Show DRAINAGE MEN ARE ARETO TO BE ORGANIZED r Plan Legislation to Reclaim Waterlogged Lands J I Ten Tren represent representatives tives of several drainage drain- drain ago age di districts in the state met in the I board boardroom room of the capitol this morning in compliance with a call issued by R R. A. A Hart government drainage engineer for t the tid purpose of considering a a proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed consolidation of Jf f the several se drainage districts in the tate state The purpose e is s' s that necessary legislation I in th thO amending of the present state I laws may be made About a acres res I of land are are included in the question of consolidation n. n I II I The delegates were welcomed by I Governor Bamberger who called at atI attention attention at- at to the works work of the pi pioneers Inthe in inthe inthe I the reclamation of lands through irrigation irrigation I gation projects proJects' and said that in the matter of the tho swamp lands or water waterlogged waterlogged logged lands that it was necessary to have someone pioneer the movement and ho he saw no reason why the present present present pres pres- ent conference sh should uld not be pioneers in the move to reclaim the swamp lands We Ve should take talo advant advantage of th the opportunity said the governor who Vu de declared lared that as governor he ho was re ready dy to aid any movement that would be e for th the betterment of the state stat I G Good Od results are expected from several soy sev eral oral districts and in view of the high hiSh I cost of living every available acre of tillable land should be bo put under cul- cul j i Work Vork must be found for the idle Utah is now at the front in many things so why should it not bb at the I front in th tho of reclamation tho the water waterlogged i logged lands concluded d the tho governor I I Mayor l Leroy Dixon ot of Provo was selected us as temporary chairman an and Joseph M. M Wright of Hinckley secretary secre secre- tary Lyman 11 n. Martin of ot Salt Lake Lale then outlined what would result from froma a consolidation of ot tho the districts and ln how legislation could be bo t secured better bettel if there was an Organization 1 than if it th districts district worked alone I According to Mr Hart HartS an organization tion will vIll be formed and permanent officers oft of- of I t and Io eral committees committe s named before the final adjournment of tho meeting I Among Ahong those present at the thc conference conference confer confer- ence enbe were R. R A. A Hart lIart drainage engineer engin- engin eer of the government service ot of salt alt Lake 1 J. J E. E Hawkins of the Benjamin district John P. P YOnd of the North bake Jalc district D. D P. P Burt Durt of ot the Big Field district of or ham Ding John JohnI JohnW I W j. Alleman Allema of Utah County district l N No No l 1 l O. O L. L Crawford of Millard coun- coun I I ty district No 1 l J John JQhn hn C. C Miller Uller of I II i district No i ij Joseph Josoph H. H Lowe we i I of SeVier ler district No 1 1 Ch Charles rl 8 It district L L. K It of l Jr Jl or ut Br Lon district P. P t I P L |