Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-23
SAL I | A K {
MEET ADOPTS
LANE PLAN Of
RECLAMATION
]. S. Nickerson, Imperial
Valley Man Who Was Del
egate to Important Con-
ference, Returns Home.


At a conference called by the Hon.
Simon Bamberger, governor OF the
State of Utah, to meet at Salt Lake
City, Utah, on the 18th day of Janu-
ary. 1919, for the consideration of
plans for soldiers. sailors and ma
rines settlement along the lines sug-
gested by. Hon. Franklin K. Lane,
secretary of the interior, the states
of California, Arizona, Nevada, New
Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah
were represented by delegates duly
appointed by the governors of said
states.
The conference met pursuant to
call at the Utah state capitol, and as
a result of it's deliberations adopted
the following resolution:
"Whereas, the world is just emer-
ging from the greatest war In his
tory and it is of prime Importance
to the people of the United States
that the returning soldiers, sailors
and marines of the country be given
profitable employment, with the op-
portunity to acquire homes through
out the United States upon lands
which it is possible to reclaim by
the concerted action of the Federal
Government and the various states Of
the Union; and
"Whereas, the Hon. Franklin X.
Lane, secretary of the interior, has
suggested the cooperation OF the
United States and the various states
looking to the reclamation, redemp-
tion and improvement of lands
throughout the United States and the
settlement of soldiers, sailors and
marines thereon under terms which
should prove attractive to them; now,
therefore, be it
"Resolved, That this conference
heartily approves the general prin-
ciples suggested by Secretary Lane
and urges upon the legislatures of
the various states of the Union and
upon the Congress of the United
States, immediate action looking to
the crvstallization in tn eform OF
laws of such provisions as will make
possible at the earliest moment the
furnishing of employment to the
soldiers and sailors of the country
on projects looking to the reclama-
tion of all such lands as may be
made productive by the construction
of irrigation works, the drainage OF
swamp lands and the clearing of cut
over timber lands. with a view OF
placing upon such lands such soldiers
sailors and marines and citizens as
NAV desire to avail themselves of the
opportunity so offered.
'In this connection we wish to cal
attention to the experience of oul
country in various completed recla
nation projects throughout the land
and point out that it is not sufficient
merely to place the men upon thu
land. and we urge upon those in au
thority that lands which may be re
claimed in any of the methods above
suggested should be brought to ;
point where the settler going lupol
them can Immediately enter upon ac
tual farming with a promise of i'm
mediate results in the first seasol
of his occupancy. He should be OF
fered lands ready to plant an
equipped with the necessary build
ings, implements and livestock t
make it going concern. which shoul
be included in the price, the Who'll
to be paid for on long time deferre
payments bearing low rate of in
terest.
GAS representing states lying with
in the arid region of the West, W
call attention to the fact that i
such region there are vast area
of land which only need the appliea
tion of available water to make then