Show GRACEFUL acknowledgment ON account of the fact that some officials we wot of would 14 hardly ever think of ever acknowledging any public service especially if it be obtained from the mormon Church Chur clithe the following seems refreshing department IT OF THE INTERIOR united SIMON geological survey washington D 0 jan 6 1890 william B preston predon esq presiding bishops office salt lake city utah sir on behalf of the irrigation division of the geological survey I 1 wish to thank you and i he other officers of your church for the statistics on irrigation collected by the presiding bishops is office in salt lake city and placed at the disposal of the members 0 of this febu survey these statistics give evidence of much care and labor on the part of the individuals who have kindly given time and thought in their preparation and manifest the deep interest felt in matters pertaining to the growth and development of the country from the originals on file in your office copies epics of reports from precincts precinct a have been received covering the most important part of utah A careful study and compilation of these figures Is being made and estimates obtained of the area not reported upon when this to is completed the results will be published published at the earliest opportunity an fn connection with the hydrographic work of this survey very respectfully sir air C E rutton capt etc chief engineer |