Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-29
Annual Report of Secretary of Interior
Shous Great Southwest is Forging Ahead

and climatic cpnhitA'tAH' iHu III Nbih'
instances, projects having practically
no public lands have been undertaken
which are within the domain Of priv
ate enterprise rather than that of the
government
Il wish To assert my disapproval OF
irrigation projects undertaken by the
government where irrigation is to be
accomplished by pumping With steam
plants at high lifts, since the burden
of operation and maintenance is
usually too great for the average
farmer. The time may come when
such methods may be feasible
"Irpon several of the projects the
work is of stupendous character, in
volving engineering skill of high or
der and large initial expenditures. as
for instance. the Roosevelt and Shos-
bone dams and the Gunnison tunnel.
In so far Sany OF the projects have
been completed. with few exceptions
they promise great and lasting bene-
ficial results to the settlers. The pres
cnt period is perhaps the most unfav-
orabIe under which to judge the serv-
ice. as sufficient time has not elapsed
TO fully demonstrate results to be ac-
complished.
"The aIlotments fnr the year ending
December 81. 1910. for the various
projects are as follows
Allotments for reclamation projects
for year ending December 81, 1910:
"Arizona--Salt river, 100000.
"Arizona- a-California-Yu $11O,-
600
Ca1ifornia--Orland. S5O.000
rado-Uncompahgre S350.000.
"Idaho-Minidol<a, s454.750; Hay
ette- Boise. $455,000, Snake river stor-
age. 500, 600.
"Kansas-Garden city. $4,000.
"Montana-Huntley, $4,000; Milk
river. S103. 600; st. Mary, $4,000;
sun river, $4,000.
"Montana- North Dakota - Lower
Yellowstone. $4,000
"Nebraska-W wyoming North Platte,
$515.0O0.
"Nevada-Truckee- Carson, SS6,$00.
"New Mexico-Carlsbad, $17,400;
Hondo. $4,000
New Mexico-TeNas-lIio Grande'
$4,000
North Dakota -- BufordT Trenton
$40 600, Wilston. $4,000.
"Oregon-umatilla $4,000.
"Oregon-Calif ifornla--Klamath, $293
600
"south Brllefourehe, $S14'-
500
"utah-Strawberr valley 100000
hington--Okanogan $4,000;
Yakima. $1,950,00o.
wyoming -shoa nt s150,oeo.
"tfcneiad ~Spcrss. fu.bu0
Total $5.52S, $50.
"rile aggregate Of these allotmcnts
is all the available moneys, except
moneys payable from installments of
construction, operation and mainten-
ance charges The receipts from this
latter source do not give encourage
ment that the fund will be sufficiently
replenished to enable an expeditions
completion and extension of existing
projects or to take up any new work
| am not in favor of the extension oi
the time of these payments, as eleven
years (Which the law practically
gives) without interest, in ten annual
linstallments, ought to permit any
provident man to meet his payments
unless the cost of construction Is
greater burden than the lands viii
naturally sustain Forbearance in en-
forcing payments may be necessary
i'm individual cases, whore misfortune
which could not be reasonably antlcl'
mated has overtaken the settler, as
for instance, sickness or the destruc'
tion of crops by the elements, etc.
In view Of the Importance OF q
speedy completion of existing projects
| ana their proper extension, and OF th'
necessity in 1872 Of an adjustment
! between the states by which the
from the sale of public lands wlthl
| fran the sale of public lands WITHIN
each state and territory shall have
been expended as far as practicabl'
within such state or territory ana II
view of the importance of making q
beneficial use Of waters already APP
propriated or capable of appropriation
Ito which rights may be lost Tor non
use. | believe an urgent appeal shoulo
ne made TO congress to authorize th'
| Issuance of certificates of indebted
ness. or of bonds against the reclaha'
| ton fund, to an aggregate OF not "N'
cecdtng S30,000.000, or so much there'
of MS may be needed. These certili'
Gates ar bonds should be sold by the
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treasurer of the United States IRON
time to time as may be required bN
the secretary of the interior and tl'
| proceeds placed to the credit OF th'
fund. They should he redeemable OF
call within a period OF not exceeding
ten years after issuance. The pro
ceeds should be devoted to the COM
pletion of feasible existing proJeou
and the construction of any feaslol'
extensions thereof, and so much there
of as may be needed should be dc
voted to the construction of new pr"J
ects in the states and territories II
which the expenditures have not me
1.-The requirements of section OF in'
act of June II. 1901. This Is q real
firmanee of my recommendation u
Won from the field August ,. 1909.
In addition To the foregoing recon-
mendation. would advise that ~
amendment TO section OF the act u'
made to authorize the secretary OF th
interior i'm his discretion. to temper
arilv withdraw from all entry not oni
lands required for irrigation WORKS
hat lands believed to he susceptipie "
irrigation. pending the establishIn'h Il
of farm units and The CONSTRUCTION "
works 10 furnish water 10 the iahus
IAN amendment To authorize ih
secretary of the interior To withdi"'
lands within projects FOR temp"rar
use as experimcutal farms, ana q" con
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