Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-04-10
70 DRAW A Low INTEREST
LONG CREDIT TO BE EXTENDED
TO THOSE WHO WOULD
WATER ARID LAND
.ED-OPERATION IS SUGGESTED
STATES ARE TOLD THEY SHOULD
ASSIST NATION IN RECLAIM
ING THE WEST

Denver Colo, April 10.--Legislation
for the investment of postal savings
bank funds in the bonds Of irrigation
districts and for the underwriting Of
irrigation districts bonds by the Unit
ed States reclamation service was rec
commended in a report proposed today
by the irrigation district committee Of
the irrigation conference. The report.
drawn up after stormy sessions last.
ing several hours, was to be presented
to the general conference during the
day.
It was expected that this report
would bring to focus the discussion
Of financial aid for irrigation projects.
This subject is said by many officials
to be the most weighty before the CON
ference.
Long after the hour set for opening
today's session many delegates still
were engaged in committee meetings,
where for the most part the needs Of
and complaints Of private irrigation
projects were presented. The COM
mittee on irrigation had prepared
SIT OF resolutions which was to be in.
Ore se yeso
idtions follow.
Your committee on irrigation dis
tricts respectfully reports and pre-
sents to this meeting the following
resolution for discussion
BE it resolved, that the United
States reclamation service. by proper
Legislation, be empowered and author
lied to take as compensation for the
construction or final assistance of ir
rigation districts bonds issued there
by; such bonds to run for a period Of
25 years or more and draw low rate
of interest. That both the United |
States government and the states Co
operate to the end that the purposes
Of this resolution be carried out in
"a practical manner, and
BE il further resolved that the
government Of the states representa- /
al this conference be urged to appoint /
committees to prepare suitable irri-
cation district laws or amendments to
the present laws for submission to
the respective legislatures at their
coming sessions so as to provide for
uniformity OF irrigation district laws
in the several irrigation states.
BE it further resolved that we
favor such legislation as shall provide
for the Investment Of the funds Of pos
tai savings banks in bonds of irriga-
ton districts.
BE it further resolved that grants
on nonrmineral lands be made by the
government to those states wherein |
there yet remained large tracts Of
land Of the public domain, for the
purpose Of creating trust funds to be
controlled by such states and used
solely in furnishing final aid to irri-
cation districts
When the conference finally got /
under way Judge John G. Bell Of the |
Colorado court of appeals, Platt ROE
ers and R. NJ. Work Of the Colorado /
delegation discussing irrigation pro
iects in the states.
Attorney General D. NJ Kelly Of
Montana said he thought his state |
had been particularly fortunate in its |
Carey land projects. He outlined va
rious changes which he thought would |
improve the administration Of the
Carey act
South Dakota was represented by /
A. L Guerwell and Judge w. Rice
Governor William spry sketched
the system by which, he said, Utah |
had provided homes for many Of Its
citizens He continued
1T is useless to Disguise the fact |
that there has been much friction be |
tween the settlers and the reclama
ton service. It IS not my purpose to /
criticise this advice bnt 10 be abso