ANNUAL PRECIPITATION 2 TO 30 INCHES iir6 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION 30 TO 80 INCHES
U. S. Weather B"f'e4u
DEDICATED TO THE TASK OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE WATER FOR A PROFITABLE AND DIVERSIFIED A8RICULTURE IN WESTERN AMERICA-THE CREATION OF NEW HOMES-THE STABILIZATION OF DROUGHT AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE AMERICA STRONG I
vol. VII No, 3 1119 NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D. C. December 2 2
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS:
ASSOCIATION'S I MMEDIATE WAR EFFORTS ARE FOR ADEQUAT. E FARM LABOR, PRIORITIES FOR
EQU~PI1ENT,
AND MORE IRRIGATED LAND UPON WHICH TO GROW DEFICIT CROPS
At the Denver convention the ·National Reclamation Association non behalf of its individual members solemnly pledged to the country and to those charged with conduct of the war, full support in caring for our men in arms, assisting our allies, and supporting and promoting our war effort for the preservation of our freedom ••••••
tha t vict ory may be ours.
UDEMAN!) FOR PCMER SUBSIDES - DEMAND FOR FOOD
INCREASE~.Last year the great. est. war demand from . the Reclar.m.tion program was for hydro-power to run our western war ' industries. Now that most of the war industries are built and adequately powered, the demand for more hydro-electric power apparently has sub- sided. But with the beginning of offensive warfare and the occupation of North Africa, the task of feeding our newly allied nations is beginni' ng'to suggest to our war leaders something oi' the terrific food and fiber demands that will be upon this country as our armies move across .Europe freeing one starving, subjugated country after another from the Axis domina ti on and control. Now leaders everywhere are beginning to visualize the tremendous supply of food and fiber needed once we begin to bring nation after nation into our alliance where the responsibility to feed, clothe and arm them will fall largely upon the
Unite~ stat~s.HELP TO MAKE PRESENT 20,000,000 ACRES 0 F WESTERN IRRI GATED LAND PRODUCE EVERY POUND OF FOOD AUD FIBER POSSIBLE - AND CREATE 2,000,000 MORE ACRES
Food is really becom±n~ the most critical of ail war ma~erials. To meet this growing war demand your Washington office and President Warden have been engaged since the Denver meetinE at-
(1) helping a quarter million . irrigation farmers operating 20,000,000 acres of irrigated land in the seventeen western states secure the necessary labor, machinery, ecp ipment and priorities and encouragement from their government to produce more of the wa.r-essential foods than they have ever produced before, and
(2) showing the federal officials charged with food production how the Bureau of Reclamation can bring into production the equivalent of 6,000,000 acres of ordinary farm land, if allowed to ·complete a score of federal irrigation projects which are now well underway or can be completed and put into production of "crops in from one to three years.
Please read the exchange of correspondence on these subjects herein made a part of this bulletin.
OFFICERS
O. S. WARDEN, PRESIDENT ORA BUNDY. FIRST VICE·PRESIDENT ROBERT W, SAWYER, SECOND VICE·PRESIDENT
J. A. FORD, TREASURER
F. O. HAGlE, SECRETARY·MANAGER
HUGO B. FARMER, YUMA, ARIZONA J. R. FAUVER, EXETER, CALIFORNIA CLIFFORD H. STONE, DENVER, COLORADO N. V. SHARP, FILER, IDAHO
E. PORTER AHRENS, SCANDIA. KANSAS O. S. WARDEN. GREAT FAUS. MONTANA
DIRECTORS H, D. STRUNK, MC COOK, NEBRASKA A. M. SMITH, CARSON CITY. NEVADA E. W. BOWEN, TUCUMCARI, NEW MEXICO HARRY E. POLK. WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA FRANK RAAB. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
ROBERT W. SAWYER. BEND, OREGON W. D. BUCHHOLZ, NEWELL. SOUTH DAKOTA R. E. BASKIN, SEYMOUR, TEXAS ORA BUNDY, OGDEN, UTAH J. A. FORD. SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
PERRY W. JENKINS. CORA. WYOMING
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HERE IS A JOB FOR' WES TEEN LEADERS - WILL YOU HELP?
