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<br />1 <br />.... <br /> <br />00.'''' ,'I:' <br />~ L. '-' U ( <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A recent article in a national periodical asserted that most Reclamation <br />projects are promoted and sponsored by the Chambers of Commerce. In this article <br />the writer questiQDed Whether farmers are really interested. I do not believe ~ <br />writer had a good concept of What the Chambers of Commerce in the irrigated areas of <br />the West are interested in. I do not believe he realized that Chambers of Commerce <br /> <br />throughout most of the West have a vepy definite interest in and are to a large <br />extent representative of the agricultural interests of the area. This may be a dif- <br />ferent concept of the Chambers of Commerce than is nonnally assumed in the <br /> <br />industrialized East. <br /> <br />I expect there is a large percentage of agricultural representation in this <br />meeting tonight. I feel sure the various Chambers of Commerce are most vitally <br />interested in irrigation development and are a group speaking for and with complete <br /> <br />backing of the fanners and potential irrigators of this region. <br />The people of areas where water is plentiM fail to realize how very important <br /> <br />continued grow1l1 of the West and concurrent irrigated development affect all other <br /> <br />parts of the country. Without the billions of dollars in new wealth created by <br /> <br />Western irrigation and the billions contributed in national taxes, the rest of the <br /> <br />country would quickly realize how very important irrigation and power development in <br /> <br />the Western States is to the Nation. <br /> <br />Because you people do realize these benefits, you are do1n, not only yourselves <br />but the Nation a service When you exercise proper leadership in sponsoring reclama- <br /> <br />tion investigations and other activities dealing with water resources development. <br /> <br />As the investigation progresseB, there will undoubtedly be some phases \lhich <br />can be handled antirely at the local level. Others will require joint participation, <br />and sC1118 actions will be the sole responsibility of the Federal Government. We want <br /> <br />you local people to work every step of the way with Regional Director Nalson and his <br /> <br /> <br />staft so there will be a full understanding of objeotives and responsibilities, <br /> <br />11 <br />