Show ACRES I TO BE WATERED l f AT HUGE I COST 1 t i ii i Prepare to Reclaim i T Vast Tast ast Area in Heart of Beehive State EXPERT ENGINEERS WILL COLLECT DATA A. A t F F. Parker to Begin Work I Under and U. U S. S Adept 4 it t i 4 Reclamation of or more than I r acres cre of oC fertile land sand In the heart hearl of oC oCI I Lutah Utah i h was started zt yesterday when enY en- en Y I 1 ers were c employed and a. a general i plan llan outlined for the project at a meeting meet meet- I in ing held heM in In the board room of or the 1 Capitol Bankers land owners state and county officials and ond water users were In attendance at tho the meeting which Inaugurated one of oC the tho biggest reclamation projects ever er und undertaken 1 I in the state The plan Involves Inoh s the tho eventual exi ex- ex I i of oC millions of or dollars on an anarea area arca In tho the central part of at Utah which Is ln estimated at between and acres the Impounding of or the flood waters of or the Provo and Weber river ri watersheds and the construction of a distributing s system stem which will be bo beon on of or the most extensive o yet un under under- cr- cr taken Whether the project will wm be carrl carried d through h b by federal state or private capital Is yot vet to he be determined It may be a n combination of all three agencies will be utilized to fulfill tho the plan Illan Before DeCore the end of this week weel however some ome of the thc most skilled en- en i In Utah will be at work worl compiling com corn 1 piling lIIng data nece necessary ar for brin bringing in the project Into practical realization Tho directing committee is it composed of oC thirty influential citizens of oC Salt Lake t tah Davis Tooele Summit Weber 1 and Morgan counties Preparation l Will lie Ill Speeded George F F. McGonagle Je state engineer and J. J L L. L Lytel district engineer of or the tho United States tes reclamation service aro are named as s J ad advisory or engineers In charge I j joC of oC collecting the engineering data A. A j F. F Parker a wen well l known reclamation i engineer r of oC Ogden Ogdon will have charge of oC active work under their direction Mr 1 j Parker who will begin his labors this morning Is authorized to employ such I help as he lie may ma- require to complete I project preparations with all an possible I expedition I All AH office and secretarial work will w willbe b be handled bandied by J. J Leo I-co Median a local oaL I I l newspaper man Mr 1 Meehan as sec sec- i j rotary will wIn assist the engineers In their report He lie and Mr Ir Parker will h have he e an office at the Capital Cap Call I Hal ital where the thc greater part of the work fc Ic to be done during the tho ensuing few Cew i Weeks I IThe IThe The e executive committee Immediately concerned in the opening opening- activity lt Is 18 1 composed of Isaac ac N. N Pierce of Ogden Joseph h R. R Murdock of Heber CIl City W W. I It R. W Wallace and and W. W Yo W Armstrong Armstrong- of or I I Salt Lake State Jn Engineer George Ii F. F j I McGonagle J. J 1 L. L Lytel of ot the reclamation tion Uon ser service service- ct and J J. J Leo Meehan I Mr Meehan will serve ser as secretary to the executive committee and Mr Ii Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- strong strong- Is Js tre treasurer surer of oC the organization or I fl ii 1270 Fund IM IN rJ Inc Ik-Inc oln In the eight counties cs Inter Interested In ln i the project ct a fund of oC U 1 rO is being raised to pay expense of preliminary I examinations and reports The total Is Ij apportioned as follows Salt Lako ko J count county Weber teber 2000 Davis Da i t Utah and anel Tooele 1000 each Wasatch and Summit OO jOO each ach and Morgan 2 50 iO Q Most of the cash has been already already al- al i I ready reach appropriated h by the county commissions com com- I i ml missions and is now in in the custod custody of oC the thc treasurer I While thorough h In estl Investigation of oC the I water sources s Involved ed is being being- made j I it Is probable that Go Gov ov Simon Dam Barn herger er will be asked to exercise his right to su suspend all aU applications for appropriation ap ap- ap- ap I of or water In iii the district and ancl protect the two watersheds from b Individuals A meeting of I the executive c of seven se will b bu held at the state en engineers engineer's lne rs r's office I In the Capitol tomorrow at 3 p p. p in a a. program will vill be outlined for immediate activity Il I S. S i |