Show Utah's Share of Colorado Colorado- River Is s What Utah Must l appropriate Water Vater or California an and Mexico l will viII get It Ui Basin Bashi Vitally ConJ Concerned Cont Con Con- J t I Is s Utah j. j f Our state of Utah surely should I It no longer wait walt in her program Involving in involving in- in the Colorado river water water- shed shell There is no justification for procrastination while there is much to command immediate ac ac- ac- ac tion Lion This is not only the opinion of this paper Considerable evidence evidence evidence evi evi- dence backs up this stand In III the Utah Engineer a monthly monthly month month- ly paper pr printed by the engineering engineer engineer- ing profession of our state in the October 1930 issue is the following following following follow follow- ing editorial Share Sharo of Colorado River RiverIs Is What hat The Supreme Court of ot Utah Ins iri Its most recent decision involving water rights October 13 1930 says 1 The common law doctrine of owners does does' not obtain in ill this state 2 Under our laws rights in inand inand inand and to the use of public waters or of a natural stream or source may be acquired only by y appropriation appropriation nation and by an actual diversion of waters from the natural channel channel channel chan chan- nel or stream and a beneficial use made of them and as by our statutes statutes statutes stat stat- utes provided 3 Use of water from a stream without diversion acquires no rights right by appropriation for any purpose The editorial continues Suppose the compact for example example example ex ex- ample were to state that Utah or any other state were to have flow of the Colorado River in per- per and it were physically possible possible possible pos pos- sible to use say a tenth of the al allotted allotted al- al amount does anybody suppose suppose suppose sup sup- pose that the state would ev ever r have a title to more than one- one tenth lenth What will then be done with the other tenths nine-tenths It will just flow unmolested in perpetuity perpetuity perpetuity per per- to the lower lowe basin and no state in the upper basin can demand demand demand de de- mand a penny for the use of it by the lower states 4 There is little consolation in the r fact that we have saver our war water wa wa- tel ter by the terms of the compact when all our statutes and court decisions indicate that we only save what we actually put into beneficial use Why not make malte a compact among among among a- a mong the upper basin states giving giving giving ing each state the privilege of unrestricted unrestricted unrestricted un un- restricted use of the water of th the Colorado River Basin within is borders borers bor hor- ders ers such compact to become effective effective effective ef ef- when Congress shall have provided for developments at Dewey Dewey Dewy Dew- Dew ey y and Flaming Gorge Men of responsibility of experience expert expert- r r. r ence erice and real value were and are arenow now on the staff of that monthly F Note the editorial staff t Ralph R. R Woolley Editor M. M L. L t Cummings Jr Managing Editor H. H T. T Plumb Geo M M. M Bacon R. R A. A j Hart Engineering Council Editorial al Committee The Associate Editors are Geo M. M Bacon State Affairs A. A B. B Purton Purton Furton Pur- Pur ton Civil Engineering C. C R. R Hig- Hig r son Electrical Engineering W. W H H. Trash Trask Mechanical Engineering C. C T T. Van Winkle Mining Engineering Engineer Engineer- ing F. F W. W Smith Ogden News r Elmer A. A Jacob Provo News f. f The circulation department is in charge of Bret R. R Woolley and andr r Harold D D. Cummings This Utah Engineers Engineer's e editorial giving the summary of our supreme supreme supreme su su- su- su preme courts court's recent opinion and then warning us that USE of thE water v is final test tent of anyone's anyone right in Utah surely was timely in October 1930 May we not say that this advice is even more worthy wor wor- i thy and urgent today in September Septem Septem- ber her 1931 than nearly a year ago The Uintah Basins Basin's very exist exist- ance ante as an important agricultural district in ill Utah depends on utilization utilization tion NOW V or very soon WHY Is la it not a fact that U. U S S. S money and engineering sl skill are right now mapping out and arranging for mammoth irrigation projects in t Mexico Stimulated by the success suet sue sue- cess of Boulder dam Southern California California Cal Cal- Is the most aggressive sec see lion of the United States and the rapid progress down there verifies this Those leaders drawn from all aU over the land with money and with brains and malting ready to agricultural use as well as th the utilization of cheap power and ample water for urban or city use In view of our states state's highest courts court's decision we may have no right except by appropriation and use Hence according accordIng- to law that thatIs la Is primary if Mexico gets gel the use i of the water before we use it our state by the law of nations as upheld for generations by the nations nations nations na na- highest court shall be forced forced forced forc forc- ed to recognize the priority Capitalists Capitalists Capitalists Capi Capi- and speculators down around around around a- a round Los Angeles know this simple simple simple sim sim- truth Therefore it is