The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-09

Unemployment Confer
ence Urged Loan to
Start Work

CARLSBAD. n. a.. Nov. a.--Thaf
the western states Reclamation as
fotlniiun Il actively behind a mcfe-
mont o a Temporary oar Of 800
poV.9oo to the reclamation fund TO
help cut the u4emrloynent situation
New ns sn.sa Il essn W. ~. sas
tcct would ccfne IN fpr a ioan OF
tt.tqe.pco, was h~nso,9nStd hers today
~ FRANCIS a Tracy. following re-
CENT Of . itttcr tt>m Fran& ".
Hrown secretary " he r~scAnstion
Association.
The proposal OF = loan 81 s2oQpo.-
oto FOR carrying on fccianiAfiQn work
war made and approved ~ the gem
ference on unemployment AZ wash
IlhEton. and although meeting with
some opposition ~ the department %
agriculture u being pushed actively
~ tho reclamation advocates.
"A portion Of the report OF y COM
mittec on cmerrener public works a.
paHTd by the fuli EomNiiuee * the
unemployment conference fu.lot4h.
.iSinco the ndmk4li4;rafion Of frett-
dent Roosevelt u has keen federal
policy 70 make al irrigRble and re-
~Clai1nabic lands available FOR settle
men on terms which aim to insure n
real opportunity for thc settler and
Ultimate reimbursement 40 the federal
troarnrv % al eessfspcre on fexpsnres.
stabilize tauplosrrfat
Exclamation couHlfueI on II pro-
s1dsa - a reclamation fund which Is
CONSISTENTLY ~repleuished ~ payments
appropriations 10 th.4 4und by con-
gress are IN the NATURE 81 q loan 10
be repaid TO The federal treasury from
received after construction has
heen completed.
This reclamation service work Il
especially adapted TO be the stabiiz-
iar % employment conditions. Even
on thc most northern projcQtt ruch
operations "a tunncliine. rock w
n heavy excavations can be carrled
on successfully throughout tho wlnttr.
"kec.nmnaon projects ALREADY be-
KUN would efford employment to
about a. eoo workers. directly and IN
directly. during this winter. u funde
were avallatfr. The list followa;
ctate. Projset Amount
ceierado-Qfaad valley .-sleee, goo
l~daho-Bnl<s = t.9eeyopo
Idaho-Miuideka 1.poe.oee
Workmanship River 800. 500. 900
Nehr.- Wyo.-NortA Platte. 100000
n. Mex-Tex-Rlo orande. l,foe.o0e
Ore.-CQ--rF1amath ...... loco. QQe
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 49,. S,6co, 00N
Wyoming-Rivesto ...... 1850, 600
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ..... 10000
The appropriations by c0ngress In
the form OF q loan 20 the reclamation
fund or sic. 200. 900 for expenditure
on projects now under way would be
utilized In immediate construction
this winter. providing direct employ
ment OF 10000 workers. without COM
hitting the rec. amation service to
furthc- e~xrendItur1s-
Would Employ ~ ooo.
The above total Of 5000 men en-
ployed directly would be Increased by
about ie.00o additional required in
IA manufacture and moving OF ma
t-fials. making a total Of $1,000 men
WHO would be employed this winter,
Fully realizing the need for true
economy IN federal expenditures you
cOmrlltteo believes that such a policy
Is not Inconsistent with the loan OF
the government funds during the pres
cnt period OF depression Tor the pur-
poae OF Decreasing the agricultural
area OF the United states. and recon-
mcnds that reclamation Developments
be continued more intonaivcly during
the winter Of is1f-1s22.
Your couimItec therefore recon-
mcnss TO congress the immediate con-
alderetop OF a loan 70 the reclama-
ton fund for the prosecution OF pro-
3crta already under way"