Evening star., 1934-12-17

Government supervision If necessary,
the board said it might be advisable to
extend the public ownership idea to
bituminous coal to the extent OF CIV
ing serious consideration to purchas-
ing a selected acreage Of coal land
as a means of controlling capacity.
Taking population increase into ac-
count, as well as prospects OF change
in per capita consumption OF fgricul-
tural products ir exports and in crop
Yields, the board estimated the Ma
tions arabic lard requirements at
1886, 100000 acres, harveatable by 1860.
The 1880 figure was $50 100000.
Between 20,0O0,0O0 and 30,000,000
acres of crop land must be provided
to meet requirements in 1860, the
board believed. Export restoration
would be a factor.
Land Policy Recommended.
Since 25,O0O,000 acres ought to be
removed from cultivation because OF
poor quality or to prevent further de-
terioration, the board said it prob
ably would be necessary to obtain an
extra SIS 900 acres of arabic land
of average productiveness during the
next Is years.
Most serious Embellishments In
land use were said by the board TO
apply to land in private ownership.
Soil depletion was described as one
of the most acute problems of agri-
culture land use and as proceeding
with startling rapidity. Consequently
a national land policy was recon-
mended that would provide for CO.
ordination of national, State and local
efforts to control erosion.
In connection with water resources
planning. the board advocated de-
tailed studies of these projects:
The Connecticut River power, flood
control and pollution project
in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut.
The Delaware River power, water
supply and stream pollution project
in New York, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
District Project Mapped.
A study looking to the co-ordina-
ton of the hydroelectric power to be
developed in Northern New York
principally in the international Sec
ton of the st. Lawrence, and the
development of coal-generated, mine
mouth power in Pennsylvania, having
in mind condensing water require
ments, so as best to conserve the
social, economic and industrial inter
ests of the States of New Jersey, New
York and Pennsylvania.
The Potomac River project in Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Yves
Virginia and the District of Columbia
Red River water-supply and flood
control project in Minnesota, NORTH
Dakota and South Dakota.
The Kansas City food-control prof.
ects IN Kansas and Missouri.
The Pittsburgh flood-control prof
ect in Pennsylvania, New York ant
West Virginia.
Virginia Project.
The Xanawha Greenbrier New
River food control, power and nav1
CATION project in West Virginia, V1r
ginia and North Carolina.
The Caddoa Dam reservoir on tn
Arkansas River in Colorado.
The Fort Reno dam and reservoir
on the North Canadian River in OK
lahoma.
The Brazos Basin conservation an
reclamation project in Texas. ,
The Coldwater-Yazoo River nooo
control project in Mississippi.
The st. Francis hood-control prof.
ect in Missouri and Arkansas.
The interrelation Of United State
Colorado Basin projects in Californis
Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
| Colorado and New Mexico.
The economic aspects of the Cen
tral Valley irrigation, flood contro
power and navigation project in Cali
| fornia.
The Grand Coulee high dam irri
cation and power project in Washing
ton.