The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-07
CRAIG TRYING ID
 HELP TIE SOUTH Wants Money for Irrigation
 Experiments HOPEFUL OF SUCCESS Irrigation Is Almost Necessity in Some Parts of the south snd Would Aid Wonderfully iD
 Making Crops
HOPEFUL OF SUCCESS

Washington, February (Special)- though the amendment of the agricultural appropriation bill proposed by Represen- tative Craig of Alabama, who wishes the amount of s95.oo0 made available for irri- gation experiments in the humid regions, was lost in the House, q conference be- tween him and Senator Bankhead of Ala bama, member of the Senate agricul- tural committee. makes it certain tonight that the contest for the appropriation be- fore the Senate committee may result more favoraby.
 Senator Bankhead. when Representa- tive Craig had proposed the matter to him, was enthusiastic in his willingness to take the affair before the Senate, and it is very probable that the senator will be able to get the appropriation of the bill. Of the s75,oo0 appropriated for irrigation experiments only $3090 was used last year in the humid regions, the other thousands going into the arid country. MT. Craig. who has studied irrigation as employed in this and foreign countries. insists that the work already done by the agricultural de- partment is showing the benefits of irri- gation even in countries where rainfall is plentiful, though irregular and that the government cannot do better thing for the people than demonstrate the methods most convenient and expedient for utiliz- ing srtifcially applied water on growing crops.
 In the south especially Mir Craig thinks. where last years drouth is to be fol- lowed by further depredations of the boil ton is indicated, irrigation is a necessity. Tn his recent speech on the question be- fore the House, MT Craig stated that s25OoO was very little for the humid re- gions to ask for when compared to the ex- tensive territory that would be a bensfi- ciary.
 Senator Bankhead said to Mr. Craig this afternoon that he had already been think ing of bringing the proposition before the Senate committee, and would certainly do so when the agricultural appropriation bill reached the Senate committee. He thinks the plan an admirable one. and has e9lnced lively interest in il.
 The President is said to feel that Secre- tary Balinger has had decidedly the worst of it in the Ballinger investigation com mittee. and was frank to tell Lawyer Yer trees that fact in the White House con ference yesterday. There is no longer any effort made to conceal the purpose of the President to clear Secretary Balllnge:. The long White House conference yester- day shows very clearly that the Presi- dent is the principal attorney in the Bal finger defense, and when the case is sub mitted will use every effort to line up the republican vote of the committee for a Ballinger wllitewash.
 Consul General Iddings of Cairo for wards to the state department extracts from an address delivered before the Cairo Scientific society on Egyptian cotton The decrease in the cotton production of Egypt from 7oo,0o0,ooO to 55oOOo.0oo pounds is attributed to the fact that the country is waterlogged.
 The nomination of D. Majors for the Georgianna postoffce is held up in the Senate postoffice committee by Senators Bankhead and Johnston. A hearing will be granted those opposing Majors. The senators are also holding up the nomina- tion of c. R. Horton of Fit Payne, aleged to have bartered in fourth-class post offices