time for UT UTAH All to o DO SOMETHING Our state has las waited long enough Have we ve not Awaited waited too long now To sit it back and take it easy will not do in this matter The Colorado River compact which Utah signed places us with four our other states and these four states tates are designed as the Upper States States' these are besides Utah New Mexico Colorado and Wyo Wyo- ming Our three fellow of this Upper States area have gone further than Utah have now ask Utah to state what it wants what lands it will reclaim In n fact our state is obligated to provide maps and to survey and obtain the data essential for inspection inspection in- in and for comparison so that hat she may meet her sister states with federal supervision and make her er wants known On July 6 at a meeting in Salt Lake City called by Governor Dern nine counties were represented represented and six of the nine were these hese for this famous Trans mountain diversion business and only three actually had any natural natural na- na tural ural interest in the watershed of the he Colorado river Uintah Carbon Carbon Caron Car- Car bon on Emery Grand and San Juan counties were not represented Is this a progressive attitude to o manifest Why were these other five counties not there They with Duchesne county represent represent rep- rep resent nearly all of this business This water to these six countiess counties is s their very heritage or birth birth- right These desert lands need this water Every man knows the Good Lord intended it as ours Is Isit Isit it t not time for us to make our wants known 7 If we ve show con con- tinned disinterest as we have done more to be ready and they done and permit a very few to direct this whole affair may we expect a square deal You know we ve wont won't get it unless we demand demandt It t- t Our Uintah Basin has the Lions Lion's share hare of Utah's agriculture that thatis is s and that ever may be relative to o the Colorado watershed It makes approximately 40 of aUthe all aU the farm land Utah will wUl ever have irrIgated Only half of it is yet used If these other counties wont won't join us then Uintah and Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne counties should immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- cooperate and show a united front We Ve want this Duchesne river water secured by reservoirs And we want the White and the Yampa rivers to be used on that vast area still tied up held by Uncle Samuel as one or more pro pro- We Ve have heard projects for fora a generation Lets Let's have sonic sonie ACTION For us it Is just simple sim aim pl pie self If we do donot donot donot not feel teel able to help ourselves then let us help our children THESE PRIZE BABIES Folks of the Ba Basin In will be interested In Interested In- In In a written report of the Physicians who conducted the better better better bet bet- ter baby contest at the recent U U. B. B I I. I C C. Over babies have been ex ex- The examiners regret that they were unable to give attention attention at at- n to all the babies present present- ed ell Probably babies presented present present- ed could not be seen for lack of time There are many fine babies in inthe inthe inthe the Uintah Basin There arc are many competent mothers A few mothers moth moth- ers are arc not so competent and need considerable help and much study on the difficult ta task of rearing babies ba ba- ha- ha bees bies successfully Anyone of at least a dozen babies might easily have been awarded awarded awarded a- a warded first prize However for white babies the examiners made final choice of Desa daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Durree of Leota For Indian babies choice was vas made of Alfred Root son of Mr and Mrs Ma Macey ey Root of Whiterocks White White- rocks I The Hie Cost Of Reclamation J THE VICTORY ITU THE GREAT COAST TO COAST Only Road Ron in United States that spans the continent From coast coast to Coast marked all the tho way as The Tho Victory Highway a With all our discouragement I our need for helping ourselves and the duty of the federalism holding holding holding hold hold- ing us down to be paternal there is one big thing we have and that thatis is Tire Tle Victory Highway This is the only road that runs directly across our nation from coast to coast marked all the way and it must become the principal l national nation nation- I al continental from ocean Ito to ocean Announcement was made on August 19 that a contract had been let to Young and Ogden Richfield contractors for a another sector of this road in ia the tile Basin for It jt is to tf l he be e spent on the Vernal Jensen part Colorado is gradually rf realizing b that more c work must be done on this Victory route and accordingly is sp spending more money money money mon mon- ey each year to connect up with the road work that is almost completed completed completed com com- now to the Utah-Colorado Utah line It is only a gra gravel gral l road yet yetis is a good job and aid traffic indicates that tourists are arc learning about it L Ladies of Relief Soci- Soci ty Exhibit Flowers vers The ward hall wa war th the scene of ot ofa ofa ota a gorgeous flower display Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day afternoon when the ladies of Duchesne entered enter d their garden flowers In the contest sponsored cd ed by the