The Glenwood post., 1923-11-22
Uncle Ted's Bed Time Stories
Current Events for the Children
and Grown-ups, Too
FARMERS ON RECLAIMED
LANDS TO BE PROTECTED


LANDS TO BE PROTECTED
What wonderful day it had been
The morning had come with a bright
sun that cheered and crisp air that
made you feel and know that life is
really worth living. Jack and Ruth
had been off early to school and in
the afternoon Uncle Ted had taken
them to a football game. Jack was
70 thrilled over the game that it
seemed he would never get through
talking about the various wonderful
plays. In fact it was a day for the
two kiddies that they wouldn't soon
forget and it was no wonder that they
were tired and ready for bed very
soon after supper. But, as always,
they were not too tired for a story,
and, having succeeded in getting Uncle
Ted to promise them one, they were
soon calling for him.
"Come on, Uncle Ted,'' called Jack
"We are all ready and you know you
said you would tell us one story to-
night"
"All right, jack" replied Uncle
Ted. "Here I come. 1 wonder what
you would like to hear"
"Something about football" said
Jack.
81 thought so. Well, I think I can
tell you something of more lasting in
terest than football, Jack. 1 want to
give you some idea of one of the most
interesting of our government depart
ments, and of the man who is at its
head. That is the department Of the
interior and DR.. Hubert Work, the Sec
rotary. You see, DR.. Work was for
merly postmaster general in President
Harding's cabinet and when Secretary
Fall resigned as secretary of tho In
terror, DR.. Work took his place and
Mr.. New, of whom I have already told
you, became postmaster general. DR..
Work was born in Pennsylvania and
he graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1885. In 1885 he be-
gan to practice in Colorado. While
practicing in Pueblo, he became inter
ested in public affairs and worked his
way to the post of postmaster general
and now secretary of the interior.
''That gives you some idea of DR..
Work. The department of the interior
includes the general, land office, re-
clamation service, geological survey
bureau of mines, office of Indian af
fairs, patent office, bureau of pen
sions, bureau of education, nationa
park service, and certain hospitals il
the District of Columbia. DR.. Worl
also must supervise the work in con
nection with the big railroad in Alas
ka and besides these many duties h,
has several other smaller tasks to per
form. From this you can see what
big job it is and how different tn
many branches are from one another
Because of the many different kind
of work coming under the direction o
Dr. Work cannot tell you about then
all tonight. Each one of the bureau
and services has an interesting story
But there is one service upon whicl
DR.. Work is directing great deal O.
a. hao In Nv Ahot
needs attention. That is the reclama
tion service.
Soon after he became secretary O
the interior, DR.. Work realized from
the many letters being received from
farmers living on reclaimed lands, tina
something had to be done to saw,
these projects, protect the farmer
from loss of their homes and return
the money to the government advance,
for their construction. He found tina
because of wrong estimates and engi
neering mistakes the costs of the pro
jects to be repaid by farmers on tn
irrigated lands had been estimated
from so to 100 per cent too low, ant
that the actual cost had been so great
that it is impossible for them to pay
out within the time and manner fixed
by the law, if at all. You see, kiddies
these lands in question are lands which
before the reclamation projects were
started, could not be used to rais,
anything. The work of the reclamation