Show THE OPEN FORUM TIrE TIlE Ur WATER A TEn PROGRAM No doubt that as citizens of or Salt SaIl Lake City we aro re all agreed that the tho city needs more water Ono One goo good citizen has said It was Impossible during the thel thelast thelast l last st summer for tor him to to- fill till his bath bathtub bathtub bathtub tub and water the lawn at tho the same I time It Is Imperative then If we wo maintain a first class city and provide for its growth that the pl plans ns bo be formulated for for- I for tor an adequate water supply supply sup sup- ply and to carr carry out the tho program ItIs it itIs itis Is necessary to Issue bonds The bone of oC contention In man many minds at this time seems to be either elthor the amount of or tho the proposed propose bond is issue issue Is- Is sue suc or the destruction of scenic grandeur grandeur gran gras deur of ot tho the canyons Both of these matters are aro at lc least st worthy of ot a satIsfactory satisfactory satisfactory sat sat- explanation Many I ions of or opinion aro are being put forth Corth In our papers sonic somo for or and some against as the bond Issue but vcr very few tew ow detailed and graphic statements of ot what the thc propose proposed pl plans ns are arc and what tho the not results will bo aro are forthcoming In ing I The result Is that most of us do not know whether Is too much or th that t provision will not be bo mado made for maintaining n the scenic beauties and caring carinE for the tho outlying districts A Accordingly Accordingly Ac Ac- cordingly how is It possible to tc make a n. Just analysis of the situation without without without with with- out a a. knowledge of all nIl tho the salient facts For this reason and In order that tho the people ma may have hao some sort of a concrete Idea on which to decide thom their vote yote a special committee commit lee consisting of ot some of ot the best h hydraulic engineers of our community has been selected bythe by bytho I the tho Utah Society of Engineers to make maJce I a thorough In estl Investigation atlon of oC the tho proposed proposed pro pro- I posed plans for tor additional water sup sup- ply Tho Tim findings of oC this committee will n no Ut doubt bo be made public and aad It is iser er very very- probable that many of or tho the questions now existing In ou on minds will be answered It is indeed gratifying to note the Interest being t taken In ia this water question and tho the apparent demand for fora a detailed statement of or the tho possibilities ties for tor It Indicates tes an Interest in our civic development which must eventually event o sally lh bring brIns- about tho best results It Inspires a n. closer Investigation of ot conditions conditions con con- a more care careful Cui planning of or work and consequently a more moro ceo ceo- I expenditure of ot funds nfl all of oC which is particularly desirable at this time At tho the present rate of or growth of our city it may maj bo be contended that none nono oCus of oC ofus ofus us will ever lIvo live to see seo It have Q a population pop pop- popI of but Is it not possible or or oven even probable that with the tho states state's vast ast mineral resources of ot coal and andiron iron that an industrial development may come which will increase the population pop pop- very rapidly Accordingly is it not a wise policy to make our plans for a water supply that will talco tako care of oC tho the situation 1 It SIt J Is tho the unexpected that happens No doubt some consideration has been beon given Ivon to the tho moro more remote sources of or sater supply than the streams mH adjacent adjacent ad- ad ad ad- jacent to the city but tho the question may bo bl asked how asked how much and have all possible pos pos- sible schemes been s sufficiently Investigated gated gate to definitely say that nil all future I needs can be he supplied under tho the present present pres pres- ent proposed plans in tho most e eco economical o- o manner It Is 19 expected that such exceedingly Import important nt questions as these will be given gJ ver very careful consideration b by the tho investigating committee of ot engineers Then after aCter this committee has haa m made do Its r report port with recommendations ns as to wh what t. t should be C done for tor the best In Interest Interest interest In- In terest of ot tho the community can vye yo ye do hotter better than accept the tho judgment of ot these men who have willingly given their expert services to the tho cause andas and andas andas as a n unit get behind the proposition with a boost Bur Bury the tho hammer hammor and adopt the tho slogan an A U. Great Salt Lake Lako Cit City R. R R. R WOOLLEY I I |