On December 16, 1942, after Food Administrator Wickard had named H. W. Parisius Director of Food Production, we 'addressed a letter to Mr. Parisius, copy of which is made a part of this bulletin. (See page 8).
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~p~r_i.04 .q,fthe war and for several years thereafter is sufficiently critical to warrant all western h :aders, including irrigation farmers, spons ors of new projects, the western press, al1d western political leaders, to interest themselves in seeing that construc- tion is expedited on such new irrigation projects as can be brOUGht into production wi thin a fe''i'i years wi thout excessive use of cri tical materials. We solicit the ef- fort of all ' who read this and agree with our point of view, to help acquaint the officials at Washington with the contribution which 2,,000,000 acres of new project land would
ma~e,if planted to def. icit crops .in a year or two or three when we are trying to feed nearly half the ' worfCi : ~ '_d,~..J
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THE FARM LABOR SITUATIOn
On November 4th the following letter was sent by the National Reclamation Associ- ation to Claude R. Wickard, Secretary of Agriculture, Donald Nelson of W.P.B., Paul
v. McNutt of War Manpower Commission, and General L. B. Hershey of Selective Service, over the .:joint signature of President Warden and the Secretary-Manaeer.
Dear Mr.---
While there is praise and appreciation everywhere in America for what has 1 )C;e n acc omplished 'toward the increasing production of the tools of war in recent
months, the si tua tiion which is deve loping from a shortage of farm labor is rapidly becoming extremely
dan~erousfor the following reasons:
1. Young men leaving the farms for service in the armed forces or for higher- paid industrial jobs threaten the harvest
:Jfthis year
fs crops and promise to jeopardize the planting of full crops next. sprinG and thereafter.
2. Older owner-farmers hesi tate to attempt to carryon anything more than a reduced agricultural program because of the uncertainty of their ability to se- cure adeqt3. te farm help or they contemplate retiring entirely from theIr farms.
}. fun in the prime of ife who have or can secure adequate
~apitalto ex- pand their operations dare not add to their farm acreage or to their flocks or herds because they doubt their ability to secure either the labor or the
machinery needed to operate profitably.
Therefore, we see the older owner-farmer selline his farm because he can not do the work himself and he doubts his ability to hire the necessary farm 'labor.
We see the young owner-farmer, who is subject to draft, selling out while farm equipment is in good demand and livestock high in price. ' Farrrf renters are qui t- ting the farm for more attractive industrial wages, and valuable dairy cows and breeding ·stock ·of all kinds are beinG sold for slaughter because of a shortage of labor which, to most farI!1ers, threatens constantly to get worse unless some positive and bold steps are taken, and taken soon, to assure adequate farm labor for the duration of the war •
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a. That the recruiting for industry of essential farm help be curbed and
that a deferred or reserve status be granted to those who shoulder the burdens
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of maihtaining the farms of the , country at full prv duction, for the per.iod of ,such s ervic8.
b. Properly safeeuarded, the farmers' eligibility to secure such machinery and supplies as are needed to maintain maximum production must be liberalized.
c. A
workab~eand rapid-action plan must be evolved for providing labor for the seasonal peak demands of erain, truck, and fruit crops; and finally
d. In the arid West the nation should set its hand irnrnediately ,and vigorously
to , the task of completing irrigation projects nearing completi.on, as a wartime
measure, in order that ' new acreaGe be made available for the production of many of the deficit crops where the maximum of production capacity can be brou[;ht about by a minimum of labor and material in the shortest possi ble tirre.
With an adequate supply of labor and additional acres which can be quickly brought into production, the Hest can make a - great contribution to win the war and feed tho subjugated nations.
We call your attention to Resolution Ho. 2 passed by nearly five hundred delegates representinr; all of the irrigation-farming 'interests of the seventeen western states at the annual meeting of the National Reclamation Association in Denver, Colorado, October 14, 15 and 16.
Also, we enclose herewith for your attertion an address delivered at the above Denver meeting on the subject of this letter by John W. Haw, Director of Agri- cultural Development, Northern Pacific Railway Company, st. Paul, who is, prob- ably better informed on western
a~;riculturethan any other man today.
