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Reclaim Arid Lands of the West Promoted by Congress
Committees draft new legislation to transfer 250 million dollars to the reclamation fund to open arid western lands. Reports show 1.78 million irrigable acres with 1.14 million irrigated in 1918 and 1919 yields valued around 66 million dollars, plus rising populations and towns near major projects like Salt River valley.
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Washington
Congress
Germany
United Kingdom
Arthur P. Davis
Re"lumation Service
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Salt River
Maricopa County
Phoenix
United States
Frank W. Robinson
Idaho
Latah
Twin Falls County
Latah County
Twin Falls
W. D. B. Dodson
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Department
United States Treasury