Show BIG IRRIGATION PROJECT Kaysville May 13 One of the largest irrigation i projects that has been engin engirt engineered engineered in Utah recently is that of the We e ber Reservoir Power Irrigation com corn company company pany which has for its purpose the re claiming of vast tracts of arid and semi arid land In Davis and Weber counties as well weIl as some portions of Morgan county The plans plan are just now attracting much attention through out Davis county count by b reason of the exer tion ion t of gentlemen connected with the con cern who are endeavoring end to secure op for the purchase of acres of ol Davis and Weber county land that will i ultimately In case the proposed canal is 15 I constructed come under Its system of ol irrigation l Some four years cars ago the company compan was wat or by b prominent men of the four foth counties co that will be chiefly benefited Summit Weber Morgan and Davis coun ties ies Four valuable reservoir sites were wert secured near Echo and Peoa where suf water can be stored to supply very every ever arid acre in this district of coun try It was at that time given iven out that th t one of two projects would be adopted either a tunnel would be run through the mountain to tap the Weber river in Mor gan country or a canal would be dug through Weber canyon on what is known as the high line Une which would have sufficient elevation to carry carr the water to the south end of Davis county and north over Ogden bench Many Davis county count people interested themselves In the company and gave financial aid ald The officers rs of the com corn pany were Moses W Taylor of Coal ville villa president T L Allen Alien of Coalville secretary and John G M lI Barnes of Kaysville treasurer These gentlemen assisted by b the directors have made strenuous efforts to carry the pro through but it ft has been found to be a financial burden of enormous pro portions No one doubted the ity It of the scheme s heme to convey the water over the surveyed high line Une and no one questioned the ultimate success of the enterprise or the Immeasurable bene fit to the uplands between Ogden and Salt Lake but the or so sary to complete the work was seen to tb be beyond the reach of local capitalists and the company faced the alternative of ot letting in outside capital or losing its ac reservoir rights and its invest ment of oC A short time ago eastern capitalists represented in Utah by b Colonel Willard Villard Young and Frank C Kelse of Salt Lake took a six months option on the compans holdings agreeing to pay back to the stockholders their entire In vestment of Since that time sur veys voys have been made and estimates pre pared and the holders of ot the option are said to have convinced themselves that the project Is a good one with splendid prospects of good returns They have foreseen that the l bringing of water onto the dry lands of Davis bavis and hud Weber coun ties will increase land values many fold and in order ta to reimburse themselves In part for what must be an enormous out lay they are seeking to buy approximately approximate of the lands Their agents who during the last week or two have canvassed the tho northeastern part of Davis Dals county and who are now work ing in 11 Kaysville say sa that if it the land owners will part with half halt of their hold ings so that the capitalists can be as assured of acres s or more mor in the dis I between Ogden and Salt Lake they the I will WUl take up the option and actual work in reservoirs and canals will begin In every instance the present market value of land laud is taken as the basis of the option to purchase and the prices priceR throughout hout Davis Dais county count range rane from 55 5 to 25 an acre The option Is taken for Cor ninety days At the expiration of that time 10 per cont cent must be b paid and the balance will be paid In one 5 year ear earT earT T L Allen Alien has the work of taking op In charge e and he lie is being assisted by b John G M lI Barnes and Heber J field of Kaysville and David E Layton Ln ton of Layton Laton The people generally are willing to sell sel half of their land in order to secure water for the other half and there seems now no good prospects for the consummation of the deal dal with the eastern parties which will mean that the canal will b be constructed If Jf however the owners re fuse to part with their land and in the thi event that acres cannot be bought It is doubtful If the eastern backers will wil take up their option on the tho reservoir sites Ites About acres of Davis DaYIs county count 4 A land lant will be reclaimed If the canal Is built and homes can be provided for thousands thousand of new settlers on lands that cannot b be excelled in the tha state |