We bespeak your careful consideration and coordinated action with other governmental agencies on these matters of such vital concern, if the United Nations are to be adequately fed and clothed during this emergency.
Enclosures
THE REPLIES ARE AS F01.LOW3:
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Dear I'lr. Warden:
Hespectfully submitted,
National Reclamation Association
o. S. Warden, President
F. O. Hagie, Secretary-Manager
WAR PRODUCTIOn BOARD
Washingt,on, D. C •
' November 10, ' 1942
I have read your communication and the enclosures with considerable interest.
I think I may say that the vJar Production Board has been fully appreciative of the part played by agri cuI ture in the war ' program. o'f ' course, th is is a time when few if any industries have all the machinery, materials' , and manpower which some of them think neces, sary for full operation.
R.egarding the specific measu.res you urge:, We have made an allotment of ma- terials for new agricultural machinery and, for repair parts which is believed to be adequate for the coming year, if the equipment produced is used effective- ' ly, properly conserved, and some of it shared thr,?ugh cooperative arranGements.
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of maihtaining the farms of the , country at full prv duction, for the per.iod of ,such s ervic8.
b. Properly safeeuarded, the farmers' eligibility to secure such machinery and supplies as are needed to maintain maximum production must be liberalized.
c. A
workab~eand rapid-action plan must be evolved for providing labor for the seasonal peak demands of erain, truck, and fruit crops; and finally
d. In the arid West the nation should set its hand irnrnediately ,and vigorously
to , the task of completing irrigation projects nearing completi.on, as a wartime
measure, in order that ' new acreaGe be made available for the production of many of the deficit crops where the maximum of production capacity can be brou[;ht about by a minimum of labor and material in the shortest possi ble tirre.
With an adequate supply of labor and additional acres which can be quickly brought into production, the Hest can make a - great contribution to win the war and feed tho subjugated nations.
We call your attention to Resolution Ho. 2 passed by nearly five hundred delegates representinr; all of the irrigation-farming 'interests of the seventeen western states at the annual meeting of the National Reclamation Association in Denver, Colorado, October 14, 15 and 16.
Also, we enclose herewith for your attertion an address delivered at the above Denver meeting on the subject of this letter by John W. Haw, Director of Agri- cultural Development, Northern Pacific Railway Company, st. Paul, who is, prob- ably better informed on western
a~;riculturethan any other man today.
We bespeak your careful consideration and coordinated action with other governmental agencies on these matters of such vital concern, if the United Nations are to be adequately fed and clothed during this emergency.
Enclosures
THE REPLIES ARE AS F01.LOW3:
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Dear I'lr. Warden:
Hespectfully submitted,
National Reclamation Association
o. S. Warden, President
F. O. Hagie, Secretary-Manager
WAR PRODUCTIOn BOARD
Washingt,on, D. C •
' November 10, ' 1942
I have read your communication and the enclosures with considerable interest.
I think I may say that the vJar Production Board has been fully appreciative of the part played by agri cuI ture in the war ' program. o'f ' course, th is is a time when few if any industries have all the machinery, materials' , and manpower which some of them think neces, sary for full operation.
R.egarding the specific measu.res you urge:, We have made an allotment of ma-
terials for new agricultural machinery and, for repair parts which is believed
to be adequate for the coming year, if the equipment produced is used effective-
' ly, properly conserved, and some of it shared thr,?ugh cooperative arranGements.
Bulletin No. 3----4
The Har Manpower Commiss ion, of which I am a member, has just issued a.
Directive intended to
s~abilize ,employmenton dairy, livestoqk, and .poultry farms. He have given a e;reat deal of thought to the handling of this prob- lem under the present powers of the Commission and we are looking 'forward to a more stable situation it). the future. The Commission is also mobilizing its resources to handle seasonal peak labor de:r.1ands in connection with grain, truck, and fruit crops. War industries have drawn off some farm labor but it must be recognized that these industries have had to provide a net increase in employrr:ent of l1'l.9.ny millions while, se' veral million persons were being wi th- drawn from the labor market by the armed forces.
