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On the recordJanuary 4, 1911
I earnestly recommend the enactment of a law which will permit of the disposition of any surplus stored water available from reclamation projects.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the Congress on Fund for Reclamation of Arid Land

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