The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
ASSOCIATION FOR
RECLAMATION ON
TRAIL OF RESULTS
Practical Work for Arid
West Development Be
ing Done, New Mexico
Member Reports, Fol-
lowing Salt Lake Meet
ing.

Francis q. Tracy, Of Carlsbad, N.
NJ, writing to The Evening Herald
from Salt Lake city, under date of
December II, reports hat the West
ern Reclamation association, which
met In annual session in the Utah
capital on that date. Is beginning to
see definite results from the work OF
the organization In the immediate
future. He expects to return to New
Mexico Immediately to present the
plans OF the association in detail to
land and development interests here
and expresses the belief that results
fully as important MS those following
the early efforts OF the National Irri-
CATION congress may be expected, IL
the effort is given the united back
ing OF western people.
Mr.. Tracy sends the following
statement from the salt Lake Tribune
giving in detail the proceedings Of
saturdays meeting.
encouragement for the reciama-
ton and irrigation hopc4 Of the peo-
pie OF the west was brought to salt
Lake yesterday by members OF the
executive committee OF the Western
States Reclamation association which
began a two-day conference ut the
Hotel Utah during the afternoon.
Plans to begin the sessions yesterday
morning went awry when the train
carrying a majority of the committee
members reached this city at an hour
neal noon
Attending tn gathering are the
following members OF the committees:
II. Il. Shepherd, Idaho: Sims Ely,
Arizona; James 7. Whitehead, Neb-
raska; Percy A.. Cupper, Oregon;
Blaine. Washington: ]. Il. Edwards,
Montana; w. A. Beard. California;;
William Spry. Utah; and Governor
u. W. Davis OF Idaho and his secre-
tary. Frank w. Brown, who are
chairman and secretary respectively,
OF the committee. In addition TO the
committee members, w. w. Arm
strong OF Salt Lake, treasurer OF the
committees; Jerome O.. Locke OF Liv-
ingston. Mont; u. T. Murphy Of Du-
bois, Idaho; Joel l.. Priest OF Boise,
p. Hetherton Of Portland, a. J. Smith
Baker, ore.j James A. Ford Of spo-
kane. N. w. Durham Of Spokane.
Charles X. Murray OF Tacoma, W. l..
Boise OF Portland n Charles T.. Ar
ney OF Spokane, prominent in reclaim
alton work. are in attendance. Mr..
Spry, who has been the Washington
representative of tho COMMITTEES, is
acting for w. II. Wallace. committee
member. who is out Of the city. The
AN1NAahn "AtAAAAAh aAa 80
bers OF the committee were unable to
be present. Mr.. Boise is represent
ing Colorado by proxy.
Plans Withheld.
Necessarily a considerable part OF
the plans OF the committee for pass
q of a reclamation measure that
will bo of benefit to the west are not
permitted publication. for there is an
opposition In western reclamation
gNAfAaNa In ANNA nnaNlAan - tha
country and the committee prefers
to not permit all its plans TO become
public.
Governor Davis. In calling the meet
ing TO order reviewed briefly n work
Of the association In the year of It's
existence, and called upon Frank w.
Brown, secretary. to tell the results
OF his recent trip to Washington.
Governor Davis expressed himself as
being much encouraged with thu out
look for the enactment OF some sort
OF n reclamation measure and said he
felt the Smith Fletcher bill had the
better chance OF any of the proposed
reclamation measures. The fact that
Senator Harding had repeatedly de-
clared himsolr In raN or Of reclamn-
ton of western lands. he said. made
the outlook particularly favorable.
Report Encouraging.
Mr.. Browns report was TO "A large
extent OF n nature that would not
permit tho publication. but II was de-
clarod highly encouraging. Ho said
he was convinced that the problems
Of the west would be administration
problems" and for this reason rec
lamation was bound to DO considered
at the first opportunity. No action
on any of the reclamation measures
Is expected at the short session of
congress-, Mr.. Brown said. He told
OF several interviews in Washington
] with both senate and house leaders
'e are fairly likely TO acquire one
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