Show U. U S. S WILL WIL HELP RETRIEVE WATER I I 1 Engineer Explains to Legislature Legislature Legis-I Legis Legis Legis- lature Federal Plan to Help Hell Utah Farmers There are wells In the United States now pumping for Irrigation purposes pur pur- poses with a value of which Irrigate about acres of or land This Information was given the members mom mem bers berR of oC the House yesterday by y Chester mem-I mem G. G Haskell Irrigation engineer who Is connected with the United States department de do- of or agriculture an and enraged j de-j In Irrigation Investigations Mr ir Haskell has haK been In Ir Iron n county count fo for some time making Investigations and a a. number of oC test wells have havo been put down some as deep a as liO feet feeL The experiments arc are conducted not for tor forthe forthe the purpose of or obtaining flowing lowIng wells but for pumping purposes rho Tho government so furnishes the services ser I ices of or Mr Ir Haskell and Ills his assistants ser j the state the well drilling equipment which consists of a Lisle drilling and boring drill and 1 the farmer fanner is given hen all tho the material left letl in his hils well vell such SlIck as I casing He does all alt the hauling and performs all extra labor With Hh tho the rig used the tho experts have llave 1 n. testing pump so O that tho the discharge e and can be measured thus making It possible to determine as Lothe lo to lothe the best pump and cn engine llIe for tor pumping tho tile water Tho The water walor In the wells wails will stan stand near the thc surface when the well wellIs Is IR completed complete which makes the tho pumping pumping pump pump- In ing expense relatively l cheap as the 1110 represents the lift Under cr conditions In southern Utah It II floes does not seem practical said Mr Haskell Has Has- hell kell to pump after tho the water lowers to 70 feet teet from the surface The Thc department has sent Mr Haskell to Utah and he will remain here so 50 long as needed If tho the state will furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish the thc well drilling equipment and and ami the farmer the material left lct In the well welland ehi and do the thc other work required r |