Show I ANNIVERSARY AN N OF FIRST I IRRIGATION DITCH HERE Sixty-five Sixty Years Ago Today Wilford Woodruff Made Crude Canal Secretary Arthur Hooker of or the tile National congress was yes yesterday es telda reminded of or the lie fuel fact that sixty- sixty five fi years ago today todar Wilford Woodruff Woodruff Wood Wood- ruff a t member o of the time first com company pan of oC Mormon pioneers to come collie to Utah begun be began be- be gan gun digging the time first ditch In Salt SaH Lake tho time forerunner of or th the great mo modern ern 3 system tem of Irrl Irrigation that thal has redeemed 50 BO much desert lesert land since that time time- It Is said caid h by surviving ur m members of or that tilot company compan that Mr 11 Woodruff o drutt be began an his ditch digging about where Is In now located the time Intersection of or Third South and anti State streets street At that time City creeks creek's natural channel ran run down out omit of tile the can canyon on to near that point and turned off ocr to the tile southwest s As soon soona a as he lie had selected his prospective garden bardon spot Mr Woodruff commenced to bring a portion of ot the water out of oC tho thio creek onto his ground round Others followed each In his ilis own 11 wa way and with his own selection of ot land to cause the time ground lound to yield riehl sustenance of or orsome some sort before tho time season became too far advanced It was out of or this small beginning that Irrigation In Utah e eol ol Itself I |