FURROW IRRIGATION 

 Ranchers at Work in the Pecos Valley, near Roswell, N. M. 



lands and arid lands, clarification of 

 streams and other similar enterprises. 

 It shall also be empowered to purchase 

 from corporations and private individ- 

 uals lands for such purposes as above 

 stated, and in addition shall have the 

 power to invoke the law of eminent do- 

 main. It may also sell or lease lands, 

 sell timber, sell or lease water-power, 

 sell or lease electrical energy, sell coal 

 and other minerals. 



In order that all the states may co- 

 operate fully, justly and equitably in 

 such a plan I recommend that each and 

 every state list its natural resources, the 

 United States doing likewise ; that the 

 President of the United States appoint 

 an Appraisal Commission, this commis- 

 sion to appraise at its true value all such 

 resources, and, after such appraisal, the 

 several states and the Federal Govern- 

 ment as well, accept such appraisement, 

 and that they severally be given credit 

 for the amounts allotted to each by the 

 commission. 

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I further recommend that the De- 

 partment of National Resources and 

 Public Works be administered by a 

 commission, whose head shall be a Cab- 

 inet Minister appointed by the Presi- 

 dent of the United States, this commis- 

 sion to include the Governors of the 

 states and territories of the Union, each 

 of whom shall act as Commissioner 

 from his state to serve during his term 

 of office "ex officio," and without com- 

 pensation other than the payment of 

 expenses, for the administration of the 

 above-named resources. It is also rec- 

 ommended that majority rule shall ap- 

 ply with this commission, the executive 

 of which having the power only to carry 

 out the mandates of the majority of 

 said commission. 



As large sums of money will be 

 needed to carry forward the work of 

 this department, the Congress shall, 

 upon the recommendation of the com- 

 mission, cause to be issued bonds 

 against these natural resources, pro- 