In
ord~rto c6nserve materials needed d1rectly for war production we have found it necessary to stop many proj ects which we Y..now to be worthwhile and we wish we could still afford. The War Production Board is reviewing the pro- grams of t he Bur eau of Heclamation and · it wi 11 be neces sary to discontinue ,some projects if they are nO, t vitally and imnediately essential to the war effort.
In all such decisions long-time and short-time
f8t.c~~~~ ~l1a y~ J~Q b~. ~alallced.We need all the farm ou'tput \·~e can possibly obtain; bu, t 'we also need some of the materials used in reclamation projects for materia1s ·of offensive warfare.
Some reclamation
proj~ctswill have to be deferred and will form part of the backlog.under altered ·conditior.s br' possibly after the successful completion of the war.
Mr. O. S. i,.J'ard.en, President National' Reclamation Association' 1119 National Press BuildinG Washington, D. C.
'Sincerely,
Donald 11. Nelson, Chairman
Office for Emergency lia.nagement WPJt l1A.NPOWL { COMMISSION ·
Hashington, D.C.
November 23, 1942 Dear 11r. \-Jarde n:
Thank you for your let~er of November 4, re 1a ti ve to the farm program.
We have announced a broad program for stabilizing employment on the Nat
~on's dairy, livestock and poultry farr~"~s. This proGram is designed to alleviate the shortace of essential workers on these farms and to permit farmers to continue makinG their all-important eontribution to the war effort. In.dus:trial .employers are hoing instructed not to hire skilled workers from these types of farms. .' The United Stf;l.tes Employment Sei'vice wi.ll participate in the program by recruit- ing farm worktlrs from less essential occupations and the United States Office of Educati on will cooperate with the Department of
Ar;ricult~;re.in e,stabJishing
tr~ining
courses for farm workers. '
In addi tion, women and high school ' student s are beinc; ur.ged to " undertake agricultural wO'rk,. and are being employed on fa'rms to an u:nprecedent, ~d extent.
In turn, farm 'employers are urg' ed to utilize . their labor :supply as efficiently as possible .. to pool the i.r workers if thi.s is feastble, a- nd ,to
m~ke, hous'ing and workinG ,conditions . as attractive as they are able.
In the eye'iit that the Employment Service should'" be unable to , recrui t the needed quota of farm workers within the. United
~tat(;s 'at ,satisfact~rywages and working conditions, an a.rrangement has been conoluded .wi tl f . the Government of Mexico making pos sible the temporary migration of I'1exican agri cultural workers into this country.
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The Har Manpower Commiss ion, of which I am a member, has just issued a.
Directive intended to
s~abilize ,employmenton dairy, livestoqk, and .poultry farms. He have given a e;reat deal of thought to the handling of this prob- lem under the present powers of the Commission and we are looking 'forward to a more stable situation it). the future. The Commission is also mobilizing its resources to handle seasonal peak labor de:r.1ands in connection with grain, truck, and fruit crops. War industries have drawn off some farm labor but it must be recognized that these industries have had to provide a net increase in employrr:ent of l1'l.9.ny millions while, se' veral million persons were being wi th- drawn from the labor market by the armed forces.
In
ord~rto c6nserve materials needed d1rectly for war production we have found it necessary to stop many proj ects which we Y..now to be worthwhile and we wish we could still afford. The War Production Board is reviewing the pro- grams of t he Bur eau of Heclamation and · it wi 11 be neces sary to discontinue ,some projects if they are nO, t vitally and imnediately essential to the war effort.
In all such decisions long-time and short-time
f8t.c~~~~ ~l1a y~ J~Q b~. ~alallced.We need all the farm ou'tput \·~e can possibly obtain; bu, t 'we also need some of the materials used in reclamation projects for materia1s ·of offensive warfare.
Some reclamation
proj~ctswill have to be deferred and will form part of the backlog.under altered ·conditior.s br' possibly after the successful completion of the war.
Mr. O. S. i,.J'ard.en, President National' Reclamation Association' 1119 National Press BuildinG Washington, D. C.
