The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-09
PROPOSES
MATERIAL CHANCE
IN CAREY ACT
Congressman Has Bill
Before the House Which
Will Be Subject of COntro
versy at Denver Irrigation
Conference.

washington. u c.. April g-fIon.
Carl Hayden OF Arizona has intro
ducod "a hin I'll r. l52lND. to revise
and amend ,ho Carey act The orig
inal act was passed In 1894, and has
been amended in a number al partic-
ulars since tina time but. owing -
the failure OF % number OF the Carey
act reclamation projects. there has
been e growing demand for "a gener-
ul revision Of this important branch
OF the national irrigation law The
chief Obstacle iu thee,yay al present
Be- "a general lack Of confidence ON
account of thc past failures result
ing la Inability 20 ecure financial
backing Tho settlers under q num-
Der uf the projects have suffered
great losses ON recount OF the delay
IN constructing The irrigation works,
SO that IL b. necessary that conf
dencc DO restored in the minds Of
prospective h-omoscekers on the arid
lands OF the west.
The Hayden bll provides for a
more strict supervision both on be-
half Of the state and the United
states with respect 20 the feasibility
Of proposed I~rr.gation projects. thus
protecting scttl,rs. This bin reduces
the area that may be acquired by one
person from TOO TO so acres. and re-
oulrcs actual rssidence on the land
for two years lnd the cultivation of
one-hulf 81 the iTrigahle area Of the
entry before patent ran issue. n
settler Is further protected boy a pro-
vision which prohibits the sale or
entry Of land until water Is available
for its irrigation.
The revision and amendment of
the Carey act viii be one OF the prin-
cipal questions considered az the
Denver conference. now under way.
and Mr.. Hayden has introduced his
bin al this tmr in order that n der
inite proposition for remedial legis-
lation might ho considered by the
conference.
The diffcreuC. between the recln-
nation law and The Carey act b. b "a
under the first named law the money
10 construct tho irrigation works ~
furnished hy The United states
through the reclamation fund while
under the Carey act. the public
lands are donated to the states ana
the Irrigation Nprks are constructed
under tho supervision % the state
from the proceeds % bonds ecureh
hy q l.en on the irrigated lands The
hili hy senator smith az Arizona 70
extend the time Of payment ON the
government defamation projects
from ten 60 twenty years. which has
passed the senate. viii furnishe relief
To the settlers residing on the two
million acres irrigated from the
projects constructed under h rec
llamntion law. The passage OF the
Hayden bin is necessary Ia order tn
complete the rev ision OF tho fedefu
laws relating Go irrigation and VIII
make u possible ia irrigate large
areas Of land hat are now Ia a des-
lert condition. The reclamation fund
is exhausted so that Il IL necessary
20 provide "a means whereby capital
viii be encouraged 60 enter irriga-
ton enterprises
The department Of the Interior has
declined 20 make "a report pf the bilii
introduced hy senator Smith and
Congressman Hayden opening the
Colorado River Indian reservation e.
settlement under the terms and con
dltions of the Carey act for the rea'
son that the present Carey law IL h
sue a chaotic condition mat u Il
feared that the project could mol