Show COMPANIES PROPOSE TO RECLAIM BEAVER COUNTY ARID LANDS State Board to Visit Section and Look Into Propositions of Promoters Proposals for the reclamation of oC 48 acres of land In t the he Beaver Carey I act in Beaver count county b by means o of storage stor tor- age reservoirs and pumps fed red by wells were laid before the state board of land commissioners yesterday by r representatives enta- enta tives tires Q of two companies which desire to secure tho the land for tor settlement par pur ur- ur poses I The rhe board decided to make a n trip to the thc lands In the near future and see see some actual demonstrations o of what the companies claim thc they can do Then I tho the question of whether the state shall lot let the tire companies nave the land for Cor reclamation purposes will oe oc decided I fh The rire land Is near Beaver CH City Is very rich and o of excellent quality for tor farmIng farming farm- farm I Ing purposes The Tue only thing lacking Is water A Beaver eaver count county company compan composed of ot residents of or Beaver was g represented by Warren Shepherd That company compan desires to take talce over half of the thu aero and rind It by means of stor stor- I I I age reservoirs tho the acreage acreage lying so I that water can be put In the reservoirs from streams Mr Ir Shepherd explained that his company is read ready to go KO ahead with the work and will vIll be able thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- to water the lands and convert them from practical wastes to fertile fields I The other company compan the Tor Nibley-Tor- son Fitzgerald company compan wants to takeover take takeover over the other half halt o of the acreage and irrl irrigate ate It b by means of ot wells from fromI which tho the water will be pumped No o oI flowing wells have tycen developed but water can bo be e found at reasonable le leI depths B By putting in large pumps pump ItIs it itIs itIs Is claimed sufficient water can be he put on the land to Irrigate ato It The com company pan has hus agreed to give a demonstration of what whal can b be done clone with pumps and wells It was also decided by the tho board to take talie steps to prevent the United States State if It possible from taking taking- from tIre the state a section of school land landIn landin landin in Carbon county count which settlers desire to purchase c. c The Tho state claims the land under terms of the enabling act The original survey was made and it was reported as land Afterwards Afterwards Afterwards After After- wards the geological survey reported It as coal land worth 15 an acre and und later changed changer the value to 45 15 an aero acre The government claims the land as mineral land Applicants for purchase of the property prop prop- orty erty deny that there thero Is an any coal or mineral on the land and the state board will vIll make malc a personal examina examina- tion If It It is found round as Is believed belle that the land Is the state proposes to take talce action to prevent the government go r reclaiming the section U. U |