'Sincerely,
Donald 11. Nelson, Chairman
Office for Emergency lia.nagement WPJt l1A.NPOWL { COMMISSION ·
Hashington, D.C.
November 23, 1942 Dear 11r. \-Jarde n:
Thank you for your let~er of November 4, re 1a ti ve to the farm program.
We have announced a broad program for stabilizing employment on the Nat
~on's dairy, livestock and poultry farr~"~s. This proGram is designed to alleviate the shortace of essential workers on these farms and to permit farmers to continue makinG their all-important eontribution to the war effort. In.dus:trial .employers are hoing instructed not to hire skilled workers from these types of farms. .' The United Stf;l.tes Employment Sei'vice wi.ll participate in the program by recruit- ing farm worktlrs from less essential occupations and the United States Office of Educati on will cooperate with the Department of
Ar;ricult~;re.in e,stabJishing
tr~ining
courses for farm workers. '
In addi tion, women and high school ' student s are beinc; ur.ged to " undertake agricultural wO'rk,. and are being employed on fa'rms to an u:nprecedent, ~d extent.
In turn, farm 'employers are urg' ed to utilize . their labor :supply as efficiently as possible .. to pool the i.r workers if thi.s is feastble, a- nd ,to
m~ke, hous'ing and workinG ,conditions . as attractive as they are able.
In the eye'iit that the Employment Service should'" be unable to , recrui t the
needed quota of farm workers within the. United
~tat(;s 'at ,satisfact~rywages and
working conditions, an a.rrangement has been conoluded .wi tl f . the Government of
Mexico making pos sible the temporary migration of I'1exican agri cultural workers
into this country.
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The War Relocation Authority" holdjng jurisdiction over the disposition of Interned Japanese
Ihas established procedures to make Japanese workers avail- able for employment ser
v~iceoutside of the military area on t he .west' Coast.
The
I· .d.etails of these procedures can be secured by conununicating with the War Relocation Authority in Washington.
We thank you for yQuI;' pa
trio~icinterest in the problem, and we trust you will agree that our pro~ram is a fair and sensibl~ ~olution. I am enclosing a release in which I think yo.u will be interested.
Sincerely,
P~ul v. McNutt, Chairman O. S. Warden, President
National Reclarmtion Association 1119 National Press Building Washington, D. , C.
Enclosure
National Headquarters .SELE· CTIVE . SERVICE ,SYSTEM
21st Street & C Streot; 1~.W.
Washington, . D. C.
Mr. O. S. Warden, President National Reclamation Association
1119 National Press Building Washington, D. C.
November 20, 1942
Subject: Deferment of Persons Engaged in AGriculture Dear I1r. Warden:
We are enclos ing a copy of Local Board Ee1ease No. 164, which covers the classification of registrants engaged in agriculture.
We believe that this Release covers the resolution passed by the National Reclamation Association.
Thank you for sendinG us the speech of 11r. John Wit Haw.
Enclosure
For The Director, Frank Glick, Captain,
Mlnpower Division
PRIORITIES FOR OPEJRATION OF EXISTIHG 'IRRIGATION PROJECTS
In compliance with Resolution Hu. 5 passed at 'Denyer, the Washington Office of the National ReclaIP..ati.on Association directed a letter to the 12 or 15 key men in the W.P.B. who would be handling most of the requ'es 'ts for priorities for equipment,
materia~
or replacements needed to operate and maintain our ·western Irrigation
Districti: .
The letter and some of the replies are quoted below for the inform tion of all
who may be charged with the operation and maintenance of the hundreds of Irrigation
Districts through0":lt th e 17 'Wes.tern States durinG this war emergency.
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I \ " .The Association's Letter is as Follows:
NATIonAL RECLAMATIOn ASSJCIATION
Dear Mr.---
The enclosed Resolution No.5 was tassed by the 11th annU!l'l meeting of this Association October 14, 15, and 16 at Denver.
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This Resolution pertairis to ,the providing of adequate priorities for essen- tial material to operate an<;l maintain the ' "Irrigation' ~o.rl{S" which supply water for irriGation to more than twenty million ' acres of land in the seventeen ' ' western states.
