OFFICE of SECRETARY·MANAGER • 1119 NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING • WASHINGTON. D. C.
OFFICERS
O.s. WARDEN PRESIDENT
ORA BUNDY FIRST VICE· PRESIDENT
ROBERT W. SAWYER SECOND VICE·PRESIDENT
J.A. FORD TREASURER
F.O. HAGIJE SECRETARY. MANAGER
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DIRECTORS
HUGO B. FARMER YUMA, ARIZONA
J.R.FAUVER EXETER, CALIFORNIA
CLIFFoRD H. STONK DENVER,COLORADO
N.V.SHARP FILER, IDAHO
E. PORTER AHERN8 SCANDIA, KANSAS
O.s. WARDEN GREAT FALLS, MONTANA
H.D.STRUNK McCOoK,NEBRASKA
A. M.SMITH CARSON CITY, NEVADA
E.W.BOWEN TUCUMCARI, NEW MEXICO
HARRY E. POLK WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
FRANK RAAB CANTON, OKLAHOMA
ROBERT W. SAWYER BEND,OREGON
W. D. BUCHHOLZ NEWELL, SOUTH DAKOTA
W.B.ARNOLD SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
ORA BUNDY OGDEN,UTAH
J.A.FORD SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
PERRY W. JENKINS CORA, WYOMING
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Attention Directors Committeemen
other Interested Members Gentlemen:
May 8, 1943
I enclose herewith S. J. Res. 55, by Senator Wheeler,
"To provide for the transfer to the Bureau or" Reclamation of functions relating to irrigation projects on Indian reservations. It
I think this Resolution should have the oareful study of all reolamation leaders of the West.
FOH:l'1G Enclosure
F. 0, Hagie ,
Seoretary-Manage
LACK 0' lAIN IN WESTERN AMERICA MAKES RECLAMATION THROUI;H IRRII;ATlON ESSENTIAL FOR A PROmABlE AND DIVEISIFIED AGRICULTURE. IRRIGATION STAIIUIES fARM fAMIUES AND DROUGHT AREAS; MAKES NEW HOMES: EXPANDS fRONTIERS: CREATES MARKETS, WEALTH, OPPORTUNITIES-AN INVlNC:IBlE "M£RItA.
78TH 1ST SESSION CONGRESS
S J RES 55
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•IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 5 (legislative day, ~IA.Y 3), 1943
Mr. 'iVUEELER introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
JOINT RESOLUTION
To provide fo'r the tran fer to the Bureau of Reclamation of func- tions relating to irrigation projects on Indian re~ervation~.
1 Resolved by the Senate and [louse of Representative.~
2 of the United States of .dn1erica in Congress assembled, 3 That the functions, powers, and duties of the Bureau of
4 Indian Affairs with respect to il'fjgation projects on Indian
5 reservations are hereby transferred to, and ~hall be adminis- 6 tered bY, the Bureau of Reclamation.
7 SEC. 2. All records and property (including office equip-
8 ment, contracts, agreements, and leases) and all personnel
9 used primarily in the administration of such projects, are
10 hereby transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation for use in
11 the administraton of the functions, powers, and duties trans-
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1 ferred pursuant to the first section of this joint resolution:
2 Provided, That any of the perso;nnel of the Bureau of Indian
3 Affairs transferred by this joint resolution found by the Oom-
4 n1issioner of Reclamation to be in excess of the personnel 5 necessary for the efficient administration of the functions 6 so transferred shall be retransferred under existing law to 7 other positions in the Government service.
8 SEC. 3. The unexpended balances of appropriations, 9 allocations, or other funds (including repayments) hereto- 10 fore or hereafter n1ade ayailable for carrying out such proj- 11 erts, shall be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation and 12 shall be available for such purposes, subject to any conditions 13 and limitations (including obligations chargeable to such 14 appropriations, allocations, or other funds) that existed prior 15 to such transfer.
16 SEC. 4. This joint resolution shall becon1e effective on 17 July 1,1943.
78TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
s. J. RES. 55
JOINT RESOLUTION
To provide for the transfer to the Bureau of Reclamation of functions relating to irriga- tion projects on Indian reservations.
By Mr. WHEELER
MAY 5 (legislative day, MAY 3), 1943
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
STATE CAPITOL BUILDING (Section of Hagie letter regarding Big Thompson)
DENVER, COLORADO
May 4, 19~.3
In reference to the Colorado-Big Thompson, Mr. Warden and I had a conference with Chester Davis. and Mr. Dodd yesterday. Mro Davis' apparently has been sold on the reclamation program by Mr.
