The Anglo-American inquiry committee may tour the Jordan Valley and other regions of Palestine which would be included in the proposed Lowdermilk Plan for irrigation and development of hydroelectric power, it is reported are However, the time and places to be inspected have not yet been fixed.
Meanwhile, Emanuel Neumann, chairman of the Commission for Palestine Surveys, John B. Hays, chief engineer for the commission, and John Savage, consulting engineer, have arrived today to present to the inquiry committee the commission’s plans for a Jordan Valley Authority, modeled on the American Tennessee Valley Authority.
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