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Show Water Conservation Meet Held Here Saturday, 4th The Six-hour Meeting Was Attended By Governor Blood, State Officials And Flood-control Experts Flood control, one of the most vital problems facing continued agricultural operations along the stream course of the Rio Virgin and it tributaries, was aired at a specially called meeting in the county Court house . Friday, September Sep-tember 9. The survey was presented present-ed before a large and representative representa-tive assembly of citizens coming from Washington and Kane .counties, the Arizona Strip and Eastern Nevada, affected by this greatest silt-depositing tributary of the Colorado river. Tis meeting was held following a notice issued by Major Theodore Wyman Jr. of Los Angeles, United States district engineer of the War department, especially connected con-nected with the division of flood control, water conservation, soil I erosion prevention and associated Droblems. Thp snrvpv is marlp in accordance with Congressional Act of June 28, 1938, Public No. 761. Lieut. Millwit, representing Major Wyman, was in charge of the session ses-sion and read the entire Act before the assembly. Governor Blood Here Governor Henry H. Blood was present at this six hour session, which Anson Call Jr., county agent, and other local officials attending, at-tending, regard as one of the most important meetings ever held in this section in connection with water problems. Also attending were Major Wyman and several of his associate engineers who have developed through this extensive study project, a vital interest in (Continued on page four) Flood Control Meeting (Continued from first page) the outcome of this proposed examination, it is stated. J. G. Scrugham. Nevada's former for-mer state engineer and now prominent promi-nent legislative member, was a speaker. He was the engineer who made the first flood contrcl survey ! of the Virgin river area and it was through his intensive effort I that this division was included in the Omnibus Bill of congress which provides for this extensive exami-j exami-j nation. In his opening addresses j Senator Scrugham launched the thought that this flood control j area is rather a national problem; than local, since this stream drains a tremendous area, thousands of , acres of which are not available , for irrigation, or agriculture, but I contribute heavy silt to the Colorado Colo-rado which will eventually en- ' danger the Boulder Dam. The returns re-turns from the irrigible lands would not make possible local fin- ! ancing of the necessary flood con- trol program. Reports Given Prior to this meeting the entire drainage area of the Rio Virgin was organized, and floor leaders and committees appointed for pre- . liminary study and reports of pro- jects. Wayne C. Gardner, soil conservation con-servation chairman, was appointed for Washington county with George H. Lytic representing the County commissioners Edward R. Frei and F. J. Bowler, the Santa Clara creek division. J. W. Imlay for the Virgin River district, W. W. Cannon, county surveyor, and . Anson Call, county agricultural agent. Dr. G. W. Gibson gave the report for the Hurricane unit. Wayne C. Gardner was appointed appoint-ed as floor leader for the entire session and introduced the speakers and the projects each represented. John Wittwer. county agricultural agricul-tural agent from Nevada presented present-ed the speakers and projects of that division. Following his address ad-dress the speakers were Warren Hardy, representing Bunkerville and Mesquite projects and Elmer Bowman, the Muddy Valley projects. pro-jects. This latter speaker represents repre-sents the only section of this area in which the flood control has been in use for a sufficient numlxr of years to prove its multiple advantages ad-vantages and he is said to have presented a thorough review from its varied angles. Jonreed Lauritzen presented the Short Creek flood control problem and needs. Other secial speakers were j Lieut. Millwit. regional engineer j under Major Wyman of Los j Angeles, Governor Blood, of Utah: j Engineer Guardella of Lincoln ' county, Nevada, who came with j group of associates from Caliente. C. J. Olson, of the U. S. Depart- ! ment of Agriculture, division of) forestry and Representative Reid Bailey, assistant regional Forester of Ogden. In the opinion of Mr. Call, every phase of the flood control problem was well aired, with resoct to j its absolute necessity for future safetly of land and population. |