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In the effici, ent operat, ion e.nd , maintenance of such irrigation works, many things are involved, such as
hea~1equipment for cleaninE canals and ditches, tl1e ' .. maintenance of pumpiIl, g equipl'aent, the transportation o' f ' d1. tch ' r1.d, er:s-:, and water -masters, and considerable replacement material. , ', '
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Your help in working out this problem will be greatly aPPl'€c'-iat€'d.
Sincerely y ours,
F. O. Hagie, Secy.-I'Igr.
HERE
AL~SOffi OF THE REPLIES
l'f.r. F, . , 0,. , Haeie , Sec ret arY";'Y.!anager " ,
WAR PRODUCTIOlr BOARD Washington, D. C.
National Reclamation Association 1119 National Press Building Washington,
D~C.
Dear I'1r. Hagie:
December 5, 19L~2
' l , .
l'his will acknowledge your ' letter of , December "3 enclOSing a copy of Resolu- tion No.5 passed by the Hational Reclamation Association at its
Denve~, convention. We agree with your Association that materials essential to the ' oper- ation and maintenance o 'f irrigation facilities must be made available as required. I wish to assure you that any applications for priority assistance for such purposes will be given prompt consideration by the War Production Board.
I am very sorry 'that 'I ruisscd ;your Denver meetinG. I wanted very much to come, but as you y,now, circumstances ' beyolld my control made it
imp9s~ible,:"I am glad that you were pleased with
Mr~f1iyf s address.
, J.
A~Krug " .
' "
..
, Deputy . Direotor General
. :for Distribu·t· ion
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Bulletin No. 3---7
WJill PRODUCTI01T BOARD
,Washington~
'D. C.
December 12, 1942 l;ational Reclamation Association
1119 national Press Building WashinEton, D. C.
ATTENTIon: F. o. Hagie, Secretary-&nager Dear Mr. Hagie:
" This will aclmowledge your .letter of December 4 together with a copy of
Resolu~ion
Ho. 5. , The War Production Board recognizes the importance of main- taining' the equipment of irrigation enterprises and specifically covered this industry in Preference Hatinr: Order no. P-IOO. Since this Order was issued.
Limi tation Order No., L-158 has been is sued which pr ovides a very high rating for the maintenance and repair of all automotive and truck equipment. If adequate maintenance, repair and operatinr; supplies can not be secured under the terms of either of these Orders, applicaii.on should 'be made to the War Pro- duction Board on Form PD-IA which will receive pr ompt handling.
In addition to the above standard procedures the Special Ratings Branch has been established to handle emer[£enc,ies. Transactions with this Branch are us- ually handled by wire and service within twenty-four hours is usually Eiven.
In cases of emergency the applicahtshould apply to the nearest War Production Board office, explain the condition of emerGency and they will offer every assistance in securing the '
tel~graphicaut, horizat:Lon Ci ving the necessary priority rating to effect immediate relief.
Please feel sure that the War Production Board is anxious to cooper4te ,with you in every manner possible.
Ver;/ tru ly yours,
Dean C.
Galla~her,Chief Emergency Rating
Branch~By: C. F. Smith, Chief
Mainter~nce
and Repair Section
WAR PRODUCTIOn BOARD Washington, D. C.
December 4, 1942 National Reclamation Association
1119 National Press Building Has hingt on, D. C.
AttentioI'l.: Mr. F. O. Hagie Gentlemen:
The receipt of your letter of December 3; addressed , to 11r. \-lilliam R. Tracy is acknowledGed. '
You may be assured that anyth i nG this Division of the War Production voard can do to assist in . the provision of the llecessary irrigation equipment will be done. There are, however, many items used in the maintenance of large irri-
gation products that do not come under the jurisdiction of the farm machinery and equipment division, such as drag lines, power shovels, etc. These items are handled under the Construction M9.chinery Division of the War Production Board.
Very truly yours,
Geo. L. Gillette, Director
" Farm l1ichi, nery f\.nd EquipmE;3nt , Division
By: F. Bonnes, Chief
Tract or ' (, F8.rm t'rnf:ine Secti on
Bul ~etin ~o. ~----8
WAR PRODUCTIon BOARD Washington, D.C.
