Show A 4 TION A PRO J AN NESS principles reclamation bureau of interior department part ment adopts new commendable policy inculcation of business principles into operating of existing reclamation projects and in the construction of 0 new projects Is contained in a tentative policy by the reclamation bureau of 0 the department ot of the interior gerior tor for the future made blade public today by secretary of the interior work this tentative policy calls upon all project managers and engineers of 0 the bureau to bring about the greatest possible efficiency both in assisting the farmers in selecting raising and marketing of their crops and in reducing the cost of building new irrigation wor works ks an outline of proposed polley policy follows existing Evis Evi sting projects reduced overhead costs deal with projects and water users as an engineering and business problem encourage subdivision of large holdings into small farms when better farming will follow encourage and assist tamers to diversity diversify and rotate their crops aid in securing creameries crea meries merles sugar factories and other industries within or near the project limits to the end that a ready and profitable market for the products of the farm may at all times exist and bo be available cooperate co operate with the farmers in the packing handling shipping and marketing of their products to the end always that the maximum ot of return with the minimum of expense may come to the farmers impress on water users the idea that the government money advanced tor for the construction of these projects was temporarily tor for their benefit in the nature ot of a loan without interest now new projects the est demands and should have additional reclamation projects where and when feasible I 1 recommend against any new project where the cost is so high that there is no reasonable probability of farmers being able to repay construction st costs such action will advance and not retard meritorious reclamation projects recommend against any new projects where the probable cost of operation and maintain ance through pumping or otherwise will be too heavy a burden tor for the water users to carry annually make not only engineering studies of proposed projects but studies of soil climate and markets including kinds of fruit grains or other crops which the soil and climate will permit to be grown profitably mako blake careful study of probable annual costs of operating and maintaining when built including ia I 1 a project cost of drainage systems it if the project is undertaken see to it that cost of construction is accurately calculated so that w when h an the work Is completed an unexpected and burden does not rest upon the water users because of underestimated abed construction cost in brief establish a real actual and helpful working operation cooperation co with the farmer to aid him in every phase and aspect of production and marketing of crops it would appear that all government irrigation projects should be put under the control of 0 the water users at the earliest possible moment 1 d |