Show i lAKE WATERS SAVE CROP IN I. I BEAR VALLEY J tali tah por Power r S. S Lib Light oI it C Co O g If Reservoir Tapped for Farmers Farmers' Benefit l 1 Crops In to tho the Bear Dear River valley have V been s saved d from failure by tho the thoi cl i release ase of ot a flow now of oC moro morn th than n 1000 t second feet cond oC of water from the Utah I t k Light company's compans reservoir at Bear river rl according to reports com com- g from th that t district yesterday If A As a a. precautionary measure against exists boC bo- bo Jut just such a condition as C canao Ul of ot tho the present drouth the tho huge was erected by the tho company several years ears ago By lly It protection IsIt is afforded not only the population or It Idaho and northern an and con con- L' L eral Utah which depends epen s upon tho power plants of ot the tho district for tor elect elec- elec t vi trio trie current but also the tho farmers who I must havo the water at r of oC Bear river I for or Irrl Irrigation According to measurement measurer measure- measure r ment taken ken several days ago at Paris t Ida the present natural flow of oC water fin In Bear river Is only 35 second I f f It If this thus amount were ere the total avant avan- avan f i. i able crops would perish and tho the power r t would be completely con paralyzed ait Wa was wae said t fr Flow Iw Is Iu Increased d rd The natural flow of ot 35 feet teet however how- how t 4 ever has been Increased to 1105 feet teet IM iby b by the addition of oC 1070 second feet of oC Thus r storage water from Hoar r lake hake the t the natural flow Is only 3 1 per cent while tho the flow Clow of ot storage water Is Is' 9 97 per POr cent of at the present total flow These These figures were 0 obtained obtained Ined by st mens- mens taken at So Soda Point near car carthe the upper end of or Gentile valley where wh ro re the natural n flow low measured second second- feet making the percentage 12 for the f flow low and SS 88 for the tho store stor lc c ch tt Water Stater ater I h- h In addition to tho the impounding of or flood waters v.-aters of ot Bear Dear river the tho company corn com M pany further insured against com I the f drouth loss by constructing at a n cost cant bf r several eral million dollars hugo huso pumps t 5 at t LUton which In case of or emergency 1 can I can c'an be used to pump water from the rj t lake below the flood water level le into Inlo I I the river and thereby maintained a aS S requisite flow 00 1 r Pumps Primp I liar n Ue Needed tk It Is anticipated that unless heavy f showers ho relieve the present situation within the next few w weeks eks thc these o pumps pumps will be called upon to tc- supply iks f tiro needed water If Ie the tho pumps aro are areto aroused aroused used to sa O save crops crops their costly installation I Uon lation n will in to the minds of or Utah Power Pow- Pow er Light company officials have havo haven been n fully uBy justified Farmers have havo benefited ber from tram the W wa- wa I f ter ten impounded in the tho Bear lake reser- reser Jl voir It Is declared Without this water water wa- wa ter this tills season tho the farmers o of the tai Tear Hear River valley nil e might have ht been in r ft the same flame plight ht as tho less lens fortunate t Iones ones In the Weber and upper Snake e II f I- I River valleys in Utah h an and I Idaho aho I 1 ft where hero hu huge o shortages due to drouth kare tre reported dal daily The officials also I belle tiL that unless the flood lood water warier t Hf ivA of or other rivers are arc impounded Impo a as are areo i tl o the water waters of Bear river recurrences I i qC of tho present situation aro Inevitable e PARK TOURIST I TRAVEL VEL MEA HEAVY vy Accommodations Are Ample to Handle Visitors in Yellowstone Relaxation from rom the tho strain ln ot of man many months of oC war war this this and tho fact that I the west as a summer recreation center center center cen cen- ter la Is s being extensively el advertised this year are the reasons given Riven b by railroad officials as responsible for the tho heaviest heMi ost est tourist travel through ough Salt Lake LakeIn In several seasons In little more mort than three tho the Oregon Short Lino Line railroad alone atone has hns handled hl more moro than 2200 tourists bound for Yellowstone National parK This number excludes the thousands 01 of ro patrons of oC the tho road traveling tra for other reasons than pleasure according at- at ac according cording to D D. D S. S Spencer general pas pan agent of the ro road d. d While tho the park opened on Juno 0 20 this year ear the season so far had has been an exceedingly bu bUH busy y one and the patronage patronage pat pat- I has hils broken nil all records 1 ex except except ex- ex possibly the year of or the Panama Panama- exposition n. n Despite heavy travel however howe railroad railroad rail rail- road officials tho fact that no one reach reaching InK tho the park rl Is being slighted b by lack of accommodations The Tho facilities for handling tourists are ar ample It Is said A II party of ot twenty five t tourists from Philadelphia passed through the city yesterday est rda spending several sO hours In sightseeing h After the Yellowstone Yellowstone Yel Yel- 10 stone country tho the party will return here end and r remain maln one more mor day before continuing west |