Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-03-11
GALLOWAY DIDN'T
MEAN It At ALL
Chief of Bureau of Plant Industry
Said He Did Not Declare IT.
rigati0n a Failure
REFERRED TO OTHER MATTER
Newspaper Reports Garbled, Ne
Tells W. E. Barnes, of South
ern Pacific Railroad

Denial Of any intention on the part
OF DR.. B. 7. Galloway, chief of the
bureau of plant industry, Depart
ment of Industry, in II hearing before
the House committee on expenditures
IN the Department of Agriculture. of
asserting that irrigation is II failure
or will be II failure, is contained in
a series of letters received by W. +.
Barnes, travelling passenger agent
for the Southern Pacific. Mr..
Barnes, having lived for number of
years in India and Egypt, enjoyed
exceptional opportunities for observ-
ing the development of agriculture in
those countries. where irrigation has
been carried on for thousands of
years under almost similar conditions
as those which prevail in the South
west.
| DIR. Galloway's statements caused
widespread comment and many an
editorial. tending to show that irri-
CATION is IA failure. was written.
The appended letters between the
then Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
and the then Secretary of the Inter-
or Fisher, together with letter from
Dr. Galloway himself, tend to place
the matter in very different light
They are as follows:
FROM DIR. GALLOWAY
United State Department of Agri-
culture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Office of Chief Bureau, Washington,
d. C., February Is, 1913.
Mr., W. +. Barnes, 435la East
Third street. Tucson, Arizona: Dear
Sir-Replying to your letter of Feb
ruary 10, which was referred to me
by the Honorable Secretary of Agri-
culture, beg to say that there has
been a great deal of misunderstood
ing regarding the statement | made
recently before Congressional com
mltee concerning the permanency of
irrigation. The statement made
was Incidental TO an investigation OF
the expenditures of this bureau, and
was not inclusive in any way. The
newspaper report sent out, for which
! was in no way responsible, was
more or less garbled. never used
the expression "saturation wearing
out" or anything like that. inclose
herewith copy of letter from the
Honorable Secretary of the Interior
and also copy of reply thereto by the
Secretary of Agriculture. both of
which are selfexplanatory. | also
enclose an article from our recent
yearbook, by Carl S. Scofeld, to
which invite your attention.
This bureau has for the last five
or six years been conducting numer-
ous lines of investigation, which have
a bearing on irrigation. We believe
III the future of the work, and trust
that at an early day there will come
out of the many conflicting state
ments regarding the uses and value
of irrigation in the West true un-
derstanding of the real issues. Very
truly yours, b. r. Galloway, Chief of
Bureau.
SECRETARY FISHERS LETTER
Department of the Interior. Wash
ington, February |, 1913.
The Secretary of Agriculture: Sir
1t appears that in the course of
testimony given by DR.. Galloway be-
fore the House committee on expend
itures in the Department of Agricul
ture, a phrase was used which was
taken up by the newspaper corre-
spondents and others and very widely
exploited throughout the United
States under such headings as "Irri-
cation Failure" or "United States
VIII Lose Millions" Various edi-
torials have also been published in
timating that the investment by the
Government in works Of the Reclaim
alton Service has been unwise, and
letters are being received comment
ing upon this statement.
Some of these things are of such
nature as TO demand a definite reply.
and in order to do this properly it Is
important to know just what ideas
DR.. Galloway intended TO convey, so
that the distinction may be made be-
tween the newspaper accounts and
the facts as they are known.
The matter has reached such a de-
gree Of publicity that il would doubt
less be Of advantage TO have from
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