American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-24


atmosphere. from ION
and Democratic sources, alike
! there is no hope of making a begil~
ming until some practical plan Is
made.
Secretary Lanes plans are regard
ca by congress Is being indefinite
and visionary, and there is little pros
pect OF getting an appropriation so
long as this feeling exists. There is
no division on political lines on this
matter. The only opposition to an
appropriation that developed came
from the governors of southern states
Who said the south had plenty Of land
ready for settlement without dram
ing any swamps, which could be
bought for a fourth the cost Of an
ksqual acreage reclaimed as propopd
the Lane plan.
esr. Davis believes. however. mt
fnething workable will be preset
Secretary Lane is earnest in tie
matter, but congress does not agre
with him that the land should be r.
claimed, buildings erected, machineY
ana stock provided, so that all orr
would have to do would be to mop
ID and begin to pillow and plant. Sue.
a program, the lawmakers asser,
would discriminate against the mann
IN favor Of the few, and against the
boy who was ready to go to war buI
was not called, or would not be &C.
f~epted. IN favor of the boy who went
] Mr.. Davff gathered the impression
! that congress is ready to finance the
exclamation projects on regular re.
-elamation project lines. but that !
feeling exists that Mr.. Lane mus
D~ne out of the clouds and present
4 sonhing tangible and workable he.
fore he ASKS conz 10 throw open
the doors of the treasury to put p
gigantic undertaking through.
A like conclusion is conveyed by
special dispatch from Washington
the Boise Statesman, printed in No
DAYS issue. In part, it was as I
lows: ~
Secretary Lanes scheme to
claim arid, cut-over and swamp Ian
to provide homes for soldiers, is lii
" to fail at this session of congrel
due to apathy on the part Of ma
who naturally would be expected
support the plan, and to opposite
from other quarters.
Last session congress appropriate
5000. 900 to enable the secretary of 4
inferior to make a general survey al
report on arid, swamp and cut-ov
lands which might be reclaimed {
the benefit of the soldiers. Inves
cations of a rough character ha
been made in all parts iof the count
and tracts of land suitable for 7
Ilw-tioza NAdo-ez-h-a-pEQgra
e been found in nearly every sta
The cost of building these pl
'o3ts would run into billions of d,
ars and the day of billion dollar a
propriations is passed.
Secretary Lane has not yet sent
congress his preliminary report. n
has he as yet formulated a bill viii
would carry out his ideas although
expects to do both in the near futul
Congress naturally is waiting on t
secretary of the interior. who fiji
proposed this plan of providil
homes for soldiers and until his So
life recommendations are receive
NNH6 - NC dOhC III AhC othoAt
house
Up to the present time no specii
appropriations have been suggestl
by the secretary of the interior f
beginning work on this enormol
ask. In his annual report he cas-.
lily mentioned $500, OO0, 900 as q
AMOUNT that might be appropriate
start, but this was not a specif
fatement, nor was any figure give
to the ultimate cost Of the unde
king in mind. 1t is apparent tn
legislation, such as Secretal
ne hopes for must be lrsadu epan
reclaiW