, December .11, 1942 Nat ional Reclamation Association
1119 N ational Press Building i,.{a s h ine;ton. D. C.
Gentlem en: :
With further reference to yout letter of December 5 add~ess ~ d to , Mr , . Geore; e W. Uderitz to which he replied De:o,
, .ember. 9, please
~' be 'advise'
• '.d that
• "i . - ), thi.s ,Branch
wi 11 be glad to give
consi~leration to your .requirerrlent' s 'of
So'f~_woodLiumber and at such trme as you, : require ' deliveries please advise' 'us name
8::n~:laddress of' producer ' of the l, umber , togeth er with details of "quantities' , ~ sizes, grades and
\ , , '
specie'~'
and ',the exact, purpose for which the lumb.er will' be
'b~,~d.At that time we will ,glve prompt attention to the matter.
, ,
Ve ry truly yours, ,
Fra~(
W. Littleford
Adm5 ,nistrator of 11-208
, Executive Office of the President ' OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MAlTAGEMENT
Mr. F. O. Hagie'
National Reclam ation Ass o ciation 1119 National Press Bui1dinc Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hagie:
December 10, 1942
A c opy of your hesolution No.5 has been forwarded to the War Production Board asking that they make every ef f ort to ' proyide adequate priorities for the rna teria Is y ou desire to rn .aintain the various equipment you menti oned in y our letter of Dece m ber 4. If y ou enco unter any dif.fic u 1 ty in obtaining these materials kindly advise us. '
Room )-+211
Interstate Commerce Commission
Y o urs very truly,
J ohn ' L. Ro g ers~ Direct or Divis i on of Motor Transport
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OUR APPEAL TO TEE DIRECTO R' 'OF THE FOO D PRODUCTIOn AD IlINISTRATION NATIOlJAL
R~CLAI1l'~TI01TASSOCIATIon
Mr. H. W. Parisius, Director Food Pr oducti on Administration U. S. Department of Agriculture Washingt on, D. C.
Dear Mr. Parisius:
. De,cember 16, 1942
Fr om leas ons learned during the last war when the Great Plains were plowed
up to increase food producti on, and fr om som e knom facts, the Nati onal Recla-
m ati on Ass ociati on desires t o call your attention to the federal reclamation
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pror;ram which now has under construction a score or more of irrigation projects which can be completed in from one to four years with a minimum of critical material a:q.d which ~il~ .increase p!"C?duc~i9,I?- ! .o.~ 1,096,2.60.! ~cres no~ being ~armed with aI?- inadeqUlte water su.pply" and ~~hic}:l ~;ill , bring int. o .production 867,965 acrys of new land, ' a total .of approximately 2,000,000 aC. res which Commis · sioner Page says will produce the ' equivalent , of 6,.000,000 acres of ordinary farm land.
That the demam f 'or more food 'and fiber will increase month by month artd year by year until the war is won is obvious because the first requirement of each country ·tha· t joins the ' allies, or is liberated from the axis, Will be ' for food and clothing - a requirement which the ··order to cease fire will not and , can not diminish, but will probably greatly increase - for until hostilities cease we shall ha ve no way 'of getting food and clothing to many starving na- tions, and usualiy it takes from two to four years ,to rehabilita.te , the a.gricul- ture of a nation which has 'been living off its 'breeding stock and seed on ' a
starvation level.
Some of the facts which impel us to call to your mind the potential produc- tion which these 2,000,000 acres of irrigated land can add to your .food pro- duction program are these--
1. There has been several million acres of
hi~hlyproductive farm land con- verted to war . indus try and training purposes which has not been replaced by bringing into production new or substitute acriculture acreuee.
2. According to the Monthly SU1'llr.lary of Foreign Commerce, our imports of food and fiber for domestic consumption for 1941 was at the rate of
~1,500,000,000
for the twelve-month period. This is one-seventh of our domes- tic production, and would require in excess of 50,000,000 American farm acres to produce. (The 1941 import for domestic consumption is about the normal annual importation). Lack of shipping now makes most of these imports unob- tainable.
