The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-10
Denver Conference Hears
Recommendation for In-
vestment of Funds in Bonds
of Irrigation Districts
RECLAMATION SERVICE
UNDERNEATH THE BONDS
Practical Irrigationists Pre-
sent Practical Plans for
Use of Federal Credit in
Financing Projects
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Denver. April 1o.--Legislatlon for
the investment Of postal savings
bank funds Ia the bonds Of irriga-
tion districts. and for the underwrit-
ing of irrigation district bonds by the
United States reclamation service.
was recommended IN report pre-
pared today by the irrigation district
committee Of the irrigation confer
cncc, The report, drawn up after
stormy sessions lasting several hours.
was 20 be presented to the general
conference during the day II was
expected that this report would
bring to focus the discussion OF IL
uancial aid. for irrigation projects.
This subject Is said by many Off
cinls 10 be the most weighty before
the conference.
Long after the hour set for open
ing today's session many Delegates
stlll were engaged In committee
meetings, where, for the most part
the needs and complaints OF private
/ irrigation projects were presented.
The committee on irrigation had
prepared set Of resolutions, which
Was 10 be introduced later in tho
day. The resolutions follow:
/ Text of the Report.
Your committee on irrigation dis
triCts respectfully reports and pre-
scnts To this meeting the following
resolutions for discussion:
BE II resolved. That the United
states reclamation service. boy proper
( legislation. he empowered ana Hu-
| thorized to take as compensation Tor
Z the construction or financial assist
Ianve of irrigation districts, bonds is-
sued thereby. such bonds to run for
a period Of 30 or mOre. years aud
draw "a low rate OF interest. That
both the United States government
/ and states cooperate To- the end that
the purposes of this resolution bG
carried out in "a practical manner.
and.
BE it further resolved. That the
governors OF the states represented
al this conference Doe urged To- APP
point the Comml ssiCners to prepare
suitable irrigation district laws or
amendments to the present laws for
submission to the respective legisln-
lures al their coming sessions so as
70 provide Tor uniformity OF irriga-
tion district laws IA the several ir-
lrigution states.
Resolved That we favor such leg
islation as shall provide for the In
yestment Of the funds of postal saw
ings banks in bonds for irrigation
districts
BE il further. Resoiycd that
grants on non-mincrai lands be
made by the government TO those
states wherein there yet remain large
tracts of land OF the public domain,
for the purpose of creating trust
iiunds 10 be- controlled by such states
and used solely Ia furnishing finan-
,lal aid 10 irrigation districts aud
other irrigation projects"
when the conference flnaly got
lundcr way Judge Jehn e. Sell of
tHHtI..r.H4N. al amTNUNN lfiNfNl
4 Rogers and 70. NJ. Work Of the Coz
4 orudo delegation discussed Irrigation
projects IN the state.
Attorney General -. 81. Kelly OF
Montana said he thought his state
ihad been particularly fortunate IN
.ts Carey land projects lie outlined
lNs -tous changes which ne thought
Ivould improve the administration OF
the carey act
| South Dakota was represented hy
IA. D.. Curwell and Judge w, q. Rice.
IGoysrnor Spry slctuhcd the system
igy which hr said Utah had provided
homes for many Of its citizeas. Ho
lcouunucd:
"lt ls useless 90 disguise the fact
ithHr there has been much friction
Ibetwecu the settlers and the Tecla-
lmtti0u service. ~ b. not my purpose
Ito criticize this service, but tu be- ah-
Isulutcls frank, I believe there have
lboen faults on both sides
| Tho speaker declared that his
slate had been able TO construct o.
Irrigation projects more chesply than
HAD the federal government. tie
\ suggested plan for state and feder-
tU cooperation which he salr would
lrr,uim and settle the IDLE lands in
thp western states.
why should NOT this conference
ask the government 90 giye the pub
Inc land states supplementary grants
land then let the states irtigute this
Ilaud with the waters which they ad-
lmittedly control he asked. The
land thus irrigated could se sold 20
settlers ana the money thus raised
lrould be- applied TO paying the eN-
peuscs of the reclamation work.