Dodd. He inadvertently dropped this remark to us. He said in one of severa.l conferences with War Production Board, he told WPB official s·
he was going to approve every irrigation project that Mr. Dodd asked him to approve and that they would be over there fighting for materials for the construction. In a sort of off-hand statement, Nr. Dodd sai~
that four projects. has gone up to the War Production oard now or would be before Thursday, when the Facilities Review' ommittee meets again. Mro Davi~ and Dodd told us that War Producti Board had asked them for a list of projects and material
the projects which the Department of Agricul~~~~~1
this year or in the next six months, so that~i~~~~~~~l
Board approved them, the list could be made known Se a or Hayden and his committee so that provisions f opriations· c id be made. Davi& and Dodd agreed to have in the hands' of WPB by Thursday, May 13, so that actio ken by them at that time. That would not mean that would be certain of being constructed, but Senator He. e eel authorized to arrange for the money for their constructio decided to grant critical material. for them.
These proj ec tion Board by the deta they are doing on some with us that this list though no information a
be justified before War Produc- Department of Agriculture as s. They left the impression a dozen or fifteen projects, al- er was mentioned.
r our conference we reportea back to Harry Bashore, Mr. Line- weaver, a
meeting b noon at t
nd, at their-request, have arranged a joint ficials; and Agrioulture officials this after- r. Warden and I will sit in at that meeting. and Mr. Davi~ said that the projects' which are getting cleara War Production Board are the ones: best prepared. Dodd said, in hiS' judgment they would need the information called for in the Agricultural Department's. questionnaire, on every project that hoped to get any critical material$
Since starting to dictate thi s 1 etter, 11r. Lineweaver called to tell me Senator Millikin was in the office this morning and from there called Mr. Salgsvold to see what the status of the Colorado-Big Thompson project is'. He found that it had not yet gone to War Production Board because they needed certain information as to where the limited amount
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DENVER. COLORADO
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of additional stored water would be used and how! much it would produce. They even wanted to know the land on which it would be utilized. I believe that information has been furnished them by the Bureau and it appears. now that your project is about ready to move on up for approval.
Both Davis, and Dodd seemed to think the War Production Board has completely changed its attitude toward irrigation projects within the last couple of weeks. They attribute this change to some
conferences which they have been holding over there to the interest and pressure which is coming to them from the Hill.
Before parting yesterday, Mr. Dodd time that he was really encouraged that they
these irrigation projects but that he is now ~~~~~
his was the first far with tial number of them can be moved ahead.
I just re-called Mr. Linewe Slagsvold said to Senator Millikin Slagsvold said he would strain ev on the Big Thompson this afternoon, would call him back to confirm that it would appear that this pr~·~'W...
Board on Thursday. I spent sever sent his paper to be re come back here to have
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d out exactly what Mr. orado-Big Thompson. ave his work completed Se a or Millikin said he
od.ay. In the fac e of this., et before War Production
Chester Davis person, so we had to
F. O. Hagie
OFFICE of SECRETARY-MANAGER • 1119 NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING • WASHINGTON. D. C.
OFFICERS
O.S.WARDEN PRESIDENT
ORA BUNDY FIRST VICE.PRESIDENT
ROBERT W. SAWYER SECOND VICE.PRESIDENT
J.A.FoRD TREASURER
F.O. HAGIIE SECRETARY. MANAGER
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DIRECTORS
HUGO B. FARMER YUMA. ARIZONA
J.R.FAUVER EXETER. CALIFORNIA
CLIFFORD H. STONE DENVER. COLORADO
N.V.SHARP FILER. IDAHO
E. PORTER AHERN8 SCANDIA. KANSAS
0.5. WARDEN GREAT FALLS. MONTANA
H.D.STRUNK MCCOoK. NEBRASKA
A.M.SMITH CARSON CITY. NEVADA
E.W.BoWEN TUCUMCARI. NEW MEXICO
HARRY E. POLK WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
FRANK RAAB CANTON. OKLAHOMA
ROBERT W. SAWYER BEND. OREGoN
W. D. BUCHHOLZ NEWELL. SOUTH DAKOTA
W. B.ARNOLD SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
ORA BUNDY OGDEN. UTAH
J.A. FORD SPOKANE. WASHINGTON
PERRY W. JENKINS CORA. WYOMING
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Mr. J. M. Dille Box 1126
Greeley. Colorado Dear Mr. Dille.
