Show new nevy farms faris planned jor for missouri basin washington D C harold L ickes former secretary ot of interior estimated just before a resigning his office that more than irrigation and multiple purpose projects are needed in the united states about of these have been authorized and some of them are already in operation by building irrigation and multiple purpose projects almost new forms arms would be made and available for or settlement of veterans and others reclamation experts claim the same game reservoirs impounding storage for or irrigation would make possible the generation of great blocks ot of hydroelectric hydro electric energy to be used for or pumping ird irrigation ga water serving ru rural ral electrification needs and stimulating food processing mineral and related industries dus tries of 0 reclamation broj acts act would increase employment opportunities p port unities on an a nationwide basis they say much of the material for or building dams dame power plants and canals comes from the 31 states out side of the arid and semiarid semi arid regions of the west approximately new irrigated ga led farms could be created in the missouri basin and the population 11 would vastly increase it proposed reclamation projects embracing ipg lpg nearly one sixth of the U S are carried att ctt 0 ut mr ickes declared |