Show reclamation FUNDS evere there to be no additions td tha reclamation fund its oolf would eventually reclaim the westa says ouy E mitchell but with the large yearly additions which have baen coming in it is destined before many ears to reach the mark arid become a vast fund bof the red of uncle yarns desert lands or settlement and could there be a greater work than that of making homes for the people almost half of the entire united states i a comprised in the area covered by these greab irrigation projects ali aling tho gigantic works of egypt and british india the following amounts have been apportioned by the secretary of the interior in the states and territories alizona and california joint projects colorado 2 projects t montana montana and north dakota joint nebraska and projects nevada new mexico v oregon 2 projects south dakota should tha recommendation ot tho president be carried out by congress cOn gresa regarding the repeal of the timber and stone act and the enactment of a com law the irrigation fund would bs greatly increased the timber sales during the last two yeara under the timber and atone act havo been about three million acre lit a uniform palco of an acrea much of tho land densely for isted with the finest washington spruce and oregon and california clr arid redwood worth according to official reports from 20 to 50 an acre president Roosevel ts plan Is to beell only the stumpage at the market price the land to grow up to new forest for future chops aery honest friend of both irrigation aad for catry will heartily support this splendid idea which seeks not only 0 o prevent the wasteful forest destruction bow going oft aft the ast but 16 an income from stumpage salas at least if a times the amount now re by the government had tha timber lands which the government lidis disposed of since the kawage of the irrigation act three sold president Roosevel ts plan they have yielded upwards of which would have irrigated acree of debert and H tho same time assured M 0 ot fiur best timber land instead SO per cent of this has gone into the pockets at speculators |