The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-30

WESTERN washington has
right 20 the proposed state land
sessemcnt project. unless en-
cheering c~ development dim.
= culticS make II less feasible than
an Eastern Washington site
This Is the attitude taken by the
Chamber OF Commerce. In a state
Anens issued Thursday the bureau
Ays:
The state department Of consers
klon and development. OF which
bn. u. A. Scott IL director. IL about
~ select land settlement project In
tho state 81 Washington. This Is the
drst project 20 be developed under
4the state land settlement law enact
: "a by the legislature IN 1919. There II
i 6vailahie for land settlement pur-
r POSES under this law and by an ap-
I proprtstion made by the legislature
4 M 1919 and again In 1891 approx.
\ mntciy $500. 200. THIS is a small
sum for this purpose and Il will
have 20 be expended very conserya-
lively In order that this FIRST expert
I U(*ffI may " rNttC-rtut.
DOZEN PROJECTS
LARK SUGGESTED
something IKE dozen projects
bn various parts OF the state have
been submitted for the consideration
{of the department OF conservation
Md development in this connection.
practically all OF these proposed
Droj<cts are In Eastern Washington.
Two or three have been submitted
nom Western Washington and In
Me submission OF one OF which the
Ieatsie chamber jsincd.
This proposed project ia located at
Uequim. Wash. There are between
poc.oco and 1000 900 acres Of po-
nttaliy productive Agricultural
n nnds In the state Of Washington.
h this total area fully one-haif. and.
rcor<iinx to some authorities more
han one.haif. OF these reclalmahie
nde are located In Western Wash.
>on.
Tho reclamation OF the cut-over
Ia swamp and overflow lands In
vesteru Washington II as great a
ruhlem ~ the reclamation Of the
|rtd lands Of Eastern Washington.
he development OF the cut-over and
wAnap and overflow lands OF West
Nm Washington II Of as great I'm.
5ortAnce 10 the state as the r-ciama.
ION Of the arid lands.
Up to the present time all Of the
+ n3ernl Feclamatfon money that has
q 1ecn expended tn the state Of Wash
nRtou has bcen used for the develop
ment Of the arid lands IN the eastern
nrf of the state. This has amount,
"a 10 many millions % dollars. I'm
er tho stats reclamation and lard
rts1cment laws . half min levy Is
Drovid<d which runs against all OF
~ taxable property IN this state
ia which furnishes over 100000 a
bar for tho reclamation revolving
Ind
TATE MONEY USED IN
A8|TERN WASHINGTON
ZIP 10 the present tune prac-
<a1ly All Of the state money has
Ia used for the development of
"a lands IN Eastern Washington
"a only very sfual &urls less tnan
|o.ooo. has been expended In the
1ocIamntion Of Z small swamp area
~ Thur1fou county.
s.In view Of the fact that the
rr1amntion Of the potentially pro
nctive agricultural lands OF West
~ washington is as important and
necessary ss the reclamation Of
arid lands east Of the mountains.
o. the further fact that the large
porfion Of the population Of the
~ y west OF the mountains. and
hnf : very lArrs proportion OF the
oc1nmntton fund comes from the
nxntjon Of the property which lies
western Washington. this section
the state should be given equal
enosderatfon with Eastern Wash
nefou IN the establishment Of the
PROPOSED lard settlement problem.
ri II = well known fact that 70 far
- climate and soil are concerned.
: Hat Western Washington II equal.
0n< Huoerior for land settlement