The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-05
MONEY DIVIDED.
Special Army Boards Report on
Irrigation Prospects.
1t Distributes an Appropriation
of $2O,OOO,OOO.

Washington, Jan. 5.-President Tart
submitted to congress today the report
of the special board of army engineers
appointed by him last June, as a result
of legislation passed that month, to ex-
anime various reclamation projects
upon which work had been started by
the government and to recommend
which of them should be given share
in the $40, 600, 900 of certificates of in
debtedness authorized by the same act
giving the president power to appoint
such a board.
The board has recommended and the
president has approved the allotment
of the money among the following pro-
jects:
Salt river, Arizona, s495,0OO; Yuma,
Arizona and California, $1,000, 900;
Grand Valley, Colorado, $1,00O,000; Un-
compahgre, Colorado, $1,5oo: 900; Pay
Montana, 81, 100000; North Platte, Wy
oming and Nebraska. $2,O0O,00O; True
kee- Carson, Nevada, $1,193, 900; Rio
Grande, New Mexico, Texas and Mex
leo, 81 500 600; Umati1la, Oregon, $685.
900; Strawberry valley, Utah, $2,272, 900;
Sunny Yakima, Washington, s., ,250,-
100; and Tielon, Washington, $665, 900.
The board also made a tentative al
lotment among various projects of the
general reclamation fund for the
years 1911 ana 1914, inclusive. IQ1S IS
to supplement the $40, 600, 900 loan and to
carry on projects which do not partici
pate in the distribution of the loan.
The projects to share in this money are
as follows:
Yuma, 81, 1880, 900; Grand valley, $780,
900; Uncompahgre, 81, ,O45, 900; Minidoka,
$52S,000; Payette-Boise, 81, ,5S5, ABS; Hunt
ley, $4,000; Milk river, $3.50, 600; Sun
river, $3,278, 600; Lower Yellowstone,
$57S,00O; North Platte, $2,1s5o00;
Truckee-Carson, 1884, 900; Rio Grande.
81, S55, 900; Missouri pumping, $270 900;
Belle Fourche, $48O, 900; Okanogan, 3d.
000 and Shoshone, 81. .OOO, 900.
OF these the amounts allotted TO
Grand valley, Lower Yellowstone and
Missouri pumping are conditional The
total amount of this fund will be $25,-
351. .S97.
Garden City Gets Nothing.
No allotments either from the loan
or from the general reclamation fund
were recommended for the following
Pre- jects, except for necessary main
tenance and operation:
Orland, Cal; Garden City. Kan.
k1ttitas, Wapato and Benton, Yakima
project, Washington; Carlsbad, N NJ,
and Hondo. n. NJ.
The president informs congress in
his letter transmitting the report that
he approved the report latter careful
| consideration, believing that it sets
loan and of the available reclamation
fund, that, from an engineering and
economic standpoint, will best serve
the completion of those projects
which should be given the preference
in construction and completion over
such projects, or parts of projects,
/ which are more remote and may
properly wait until a later date for
constru ?tioh.
The presidents approval was given
subject to the condition that the
! amounts allotted to the various pro-
jects may be adjusted and modified
from time to time as is found neces-
sary for the intelligent prosecution oi
the work and the advantage of the
service" The president notifies con-
gress that, in accordance with the
power granted him, he has authorized
the secretary of the interior to cal
upon the secretary of the treasury
from time to time as he needs any OF
the allotted Nancy.
In line with the recommendations o.
} the secretary of the interior and the
board Of engineers, the president rec
ommends ''the enactment of a Law
which will permit of the disposition
: of any surplus stored water available
) from reclamation projects to persons
associations or corporations operating
: systems for the delivery of water t.
individual water users for the irriga
3 tion of arid lands.''