, 1923-07-17
PROTECTION FOR
STATE IN NORTH
PLATTE RI GH s
TO Be PROVIDED
Appropriation Measure
Submitted to Special
Session Has Support
Of Wyoming Governor
Especial to The Tribune)

Cheyenne, Wyo., July IL
Governor w. B. Ross, address
ing the special session of the
Seventeenth Wyoming legis-
lature Monday afternoon.
made two recommendations
n that tho state farm loan act he
amended TO liberalize the terms of
loans on farm lands. and the other
that steps be taken TO protect wyo-
ming's interests in the flow of this
North Platte river. which, he stated.
are Jeopardized by tho determination
of the federal government to adjudl.
cate to Nebraska waters of the stream
to which Wyoming is entitled.
Two farm loan acts were introduced
Monday afternoon, ono by Senator A.
X. Lee of Hot Springs county and this
other by Representative John Steven
son of Albany county. They are SINH
lar in their provisions, but aro rivals
for passage. both the senate and tho
house desiring to be the body In which
the farm loan amendment legislation
originates.
Two bills to safeguard wyoming's
Interest in the North Platte were In
troduced in the lower house by Repub.
lican Floor Leader ]. c. Underwood
Of Laramie county. One a%ppropriates
$40 900 for use in employing counsel
to protect Wyoming's interests in tn.
United States supreme court. and the
other provides for Wyoming member
ship In a proposed Colorado-wyoming.
Nebraska North Platte River commis
sion. which IL Is progressed to en-
power to work out an adjudication OF
the waters OF the river between the
three statss. The proposed commits.
sion would be similar to the Colorado
River commission.
Governor Ross message to the
legislature follows:
Gentlemen Of the Seventeenth Stats
Legislature:
TT was with regret that I called
you at this busy season OF tho year
away from your homes and buslnes,
to attend this special session of the
Legislature. / am not unmindfui
of h sacrifice which this extra ses.
sion entails upon many of you. Had
1 not considered II vital to the well
fare OF n large number of our cit
liens. and n matter which could not
justifiably be declared until the next
regular session of the Legislature I
most certainly would not have called
you at this time. Your cheerful ac-
quiescenco to this request has been
1 am sure. highly gratifying to n
large majority of the citizens of the
state.
The bin which you are now con-
vened to enact into n law Is, as YOU
know. tho State Farm Loan measure.
A large majority of each house OF
the January 1929. session of the leg
islature supported this bill. Tt was
tho intention OF both tho legislature
and tho Executive r, provide this
law for the relief Of tho people. You
are well aware of the mistakes that
prevented II from becoming a law
This act was designed to provide for
the loanlng TO the citizens of wyo-
ming about 5000. 900 at a low rate
Of interest. and on long time pay
ments. Many OF our citizens, IL they
can borrow this money. will be able
to meet their obligations and ulti.
mately pay off their indebtedness.
but II they are required to pay 10
per cent interest. and in addition To
that a premium OF perhaps 2 per-
cent for securing the loan. they Will
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