The Dolores star., 1914-08-21
THE RECLAMATION OIL
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TO TWENTY vgAAe.


Washingtou.-Ths reclamation o..
tension bill reached final passags In
| Congress and became q law. II will
afford relief to settlers all over the
West who have taken lands under ir.
rigation projects Of the government
and who have been faced by the ne.
cessity, under the old law, OF making
payments with the ten.year limit.
Twenty years will now be allowed
them in which to reimburse the gov.
eminent.
Representative Edward 4. Taylor Of
Colorado, who In q member Of tho
COMMITTEES that considered the bill,
and who was In charge Of its passage
through the House, made the follow.
Ing analysis Of the measure:
"The main feature Of the bill 10 the
extension of time within which set.
tiers are required BY law to repay the
government for the construction
charges OF the reclamation projects.
| This time was ten years under the
old law. It has been increased To
twenty years. This change was neces-
sary because the projects very largely
overran the original estimates. Large
numbers OF settlers under the present
projects would have lost their homes
n they had been compelled to repay
the government In ten years. or In ten
equal payments: also new settlers
would be very reluctant to come In
under the projects. Under this bill
the payments are not only extended to
twenty years. but no payment at all
In required for the first five years
after the project II opened. There
after the payments are graduated. BE-
ing per cent the first four years
and then 4 per cent the next two yeafs
and per cent In the years following.
"A very beneficial feature OF the ex.
tension bill over which there was =
long hard fight, Is that no interest
whatever il required to be paid by the
settlers upon any Of these payments
There is no other Instance In the his-
tory OF the country where from $780,
100000 to $3.50. OoO.o 900 OF government
money IL allowed to b ussd By set-
tlsrs and not repaid until twenty
years, with NO interest charge running
II
or the loan. OF course We know that
this is not only absolutely fair. but
necessary. However. there was com.
plant from those who Represented
other portions Of the United states.
They felt that It was entirely unrea-
sonable to grant that concession to u
when the farmers generally were tSy.
Ing TO secure rural credit
| Ssas NV IL also maze sppiicaole 70
uture projects ana there are consider
atie administrative details In the Dill
for the purpose Of systemafixing the
work OF the reclamation service.
Inc cuitisauon requirements &C.
manded o. the setuers VII Dc 10. only
one.ioartn OF the irrisabIe area o. tneir
hoidihss ~ithih inc Hrst tnree .u.i "i'
gation seasons. sno onenait OF tns II
risaoae area witnih 'ne nve tun Hnsa
ton seasons Following tho Iliins on
the wafer risnt appucahon. inere |"
also . provision In tne VII tnst no
increase IN the cons.ructson cnsrses
VIII hereafter De maze. exceptins oy
the consent o. majority o. the water
r'snt applicants ana entrymen a"ec'ea
by sucn increase. Tns wafer users
nave peen insisting upon tne provision
TOR years. The law also gives tne en-
trymen under projects TWO years WIN
IN wnicn 10 dispose Oh tneir excess
farm unit
The only prov's'on In the o''i
winch the west seherahy opposes u
what is known a. the ohderwood
Amendment requiring tne department
OF the Interior 10 ahhuaiy submit 10
Consress estimates ana plans on es'
pehditure On each on the various rec
lanation projects ana OBTAIN . Spect
fic appropriation from Congress Tor
that purpose. That Is. TO itemize the
various expenditures and explain them
to the appropriation committee ana
obtain a general appropriation Dill. ap'
portion'nx 10 eaeh project = proper
snare Q. Tue money ue'onsas " INV
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