The Presbyterian Synod expresses alarm at efforts to repeal the 160-acre water limitation in California, stating that it would harm small farmers and benefit large landowners. The report highlights the moral problem involved in repealing the limitation and discusses the potential coercion in acreage limitation provisions. The report also addresses the potential benefits of maintaining the limitation for farmers in the Central Valley Project.

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Expanding Social Security: The ABC's of the New Law

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0035
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Expanding Social Security: The ABC's of the New Law
Date Created:
1949-09-01
EDTF:
1949-09-01
Creator:
Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
Description:
The Presbyterian Synod expresses alarm at efforts to repeal the 160-acre water limitation in California, stating that it would harm small farmers and benefit large landowners. The report highlights the moral problem involved in repealing the limitation and discusses the potential coercion in acreage limitation provisions. The report also addresses the potential benefits of maintaining the limitation for farmers in the Central Valley Project.
Topic:
Farm legislation--United States, Land use--Planning
Congress:
81st (1949-1951)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_14_5_0000, Box 171, Folder 3, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
4 Pages