Show ARID LANDS Larger Appropriation Asked in Report of Reclamation Fund Commission The annual report or of A A F Doremus chairman of the arid arid land reclamation fund commission wa was filed With ith Gov Governor Governor John ohn C Cuter Cutler yesterday The Tho commission is composed besides Mr Doremus of William E White of Ma Harden Bennion oJ of Veral Vernal R H RL HL L ManU Manti and A Arest Ad Andersen of Joeph Joseph Vest rest or of Ogden The report states tat that the members ha have e been sering serving without lion Uon but an appropriation of was made by the legislature to defray It its expenses or of has been ex exI expended leavIng a balance une unexpended I I it was made the duty dub of the commis sio to seure secure 19 the state of Utah the benefits of the arId land reclamation created by at act of congress In 1902 The first meeting of te the commission was held in Salt Lake Cit City March 17 1 1503 03 TherE There arose at the Ye very beginning beginningS S says S the report legal questions which the commission lon was unable to meet without the aid aiti of competent counsel and the services ot of F S Richards were sought and secured Mr r Richards water rights of Uth Utah luke lake and the la law made him eminent emInently able to advise the commission regard regardIng lug Ing the questions presented and his al almost most constant service soon became In Legal obstacles were encountered and much correspondence ensued wih with the officials of the United States geological surrey at Washington over the Utah lake and Bear lake projects FInaly Finally the scheme known as the Bear lake Duchesne project was evolved and i it was de decided that Utah lake was prop properly properly erly part of a larger plan than tha at first contemplated and that It wa was not ad advisable i jaa ble to consider i It as a separate or entre entire plan I It was wa also albo decided that thatto to regulate the fow flow of the from which water wa was to be obtained by means of storage reservoirs and to ex cx extend tend the irrigated arc area were matters ot of paramount Importance to 10 the future prosperity of the state A liberal Is urged for carrying on the work or of the commission By makIng such an appropriation praton placed at 15 for the net next two years the report says sas the legislature will enable the commission to complete the work now In hand and to procure facts r relative to I the possibilities and need needs of aU all por portions tons ot of the state with a vIew to inducIng Ing such investigations by the United States reclamation service a as wil will dis disclose disclose close where there Is opportunity and what measures can b be profitably em employed for increasing the water sup supply ply generally I It Is als also suggested that the members receive compensation commensurate wih with the work required f t them em |