Duchesne war ward Relief Society Beautiful quilts and fancy fancy fancy fan fan- cy work were also exhibited 1 An excellent program was added to the afternoons afternoon's attractions reading Mrs Jesse Clements song by Mrs Dewey Wilkins accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied by Thomas Poole playing playing playing play play- ing the guitar reading Mrs Lucile Lucile Lucile Lu- Lu cile Wimmer a quartet sung by bythe bythe bythe the following ladies ladles of Fruitland Mrs Ivie Ivle Ms Sweat Mrs and Miss Mecham reading Miss Emily Emily Emily Em Em- ily Madsen duet duct the Misses Veda Poulson and Elsie Johnson accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- companied by Mrs Leland Hair at atthe atthe atthe the piano vocal solo Mrs Reta Bates Duet Duct Mrs Wm Lawson and Miss Novella After the program program program pro pro- gram the audience joined in social activities activities' after which cantelope a la mode was served The following following follow tollow- ing entrants were awarded blue ribbons Mrs C. CJ W. W Giles asters Mrs Le Roy G G. Funk Funt gladiolas Mrs Alma Poulson white dahlias Mrs C. C H H. Selch petunias Mrs John Mrs Alma Poulson marigolds Mrs John Wimmer Vimmer cosmos Mr and Mrs Robert C. C Porter and son Bob accompanied their daughter Miss Martha Page Porter Porter Porter Por Por- ter to Fort Collins Colorado They will return Monday Ci City ty Council Meet Wednesday night the city council met mayor George Kohl in the chair and councilmen Leland Hair A. A M. M Murdock Ed Hart R. R G. G Porter present and Rulon J. J Larson Larson Larson Lar Lar- son absent Various mattes of routine business were handled a better pier for diversion of water from the river at the h heat head a oi ui or Rock Point canal was ordered made in the near future The closing closing closing clos clos- ing of a street in the townsite over nears the flour mill was considered con con- GATEWAY GATE LUNCHEON Wednesday evening the Gateway club met in the Dinty Moore cafe where a good meal was seved to about twenty-five twenty representing representing representing a large proportion of the membership A good spirit of optimism optimism optimism op op- and progress prevailed and everal matters of importance were considered It was decided to send senda a delegation to Heber City Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day evening details in next is issue issue issue is- is sue where the Uintah Basin towns met the Heber Park Parle and Salt Lake City bodies to consider matters of mutual interest The mail service for the Basin coming via Heber City from Salt Lake City direct or Provo Is a leading leading leading lead lead- ing issue and along with the road question seems to be the major consideration SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS MEETING l Duchesne County Board met in its regular session Tuesday September September Sep Sep- lember 1 All An members were present present present pres pres- ent Ira Cannon Floyd E. E Lamb Louis Aired Alred John E. E C. C L. L Winslow It was decided that school will be held in Farm Creek Hannah and Tabiona as In previous years Nineth grades as asked for by these districts will not be established this year The board beard ard authorized the purchase of ofa ofa ofa a pump to be installed in the well recently drilled at Upalco Eleventh Eleventh Eleventh Elev Elev- grade has been established at Mt Emmons making three years of high school at central high All resident non students of Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne county will be be charged 60 plus regular registration fee Parents will be glad to learn that the fee for resident students will willbe willbe be 6 56 6 registration and 4 student body fee Oren N. N Olsen was Olsen was granted the My Myton- Myton ton ton- transportation route for forthe forthe forthe the ensuing school year The teachers for the several districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis are as follows Altonah J. J T. T Arnold Continued on Page 8 Utah Ulah Has Least From Front Reclamation Thud fund of any 1 of he the Eleven Weste este rn in States In the Salt Lake Tribune of I A September 7 1930 just one year I ago appeared a part of a column on The c cost cast st of r reclamation In that article appears these words I It will wUl be of interest to eV eve everyone y one In the eleven western states to know how much the government has spent on original investment in III operation and ln maintenance of reclamation pr projects up to June 30 1930 The figures up to date are not available but while the volume might be greater in general general general gen gen- eral expenditure it is not believed the ratio will be altered The reclamation on bureau reports that the total expense of construction construction tion operation and maintenance upon the ilie reclamation Inthe inthe in inthe the eleven western states up to the date given is Arizona 5 00 California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon regon Utah Washington Wyoming 18 Then the story referred to concludes con con- concludes concludes con con- with the Ule following Population has nothing to do with it of course else California would be heading the list lisL There is another reason which the Utah water storage commission is is seeking seekIng seeking seek seek- ing to find It was suggested that there is an |