April 9, 1943 AIru1AIL
Here is copy of a questionnaire prepared by the Department of Agriculture which outlines the type of information which the Depart- ment desires to be fortified with on each reclamation or water conser- vation projects when they make application to the War Production 1?oard for the rescinding of stop orders, or for priorities on material and manpower with which to go ahead with such of your projeots as they may ohoose to present from those listed in the enclosed Hayden program.
It will be helpful if you will see that such of this information as oan be secured in the field is gotten together as soon as possible and sent to Commissioner John C. Page, Bureau of Reclamation, New Interior Building, Washington, D. C.
The Bureau will add such additional information as they have, and then turn it over to the Department of Agriculture, which must act as the claimant agent before the War Production Board for oritical material on food production projects. The Department of Agriculture will then round out their argument for each project and appear before the War Production Board well fortified to answer all questions.
Through the courtesy of~. E. W. Rising, executive vice president of the Southwestern Idaho Water Conserva.tion Project, Inc., I am en- olosing copy of what he prepared, in support of the Anderson Ranch Projeot in Idaho, in answer to the same questionnaire (minus copy of a project map, a power line map, pictures showing effect of water shortage, and a list of materials which the Bureau of Reclamation must provide which could not be reproduced.)
While you ~.y not oare to go into so much detail, you can see that his information makes out a. strong case for the completion of that job, and of course that is the purpose of the questionnaire,
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION & TO &0 INCH • • ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ao TO.o INCH • ••
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Enclosures
CCt Mr. Clifford H. Stone
LACK OF RAtN IN WESTERN AMERICA MAKES RECLAMAnON llfROUGH IRRIGAnON ESSENTIAL FOR A PROmABLE AND DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE. IRRIGAnON STAIIUDS FAlIl FAIIIUES AND DROUGHT AREAS; MAKES NEW HOliES; EXPANDS flONnElS; CIEAlU IIAIKETS. WEALTH. OPPOITUNITIES-AN INVINCIBLE AMEIICA.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Washington
Mr. F. o. Hagie secretary-Manager
Na~ional Reclamation Association
1119 National Press Building Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hagie a
April 6, 1943
In accordance with your recent request to Mr. Wiecking, there is enclosed a copy of an "Outline of Factors to be Considered in Connection with any Irrigation Project Applioation for Preference Ra.ting. n I was of the impression that you obtained a copy from
Mr. Borton after our conference the other day and so did not mail you one at that time.
This outline was prepared as a sort of "tickler list" of factors to be cons ide red in c onnecti on with our considerat ion, from an agricultural production standpoint, of applications for prefer- ence rating on WPB PD-200. forms. It was intended to call to mind all the material needs nnd factors involved in seeing a proposed project "clear throughn to the staee of di stribution of agrioul- tural commodities to be produced.
Exoept on an occasional new large project, it is not probable that all or any oonsiderable number of the items listed will be perti- nent. At the sa.me time, if all are considered and appropriate
information obtained on each, the result should be a quite well prepared case 'for any given project.
Sincerely,
(Sgd) George R. Phillips George R. Phillips In Charge.
Water Policy Coordination
February 17. 1942
OUTLI1~ OF FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED TIr COHNECTION WITH AlIT IRRIGATION PROJECT APPLICAT ION FOR PREFEREnCE IU\.T ING.
I. THE PROJECT A. Name
.?' B') Location
1. Geographical
'7 2. In relat:i.on to industrial development, population centers and
transportation facilities.
c. Agencies interested and their kind of interest - sponsor, etc.