3. One look at the map of the European countries which must be fed as they come under allied control, and for several years thereafter, should convince anyone of the constantly growing demand for more and more food and fiber for
several years in the immediate future.
4. The War Production Board is now in the process of reconsidering their stop : order against the federal reclamation proe;ram. From the decisions thus far made known, it does not appear that the food and fiber production possi- bilities of the various projects was given the consideration which the gravity of the situation merits.
5. If final stop orders are issued, construction cantracts are cancelled, work stopped, and equipment removed, any effort to reopen construction on such projects as your food pzuduction administration might desire to see completed and planted to deficit crops, would be unnecessarily delayed.
In view of the above facts, we sugEest your administration give immediate consideration to the food production possibilities of the federal reclamation program, as printed on pages 359 to 377 of the SerIate hearinGS before the sub- committee on appropriations on the Interior Appropriations Bill for 1943 (copy enclosed).
\~ealso enclose for your information co py of the statement of I'1l,:-.
O. S. Warden, president of this Association, at hearings before the above committee.
We attach, also, copies of Resolutions Eos. 2, 3,12 and 14 passed by 500
delegates at the 11th annual reeting of the National Recla m ation Associa tion
in Denver on October 16 last.
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This office is advised that since the date of the enclosed hearings, the B ureau of' Reclamation :1as redesigned its construction pror;ram so that it can be achieved with ~ reduction.in critical material of from 45% to 75~~ below the figures therein ' listed' as ' e ' s'sential. ,',
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Res'p~c,t ~uily submitted,'
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Enclosures ,. Fa" O.Hag,~e, ~~, Q' ret,ary.-~na gE1r ' -~---
WPB RENDERS FINAL DECISIOn ON 8 PROJECTS LISTED IN OUR
NOVE~1BER21 , BULLET' I H AS DEFEHRED PENDING RECEIPT OF ADDITIonAL INFOR t ATIQN,
The ,following conclusions were reached by 'the ,Facilities Revi
eN, Comrl1itt~e,of ,the
W.P.B. :
I ,No. 2L~ Minidoka Pro ject, Idaho " ..
No. 31 Klamath: Project, oregon-Californj.a
No. hI Shoshone Proj e ct, Wyomi n e , Heart fuuntain Division
These projects may' continue only to the extent necessary to provid~ · ~Qrk . and sus- ;, tainance for Japanese evacuees ,' under supervision of the War Helocation A).lthority • .
No.4, Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado. (Exclusive of Green Mountain Dam and Power Plant )'. This' proje'ct shall , cease , 'immediately exoept for mi.nimum ' amoun.t of wo rk t.o protect" pub lic he ' al th, s'afety, etc.
No. 13, Boulder Canyon Project, Nevada-Arizona-Boulder City Housing. This pro- ject is approved to extent of ' 140 family units now under contract and scheduled f or c o~pletion Ja.nua ry 15, 1942. The balar.l.ce of the project - consistin, g o.f 71 family units, shall cease i trunediately.
No. 18, Gila Project, Arizona. This project is .:'ap proved only to the extent neces sary for ,the development of guayul: e',
No. 29" Altus Project, Okla.'ho m a. That portion of the project necessary to supply dome stic water for the city of 'Altus and adjacent· military
inst~,llationsJ,may con- , tinue to completi on. The, balance of, 'the project shall cease immediat ely" . except., for a minimum amount "'of wo'rk to protect public health" safety , et c.
No. 35, Provo RiVer Project, Utah. The Weber-Provo Diversion Canal m ay proceed t o co m pletion. The balance of the pr, oject shall- cea, se , i mI:1e· dia t ely except for a minimum amount of work to',protect public health, s·afety, etc. ,
No. ' 23, Mancos , Project,Color' ado. ', l'hy continue only to the ' extent necessary to provid e e m ploym ent for persons in custody of the Civilian Public Servi.ce.
Note: The Ha.ncosproject was for m erly ordered , to
cea~e :Lmmedia~ely.,. " , :
Hespectfully 'submitted, with the Season's ' Greetings
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