussions open to all who might wish to be heard would lead to limitless speech-making speech-making and scant results. This view brought instant opposition from Clay Tallman, commissioner of the general land office. "Secretary Lane has named some 250 delegates to this conference," ho Baid, "and I have caused notices to be printed in the newspapers that anybody any-body who has anything to say will be heard. I dout propose to have these people choked off If I can holp it" Governor West of Oregon suggested suggest-ed that Mr. Tallman might hear the speeches of the outsiders in the absence ab-sence of the governors and state delegates. Finally a committee was named by the governors and the interior department depart-ment officials to prepare a program to be presented at the afternoon session. ses-sion. nn . |