1. Private - names and addresses 2. Public - names and addresses D. Description of project
1. Kind of project a. New land
(1) Water development b. Land now in farms
(1) New water
(2) Supplemental water (3) Rehabilitation
c. Whether primarily for irrieati on purposes - indicate pro- portionate importance of other uses
2. structures involved
3. Acres of land involved and quality and fertility of soil (if now irrigated, information as to successf~lness of irrigation farrre rs)
4. Supply of water involved a. Source
(1) Surface water (2) Ground water
b • Olant i ty
(1) Adequacy in relation to irrigation requirements (2) Expectancy of shortage for acreage to be irrigated c • Quality
d. Rights to use (particularly for Ilew developments)
5. Type of settlement proposed
a. Can settlers be obtained? How to be opernted during war (possibly incomplete settlement)
6. Financial status of project rold who will provide further financing needed
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E. Cost of construction project 1. Already expended
2. Needed to complete 3. Total
.4. Cost per acro of land to be irriga.ted F" status
lQ Of construction
2" Of constructi on contracts
II. !1A.TERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
A. To complete construction of tho projoct 1. On hand
a. Description of item
b. Quantity c. Sizes d. Weights
e. Kinds of rraterial involved f. Dollar value
2. Additiom 1 needed
a. Description of item
b. Quantity c. Sizes
d. Weights
e. Kinds of materials involved
f. Dollar value
g. Where any needed equipment can be obta.ined - loans J etc.
B. To make the project aEriculturally productive 1. Additional farm machinery
a. Description of' item
b. (Uanti ty c. Sizes d. Weights
e. Kinds of materials involved f. Dollar value
2. Farm improvements, buildings, land clearing, leveling,
insta.llation farm laterals, etc. (Consider possible partial settlement only du~ir~ war)
a. Description of item
b. Quantity
c. Sizes and types d. Weights
e. Kinds of materials involved f. Dollar va.lue
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3. Public impr ovement s , utilities, etc.
a. Description of item b. Quant ity
c. Sizes and types d. Weights
e. Kinds of rna terial s involved f. Dollar va.lue
c. For marketing of agricultural products that may be produced 1. ProcessinE plants and equipment
a. To convert or expand existing plant s (1) Description of item
(2) Quantity (3) Sizes
(4) Hei.ghts
(5) Ki.nds of materials involved (6) Dollar value
b. For new pla~nts
(1) Description of item ( 2 ) Qua.nt it ie s
(3) Sizes
(4) Weights
(5) Kinds of Iffi.terials involved (6 ) Dollar value
2. Assembly and distribution facilitie s a. Description of item
b. Quantity c" Sizes
d. Weights
e. Kinds of materia.ls involved f. Dollar value
3. Transportation
a' Description of item b. Quantity
c. Sizes d. Weie;hts
e. Kinds of materials involved f. Dollar value
III. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIOE
A. Present production on the project 1. Kinds
2. Amounts
3. Where rrarketed and where and how used (particularly if feed)
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B. Estime.ted production on the project 1. Kinds
2. Amounts
3. Where to be marketed and where and how to be used (particularly if feed)
C. Relation of present and proposed produqtion to production goals and to other agricultural needs. Percent of increase needed, etc.
Feasibility of attainment.
D. Comparative possibilities of increased production on the project and in other areas
1. Comparative cos ts
2. Comparative assurance of production E. Water and 'soil problems
1. Drainage necessary 2. Salinity
F. Fertilizer, seed, etc. problems 1. Quantity needed
2. Source
G. r'hrketine; and tra.nsportation problems
H. Influence on total production of feed stocks and other the project and surrounding &rea durinG
1. Under present conditions
2. If irrieution project were completed IV. LABOR
A. Construct.ion labor si tuati on B. Agri cultural labor
1. Farm
a. Under present co:nditions (1) P~rImnent
(2) Sea.s one. 1
b. If project were completed ( 1 ) Permanent
(2) Seasonal 2. I'hrketing
a.. Processing b. Distribution
severe drought
crops for years
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V. TIl'lE FACTORS
A. '~el1 additional needed construction materials and equipment should be delivered
.B. When construction projoct can be completed, assuming reasonably prompt de livery of needed materials and equ ipment
C. \.-lhen land will be ready for settlers or when supplemental water will be delivered, etc.
D. When farm machinery must be on hand E. When agricultural production will begin
F. When agricu ltural production will reach potential
Go When processing plants, transportation, and other marketing facili- ties must be in operation
VI. JUSTIFICATION GROUNDS GTEER THAN INCREASED OR MA.INTElJAlICE OF PRESENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
A. Pewer
1. Amount they produce 2. Amount they consume B. Flood con"l:;rol
C. Municipal and industrial water supply D. Navigation
E. Unusual hardship to people involved F. Effect on health of people
G. 8o.lini ty control (as in Central Va.lley, California)
VII. lONG-TIME AGRICULTURAL VALUE
A. Contr ibution to long-time land use adjustment pattern 1. Local
2. National
B. Contribution to agricultural stability and winning peace 1. Feed reserves
a. Local b. National 2. Food reserves
