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1. To concentrate on a few vcorks nearly completed; 



2. To discontinue further expenditures for further investi- 

 gations of a general character; 



3. To reduce or suspend projects so located that favorable 

 bids for construction could not be secured; 



4. To restore to entry all lands, then reserved under the 

 Reclamation Act, which could not be used for reclamation in 

 the near future, withholding, however, reservoir sites required 

 in the far future. 



The reasons for this change of attitude arose from the fact 

 that the monthly expenditures were averaging about U/^ million 

 dollars. At this rate the funds available for new construction 

 would have been exhausted before the end of the calender 

 year 1907. 



In 1910, the "reclamation fund" was overdrawn, the expenses 

 for reclamation exceeding the expectations of the Irrigation Ser- 

 vice as well as the receipts. It became necessary for Congress 

 to authorize a loan for the completion of the works under way. 



In 1910, the "Public Land Withdrawal Act" recognizes the pro- 

 priety of reserving all water power sites from private entry. 

 The "Smoot-bill" designed to turn over to the federal land 

 states all waterpoxxer sites therein has failed to become law. 



The main reclamation projects are: 



in Arizona: On Salt and Gila rivers; 



in California: On Colorado river; 



in Colorado: On Gunnison and Grand rivers; 



in Idaho: On Snake river; 



in Montana: On iMilk and Yellowstone rivers; 



in Nevada: On Carson and Truckee rivers; 



in Utah: On Bear river; 



in Wyoming: On Shoshone and North Platte rivers; 



in Washington: On Yakima river; 



in Oregon : On Klamath river ; 



in Nebraska: On North Platte river. 



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