Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-03-19
URGE INCLUSION
Of CUT OVER LANDS
IN NJ mary BILL
|KaIispell Chamber Of Commerce
Protests Omission Of Provi-
sion for Logged Off Land.
Speeial to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Kalispell, March 19.-A movement
has been inaugurated by the chamber
Of commerce is Kalispell to have the
McNary bill include the reclamation OF
cut-over land in addition to irrigation
OF arid lands and the drainage OF
swamps. The Spokane Chamber OF
Commerce has already indicated will
ingness to join the movement and other
bodies have been advised and are ex .,,
pected to take like action: Senate blp
clamation BILL" originally provided for
$3.50, OOO, 600 for the reclamation Of
arid, swamp and LOGGED off lands. For
some reason the bill ~ finally reported
made no provision for the cut-over
lands and the local chamber at once
wired Senator's Myers and Walsh In
regard to the omission and return
wires the following day stated that the
cut over lands provision had been LETT
out Of the bill. A meeting Of the dt-
rectors Of the chamber Of commerce
was at once called and q campaign
was decided upon covering the public
land states Of the northwest.
Wire Senators
The Flathead county farm bureau,
through its president, w. s. McCor-
mick, Immediately sent wires to Sena-
tors Myers and Walsh and also Sen
ator McNary. Henry Good also sent
out numerous wires and officers Of
the Kiwanis club will also lend the
assistance Of their organization.
An official Of the Spokane Chamber
Of Commerce has already answered,
saying: '"This is the first informa-
ton we have had to the effect that
the logged off lands have been elm
mated and I am glad to get it. viii
take the matter up Immediately with
our board Of trustees and / know our
people will be mighty glad to cooper
ate with your organization.
The McNary bill provides for re-
40 years at 5 per cent annual interest
which would mean that the settler on
cut-o land would get loan at 5 per
cent to clear up his land and have 40
years in which to pay for it. The law
provides for an appropriation of $780,
coo, 900, which is a revolving fund, and
1t is estimated that this fund would
revolve at least three times in IS years.
A resolution embodying a protest
at the omission and petitioning for it's
incorporation in the measure was
adopted.
Adopt Resolutions
The full text of the resolution fol-
lows:
Resolution praying congress to
amend the McNary bill to include the
reclamation Of logged off lands In the
public land states.
ITO the honorable senate and house
of representatives Of the United States
of America:
Whereas, there are in the public
lions Of acres OF logged off lands Of
great natural fertility, part Of which
land has been settled and partly i'm
proved, and
Whereas, a large per cent Of the
desirable homestead lands are exhaus-
ted and the only lands possessing good
soil suitable for farms and dependable
homes are those in the cut over dis
tricts Of the northwest, and
viii Grow Good Crops
Whereas, a large percentage Of
these lands lie along creeks, rivers, and
lakes in sub-irrigated areas, unaffected
by arid conditions and is land that will
whereas, these cut over lands when
reduced to cultivation are particularly
adapted to general farming, horticult-
ure and stock raising and particularly,
growing large crops OF legumes, max
Ing fine dairy farms, and
Whereas, the annual increase In
population in the United States rural
districts is 100000 and to maintain
this increase on the farms would re-
quire 100000 new farms annually and
the most inviting agricultural lands are
in the national forests and the large
areas of logged off lands, and
Whereas, these lands can be re-
claimed at an equal and in many cases
a less cost than the arid lands can be
reclaimed by irrigation, and
Millions For Reclamation
whereas, il the annual report Of
the secretary Of the interior it is es-
timated that the federal government
should receive through royalties and
leases of purchased lands total of
$12, 1881, 100000 Of which 45 per cent
is to be used for reclamation purposes.
and
Whereas, all agricultural lands sus-
ceptable Of tillage outside Of cut over
lands not In cultivation in the public
land states have reached their peak OF
cultivation and population, therefore,
be it
Resolved, that q copy Of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to Montana Unit
ed States senator's and congressman"
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