On the recordJanuary 4, 1911
I have authorized the Secretary of the Interior to call upon the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time, as the same are needed, for the funds provided for by the act of June 25, 1910.
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Message to the Congress on Fund for Reclamation of Arid Land
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