The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-10

/ charges against him. wherein Mr.. Bal.
hnged declared that Mr. Garfield who
"a" written President Taft himself.
had made no real effort to learn the
l"CtS OF TO understand his position.
He also sad that Mr.. Garfield had
highly commended his course while
In the government service, and that
he could only explain his change of
spirit TO the fact that his mind had
been poisoned against him by mis-.
statements
Mr., Ballinger was in error" said
AR Garfield. Il made effort 10 oh.
tain the facts before writing to the
President
Attorney Pepper also read into the
record an exchange of letters between
Secretary BalliDger and Assistant Sec.
rotary Pierce in August last. II ap.
peared from this that Senator Gug.
genheim had asked to have certain
lands at la Junta, Colo, set apart as
an arid park" the withdrawal to be
made under the supervisory power as
with water power sites. Mi Pallingor
directed that the withdrawal be made.
What Is an arid park2'" asked
Senator Root
II don't know
Maybe il IS the same rs drv
town. suggested Representative Ohm.
stead,
Garfield Currency.
Mr. Garfield was next examined as
the plan he adopted OF cooperating
with water users associations as TO
reclamation projects and the issuance
by him OF reclamation certificates
which came 10 be knwn as Garfield
currency"
The certificates were given as evil
dences of wtrk done on projects. the
certificates to be turned in In pay,
ment of water charges when water
WAS delivered oil the land
Secretary BaIllnGer. acting under
an opinion OF Attorney General Wish
crsham. stopped the praoSice 5s---@.=
Mr.. Garfield charged today that
neither Mr Wlckersham nor Presi-
dent TAFT had the facts and complete
information before them on which TO
base proper decision as 10 the Ger
tlflcates
The witness was asked IL the $780,
100000 issue of bonds. recommended
by President Taft. was not made ncc-
essary TO relieve haTdshIps growing
out fthe cooperative plan.
He declared the proposed issue or
bonds would cover a much wider field
of reclamation than that begun under
his administration of the interior de-
partment
"In fact declared Mr.. Garfield.
much TO the surprise Of the commit
tee. '1 don't believe IL is necessary to
issue any bonds at all"
But aren't there hardships grow
ing out of the present status OF the
project asked Senator Sutherland.
In individual cases, yes. They re
suit from failure on the part OF the
entrymen to appreciate the dillcul-
ties OF developing irrigated lands and
from their going on the lands long be-
fore the projects could be completed
and water turned on They were con
stantly warned about doing this and
went at their own hazard. The gov
ernment IS not responsible for their
plight"
Mr.. Garfield said he was not Ger
tain that a bond Issue. as now pro
posed, would hurry up the projects 10
proper completion any faster than
woul be possible under the old way
OF raising funds by the sale of public
lands.
Many Of the projects arc expert
mental" said the witness. and 1t Is
a serious question as TO whether IL
would be wise to go faster than the
sale OF land allows. Physically, the
projects could be completed at a
much earlier date by the bonds Issue.
but | doubt II It would decrease the
cost