The Holly chieftain., 1923-07-12

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erected are many Of them of monumental charac-
ter In the main the settlers under these projects
nave been prosperous and successful but series
OF low prices and high freight rates have created
condition under which many Of the settlers flnd
L temporarily impossible to meet their paymentA
WIN view OF remedying this condition an act ex
tending the time OF certain payments under care
Iuiiy guarded conditions was enacted. It is real.
i1eo Dy all that the time has now arrived when
tnere should be general study Of conditions on
tne reclamation projects and readjustment Of
payments In the light Of present conditions IN
manner to enable the Industrious and weIl.mean
ing settler to meet his obligations at ali times and
10 place these enterprises on a basis Of permanent
prosperity. =
according to the experts we have long needed
Iedera law providing for the organization of irriga-
uon districts on projects under the national racIa
nation law, In order to make It possible for tba
hederai authorities to deal with the settlers ond
Water users collectively instead Of indiyfdnaIIv
Inls M Is now made possible by the act Of MAY 15.
w. Ihis act also provides for the conditions nm
w,sn iarm loans can be made on lands on
reclamation projects thus meeting aiong-felt want
on the part OF settlers on such projects
III. duDert Work Is now secretary of the interior
ne ~ Coiorado man and has had personal experi.
ence with irrigation. In a recent address delivered
oy Secretary work at the Agricultural department
motion-picture show. he set forth the need NJ 81
ana the Interior In one place he said this:
operation between the Department of A0ricn,tr-.
ihe interior department and the Department
OF Agriculture are units Of great government
NOT miniature governments In themselves and
therefore both departments are obligated to con.
tribute through mutual cooperation to the
Iul administration OF the government as whola
ihe lost motion and time expenditure Incident "a
oupncation or overlapping does not make for in
tensive organization the lack Of which Ia n ,veak
ness OF the government service One departmert
ehouid not be dependent another for an jnc,dor-
tai service because not prepared to do n aiora
Tint service should be the responslbilitv ~ ths
department best equipped to render itn In an.
other place he said this: A
Farmers must compete in the markets prec,se,v
as other industries do, and the question Of trans
portation is fundamental factor In the market.
ihg OF farm products. These are questions nc
TWO departments must study together. for tho.
nave to DO with the food supply not Of this ven,
anu our own people alone but for MANY vear. -
the future and for other nations aa ,ye,, rh..a
y no longer any frontier In the limited s.a.a.
we are all one people, having common intares,
ana onigation to the government, and shalI osn
the secretary Of agriculture to lend the uood ~
nces Of his most scientific, practical and esreo.,n,
department to appraise soil fertility and markots
IN advance Of our reclamation commitments ana
70 AID our settlers in profitable faruIny" rIa
concluded thus: D. ne
4 nave not had opportunity to consult with ,ha
secretary OF agriculture these lines have hoar
uiscussing with you. am new to my department,
while he has been In the far West for ss,.a..,