American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-08-28

| $500 " CillN INV, Ill tttuTSt
OF publicity for the Interior depart
ment, declares that under the Smoot
Oil the sphere of the reclamation SER
'ice will he nationalized and will in
clude the draining of swamp lands,
cleaning OF cut-ov"r lands and the re-
fertilization Of abandoned farming dis
tricts, according tn the varying local
needs.
THE land owners of districts max.
ing application TO the Secretary of the
Interior for the benefit of the law"
says Mr.. Smythe, twill first deposit
with the Secretary of the Treasury the
estimated cost of a thorough lnvestiga-
ton. III this discloses feasible pro-
lect, the land owners will then deposit
the estimated cost of construction but
the entire work will be carried on
Dy the reclamation service, us Is now
zone with other government projects.
, me landowners enter into n contract
with the Secretary of the Interior, who
l1xes the selling price of the land upon
basis that will be reasonably attrac-
tive TO capital and at the same time
protect the interests of the settler as
Ito price, as well as n respect to other
essential conditions. BY this MEANS a
national system of development and
colonization quite similar to methods
In vogue in Utah during the past
seven years will he brought into
being. Senator SmCot has repeatedly
assured his colleagues that the strong
est financial interests IN the United
States would invest In reclamation Sc
curlties under these favorable condl-
tons. II Is equally certain that set.
tiers viii gladly follow the flag" hi.
rector Arthur l.. Davis states that the
All-American canal in Imperial VALLEY,
estimated 10 cost So 100000 can and
viii be built under the provisions Of
this law.
congressman Nicholas j., Sinott
tod the house that contracts i'm the
amount Of Sl5OO0,000 would be
promptly entered into by the landown-
ers of eastern Oregon.
applications and Inquiries are com.
ing INTO the Department of the Inter-
Tor from all sections. notably New Eng
land ana the south. II is expected
that Utah viii be among the foremost
benefactors from the law.
THE popularity of the measure grew
constantly during the debate In con
gress. The bin was hailed as n stroke
or genius In the first instance. because
II tempered the wind 10 the shorn
,"" '"c h",'o,,'' ,reas'ry' Inc
more II was studied the greater its
Importance became-not only MS
practical measure for reclamation ana
settlement. but also ms embodying new
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nn,I,. lifc VIC '"'''' e'o"'
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,u, ,,.t,t ',.''"'' WI" c'''hlh"hed me
a,,,o",'. 80. - anu 'h,huS'"Shi'
:" ~ !" ''n"F ior 'le pfesi-
~ rn"lu'' "'i"re 'he close or
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Jus ""Iu orl"re closing as To
"'V""' W WINNING the revenue nee
l"r 'i'e ueNcloplhehl OF our rec
,"''"',oil WORK Tor ms is perhaps the
""N' '"'l"r'"hl p'"IIeih 10 solve.
'olSrcsS Iaced u deficit of nearly
'our p'''l"h uollarS, as between the
es''lllated revenues ~ the country, and
me estimates submitted by the vari-
Gus departments of government rs 10
lh'ir needs ana requirements. This,
OF course was appalling. AMI for the
Smltil-fIctcher reclamation bill 10 ask
Tor an appropriation of three hundred
million dollars was considered little
short of II "hnslly Joke.
There Is II way suggested, however
by which congress can avoid going IA |
us treasury for This large sum Of |
money ana NJ the same time he In. |
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