The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-11-26
SHORT CONGRESS
WAY PASS BILL
ON RECLAMAT
Governor Davis Believes
Chances for Federal
Appropriation in De-
cember Are Good.

Appropriation in De.
cember Are Good.
That the short session of congress
may pass reclamation appropriations
was the message brought to Caldwell
people by Governor D. w. Davis ant
president of the Western States Rec
lamation association when he ad
dressed an open meeting of the Com
mercial Secretaries association of Ida
no at the Commercial club room.
Tuesday evening. While the govern
or conceded that such important legis
lation was likely to be sidetracked a
short session, he said that quite re
cent advices from Washington, wher,
committees were now working, con
WINGED him that every effort would b.
made to push the appropriation TO
western reclamation through will
more than a reasonable chance TO-
success.
idaho has the most feasible
of all projects in the west; her
lands can be reclaimed more
cheaply than those of other states
and her projects, So far as prelim-
mary work is concerned, are more
advanced" the governor said. II
think that I am safe in telling you
that if any reclamation appropria- .
ton is made, you may rest assured
that Idaho will get it's share"
Cooperation Required.
81 do not know what projects will
be built first. | do not particularly
care. What we do want is a broad
policy of reclamation adopted by the
government. Our own favored pro-
jeets-wili come in time By boosting
reclamation now and all the time you
are making certain the reclamation of
lands that you may be interested in.
mo one knows the reclamation. pos
of this state. Some authori-
ties say that there are 100000 acres
of irrigable land in Idaho and tina,
of lands already watered."
Tracing the history of western rec
lamation from pioneer days, Governor
Davis pointed out that in his belief
much could be done to further the dis
tribution of water by using it econom-
cally. He told of results in Utah
where water is much more economi-
,ally used than in other western irri-
gated sections.
Parties on Record.
Speaking of the work which resulted
in the Incorporation of reclamation
blanks in the platforms of both major
political parties, the governor asserted
hat the most powerful weapon that
Gould be used to convince fasteners
If the national aspects and necessity
If developing the agricultural lands of
he arid west lay in placing before
hem the fact that every reclaimed
arm meant market for an eastern
lutohobile, eastern farm machinery
md other eastern manufactured prod
lets. These facts were placed in the
lands of every delegate to both con-
and resulted in a unanimous
demand for reclamation planks when
he conventions convened. The same
Methods were employed in placing
10Th Senator Harding and Governor
Cox definitely on record in support of
reclamation long before election
people of the east have not learned
hat reclamation of the west is not
ocal issue that the future welfare of
he nation depends upon il" said Gov
,rnor Davis. "If every business man
If this state would place the facts tina,
ed to favorable action at both Chicago
md San Francisco before his friends
md business associates of the cast,
hat opposition would soon die out"
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