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Show RECLAMATION IN WESTMQP Franklin D. Roosevelt Holds That New Projects Should Be Undertaken SPOKANE Wash;, Aug. 20 Franklin Frank-lin D. Roosevelt, Democratic candl-: candl-: t fii vice president, declared hlni- t-1 f In favor of immediate resumption I by the governmem of woik on recln- :nuitlon projects in the northwest at a meeting he addressed last night ln the stale armory here. You. In the northwest,' he said, 1 "are familiar with some of the work Which has alreadv been done 111 using the waters of our streams for the roc-ItimHtlon roc-ItimHtlon and de elopment of thousands thou-sands of acres of nrld lauds. That work must continue with vastly increased in-creased energy. COS! 1 H 1. 1 ' 1 1. It Is absurd to say that this country coun-try can not afford the cost. Already ex'sting operations, such ts that ot tlif Yakima valley, have demonstrated demonstrat-ed that the cost to the country is re-puld re-puld a thousand fold Already we Know that the annual crop production from most of these projects suffi- 'clent In value to cover tne whole cost the construction. I Where we have spent a hundred millions up to now. vse mu.M -pend ten times tnut tiguio in the Immediate future. fu-ture. These projects are sound irom s Lnanclai standpoint) but moo than that they era of absolute necessity to the proper economic future of the w 1ioh nation. We must provide additional addi-tional lands and a greater foo l pro-due pro-due lion for oru increased population: We must see to it that these proj bts v. hp conducted foi the benefit Ol bjnieseekers and homebullderi, and net for the bene'fit of speculators oi .1 pri ilejred few The lerrltorv embraced In the so-called so-called Columbia basin project LI, tor example i one of the first national im-i" im-i" .nee. Washington is not the only state concerned, althcr 111 its building or its future benefits. It belongs to the whole nation and the general gov. -e-innienl musi co-operate vith the nerthwest in plans 01 such splendid magnitude as thn; ." ORE 11 im.s 1LONG ROI TE. Improved highways In everj vt.ite. wnterwas development and enlargement enlarge-ment of terminal ami pent facilities also were urged by Mr Roosevelt who declared that the Democratic party wishes lo continue likewise the building build-ing up of the American merchant ma-1 ma-1 ine Air. Roosevelt arrived here shoitly after R p ni after a day's Join ney from Helena. Mom. tie delivered sev-Cral sev-Cral rear platform talks, among them lit Missouia Mont , and LaUidrum. Idaho At the latter town be asked that the youngsters" mlgnl be permitted per-mitted to shake hunds with him saying say-ing he had several of his own back home A number avail d ;bemsclves of the privilege A more than perfunctory greeting was given the candidate by one elder. v oman at Rathdrum. Not content with Making his hand, she reached up and gave him a hearty kiss on the check ll In turn patted her shoulder and held a few words con v er.vt t ion with her, A special train on which the cafldl-d cafldl-d te will upend tho next two days In Washington, was made 1 1 1 here, and a number of Democratic leaders left vjth him after his speech li. r.-. tc, c.o.., H e state aboard his train 00 |