Date of Award:
5-1966
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Economics and Finance
Department name when degree awarded
Economics
Committee Chair(s)
Leonard J. Arrington
Committee
Leonard J. Arrington
Committee
Allen D. LeBaron
Abstract
The Reclamation Ac t of 1902 was sign ed into law under the hand of President Theodore Roosevelt on June 17 of that year, culminating years of efforts to involve the federal government in reclamation projects. Prior to this Congress had enacted a variety of land laws designed to encourage private enterprise to develop the land and water resources of the nation, but had resisted using federal funds to construct reclamation works. The early land laws, however, served only as a temporary satisfaction to Western settlers, and Congress finally yielded to the pressure for assistance.
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Recommended Citation
Brinley, Douglas Eldon, "A History and Economic Analysis of the Hyrum Reclamation Project" (1966). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 1462.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1462
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