The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
MEETING Held
IN POCATELLO
LAST MONDAY
Reclamation Meeting is
Well Attended. Many
Problems Are
Discussed

The convention of the Idaho Recla-
nation association held at Pocatello
Monday was attended by about 100
people from southern Idaho. Fifteen
counties were represented and about
half of them were represented by
county commissioners. Some counties
reported that they were ready to put
up money to keep the Idaho Recla-
nation association functioning. Lin
coin county reported $1,000 already
raised by county appropriation for
that purpose and 5000 by popular
subscription, all done in a day last
week. Elmore county reported that
it was ready with $500 appropriated
by the county commissioners. Ada
county reported that it would put up
$1,000 year for the work.
Some Of the things that have been
accomplished by the Idaho Reclama-
ton association are that we have Sc
cured great amount of publicity in
a campaign of education both in the
west and in the east that has helped
people to understand that reclama-
ton helps both the east and the west
and why.
The Northwest Reclamation asso-
citation has been formed at Seattle at
the suggestion of men working in the
Idaho Reclamation association; the
Southwest Reclamation association
has been formed with headquarters
at Los Angeles, and the Western
States Reclamation association was
formed by the activities Of Major
Reed and others in Idaho and these
organizations have done much in
Washington for reclamation. At one
time a party of thirteen western
governors went to Washington to
work with legislators and cabinet
members in the interest of reclana-
tion and found them cold and indif-
ferent to the subject, but in the
course of their work thru the calls
they made and thru the Washington
they made friends for ir-
rigatiOn and reclamation so that they
received hearings and the most cord
ial treatment in all departments. One
of the illustrations they used in driv-
ing home to easterners was the fact
that western reclamation helps the
east was to show how many auto
mobiles are in use in the Twin Falls
country that need not have existed
Il that tract had not been reclaimed
from it's desert state. The same was
lone with the Yakima country and
It's automobiles, and the lesson was
applied to farming implements, fur
1iture, musical instruments and all
he things that 1t takes to satisfy
he prosperous American home on
western farm, and manufacturers
promptly warmed up to realization
If what it means in the way of mar
xetS for their goods every time
lew irrigation project is opened.
They applied that principle in way
hey had never thought of before and
got back again to the truth Of that
I'D saying that the American market
s the nearest and best Of all the mar
zets in the world for the American
AS a result of these visits to Wash
ngton and the work of the Idaho
Reclamation association a congress
'ional committee visited Idaho last
summer and made personal study
If all the great irrigation projects in
he state and went back converted to
rrigationt and irrigation appropria-
ons as they had never been before.
AS direct result of the activities
If the work of the Idaho Reclama-
ion association last fall and winter
/ nationwide campaign was put on
n raach tho hip men Of the nation
md show why western man should
)e selected to fill the position of sec
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