Show OF THE beute COMMITTEE the irrigation question to IN amesti gated the foI owing communication ams been received by governor thomas to lt governor of lion sir thomas my dear sir I 1 have the honor to ask your consideration in behalf ot the united states senate special committee on irritation to the fact that it will visit your territory bome fome time within lie of august next probably being at salt lake city by the As the engineer expert assigned to lie committee and now eng enticed iced under ita orders n organizing alio work of inquiry I 1 am desirous for ita use of amii advance I 1 hae had the honor of receiving from alie war general land and indian bureau etc notice of the i of directions eliat their officers in the localities to be visited shall aid to lie utmost in information for the committee I 1 have the honor to ask of tho governor of utah that estepa bo taken to notify hie people of the committees proposed visit and that aliey hn asked in the beveral counties and districts affected by irrigation to form representative senta tive committees who shall bo fully prepared to testify before the senate committee on ita arrival its time will necessarily be limite darid it is therefore imperative eliat all interested in the future legislation directed to the reclamation of arid lands by storage conservation and distribution of tho water supply for industrial wes should be prepared before hand to present their facts and opinions it would be a great service to tho committee if a sketch map could be prepared in surveyor generals office sli oMing the location of all irrigation districts and enterprises in utah and if practicable also the main ditches should bal indicated thereon I 1 hae asked the commissioner of the beneral land office to request the this and such papers and should be forwarded here so as to reach not later than july ibah all papers ehwald be directed IT S geological survey lot use of U 8 senate committee on irrigation caro ol 01 youra respectfully Kici tAnn J irrigation engineer washington D 0 may |