The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21
SENATOR CARTER IN HELENA
HE TALKS OF RECLAMATION PROJECTS MONTANA TO
RECEIVE GOOD SHARE OF THE 600 IRRIGATION FUND

IlllS NStttuiNtyJ Iiioiiilils5 iloil W "nli
ington, where, since the adjourn
ment of congress, he has been busy
with Montana affairs before the var
ious departments. Not until one eX.
periences the heat Of the east and
sees the withered crops in states that
are ordinarily great producers, does
one realize what an excellent state
Montana is, declared the Senator
Speaking of western affairs, Senator
Carter said:
81 have been absent about nine
months. During the last days of
September of last year l was called
away by the investigation of the rec
lamation projects. The work was
resumed at Denver, October, 81, and
was continued through November,
projects being inspected in Colorado,
Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona,
New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma.
GAS the result of the inspection be-
gun in August and continued with
slight intermissiou until the meet
ing in December the committee
reached the conclusion that it was
necessary to have a considerable sum
of money in addition to current re-
ceipts of the reclamation fund to
promptly complete existing projects.
The committee determined that we
should have $50, 900, 900 but had to be
content with 500, 100000.
"1t was proposed by some that
bonds to the amount of 1000, 900
should be issued at once, bearing in
terest at the rate of per cent per
annum. II is, of course, would have
fixed three per cent Interest charge
against the various reclamation pro-
jects. 1t was finally determined it
would be better to provide that the
secretary of the treasury should
transfer to the credit of the reclama-
tion fund such amounts as from time
to time the secretary of the interior
should certify as necessary to COM
plete the projects, leaving the issue
of interest bearing certificates until
such a time as the treasury funds
would be- so depleted by the transfer
as to require the issuance of the GER
tificates.
"Under the law as passed no recla-
nation projects will be chargeable
with interest until the treasury funds
run SO low as to require the issuance e
OF the certificates to replenish the
treasury for the advance made. It is
doubtful if any interest will be
charged to any project within the
next two years. We now have $s,-
900, believe, in the reclamation
fund, and the receipts this year will
be about $7,000,0OO, thus providing
an adequate sum for the expenditure
of the current year. This makes it
certain that no interest charges will
accrue for the next twelve months.
The receipts of the reclamation fund
will be increased as the lands are re-
claimed, and it is therefore question
able if any interest will be charged
within the next "a months.
Montana will receive a consider
able portion of the 800, 1000, 900 to be
allotted, in addition to it's regular as
signmenl from the reclamation fund,
because of the fact that we have
larger proportion of public land in
this state than in any other state or
territory, and for the further reason
that owing to the settlement of the
boundary water question through
the treaty with Great Britain we are
TO be at liberty to proceed with the
reclamation of the great Milk river
valley. THE (Helena) Montana
Daily Record.
Saco beat Dodson at Saco last Sun !
lay. Score to 8. {
Miss Edna johnson of Zortman. a
anne up from Harlem Monday and t
vas guest at the home of Mrs. w. a
/. Martin until she left for home t
Tuesday. t
Remember the meeting of the Malta
'ortman Telephone Co., today. il
his meeting was postponed from c
ast Thursday and full attendance p
9 desired. D
The family of w. H. Chase arrived L
4 Malta Saturday from Roseau, II
[inn., where they had been visiting '
elatives. They will occupy one of j
le r. M. Trafton houses near the v
atholic church. N
Jas. McNab of Ashfeld, one of the II r
ldtimers of Northern Montana, y
oent couple of days in Malta last o. ..
eek. Mr.. McNab has injured one -"
his eyes witha hot cinder and fears ~
le loss of the optic. He left Friday nj
y Great Falls to receive treatment. lie