The Holly chieftain., 1923-07-12
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weeks where. incidentally he has missions to per
FORM for my department, but we. are longtime
personal friends; know the trend 6f his mind and
1eei assured that we will not be far apart in our
conclusions bearing on the important services our
respective home-making departments should rem
Ger to the government"
This VIII be good news for many who would
dement, BY cooperation since these two depart
menrs have been for long time at feud over
several questions-such for example, as the pro
posed transfer OF the control of the national for
ess 10 the Interior Department. the efforts Of the
Agricultural department to get control OF the ma
uonal PARKS and the proposed turning over Of
Alaska to the Interior departments admInistra.
ton.
At any rate, Secretary Work has begun his ac-
tivtties by appointing Miles Cannon, former com
missioner of agriculture Of Idaho to the position
Of field reclamation commissioner, headquarters to
be established later in one Of the reclamation
states In his letter to Director A. p. Davis Of the
reclamation service and to managers of the sew
eral reclamation projects DR.. Work says In part !:
Mr.. Cannon is the direct representative Of the
secretary Of the interior In work which 1 have
undertaken for the Improvement of government
reclamation projects along business and agricul-
tural lines. bis work is not to conflict with or
duplicate the engineering work now being carried
on by existing reclamation forces. nor with the
work of other bureaus departments but IN To
be, so far as same touches your work or that Of
others, In cooperation In producing beneficial re-
suits 80
Briefly. 1t Is the purpose to coordinate yar,.
GUS agricultural activities aid the farmers In rails
ing better and more diversified crops In applying
modern methods In handling marketing, and real.
;zing upon crops produced, to effect economies
wherever possible, and to In every way improve
not only the condition Of the water users on the
projects but the administration Of the projects hv
this department"
Incidentally, Commissioner Cannon Directo,
Davis and Special Assistant Secretary d, W.
Davis are at this writing making visit Of inspec
ton to the principal reclamation projects
There are 30 reclamation projects In yarion.
states. The total Investment Of the United
States Is approximately $172000,0OO; the REIN.
bursements and credits approximately $46OOOO0n
The net Investment is therefore about $125OO0OO0
Senator ,Ashurst Of Arizona, In recent sensta
debate, gave these general figures:
"Since federal irrigation began, 100000 acres n,
heretofore practically worthless desert land have
been made productive by government Irrigation
The value of the crops produced thereon now
amounts to $9OO00.O00 annually. The increase In
value Of the irrigated acreage amounts to sooO
000,O00 and since the government began the de-.
livery of irrigation water the crops produced n,
the reclaimed lands today aggregate S400OOOoO0
In value. Nor does this sum of $4OOO 0OO m.
clude the value expansion Of production Of live
stock or stock products; In other words the f,c
($40O OO0.000) MS to the aggregate crop valna
are limited to vegetable, fruit, and grain yalues
at the farm, for which government reclamation
furnishes the sole supply Of water. All the moreys
disbursed by the government to the various frri.
CATION projects will ultimately be repaid
"At the outset let 1t be remembered that the
full Importance Of national irrigation cannot be
not to be estimated in tonnage tables nor trans