Show NEWELL TALKS ON IRRIGATION I Government Expert Export Addresses Meeting at Assembly As embly Hall HallI I I WHAT FARMERS MUST DO STATE DOREMUS HE IlE PORT POET ON UTAH UT LAKE rp T HE modus operandi operand It at t the THE j 1 bill which wua pa by bye byon M Mon on June Jun It 1 IMS what it caR can do alo for tor Utah in R the way wv et f t th Di the reclamation of or arid landa Janda at d what hat th tM farmers aM ami ettIe M et ef the th t meet t do 10 to te reap tb th the ef or tha thi u wen w r the salient feature of oC an addrene de delivered livered yel afternoon la Ia Assem Assembly bly bb Iy halt hall U by F Jr II H Newell chief en of DC the tho United linKed State geological survey uny The Th meeting Ung which wan wu w at attended attended t tended by the men moo of or Salt St Lake City ctt MM aad M irritation farmers from trem throughout the w was hIM heM under the aU of et the congre of oC Utah Ut Ita Ut tM Engineer pr re wed Mr lr Newell I upon UP ft the of oC hta ble h that it ft te le not the nten intention Intention tion I on of or the government per t to force toree the pr t Won end and of or the tM Mil bilL upon the thc fanner of or Utah malt neither IB e it the of or the tM himself hl r included ed Id to directly dl Uy or fo CoMer t r any ct ft It fc let th tn the aim tIn of ot the bill through th the of or orIta It Ito Ita to arid lands landa for individuate individuals and ond who woo r re n unable to procure water wa r through their t lr own OWl endeavor vors What Must Be De Done Doie The TIll tint t thing the farmers and those them th H Interested in tn the Mil WU moat mat do before they tM can n expert expect or receive he any aft aid from the government through th the ta Ii to lay before the Ute officials several project which they ther would like to see me e perfected And In hi making the mIe selection lele tion Mr Newell Mid Maid 4 the farmers of Di community must not overlook that it te Is advisable to further projects I which will prove beneficial to the larg largest est eM number of or people pe At the same time Um he did not DOt want the to labor under the Impression Imp n that small smaller er tr enterprises would not be entertained by t the geological bureau It was wu for the purpose of or explaining to them the provisions of the bill and asking them to get together and decide upon pon one or more mammoth th irrigation schemes that he M had invited those thom tho e present to hear her what hat he h had bad to say yo It makes make no difference dl ere to the tM government whether the money available under the th act rt t is It expended or not ooL oL It is I at t the die dis disposal poul of oC the people ople if they tM want it they can ea have it by endorsing legitimate mate schemes If they attempt to foster speculative propositions or ask uk for money for tor ventures which are not along the Uw lines linee of business principles little or no attention would be paid to them Duties of Promoters After the department has baa adopted suggested propositions It will be Ie the duty of ot the tM promoters to reconcile r nene the tb contacting intermix ts for tor In I such h large u e undertakings there will UI necessarily be seme individuate Individuals who will be called upon to make ak sacrifices of oC personal rights right that the masses mee ma may reap the benefit h AiS them lt said sald the UN state eLate would be compelled to tc toMe Me see that the tM work was Wail done by com corn competent potent pett men IMP and p a a aike manner The two great gt questions for fec the farm faem farmers ers era of oC the state to decide are re what whal hat they want the tM government to do for tor r them and to give Ke the government om officials elahi Clala assurances that they ean 11 control contro 1 the diverted waters and divide then them t equitably over oyer the land to be irrigated The TM money which the government t places plaCe at the disposal Mt of oC the Ute tate state for Ut forthe forth C the th farmers armors te In to be paid Rid back in ten tet 1 annual installments It dON does not lIot mean Neal I however that the tM drat Installment t shall un be forthcoming the year the thi S project te is completed td Some of the land lan I Imade made tenable may nta not Nt be M taken up for ter teran years an to come That delay te In S borne by the government and without any In Interest terest being bf asked a ked on the investment Th ThO refund of ot the farmer to the gov government go government te Is the price charged him for tor forthe forthe the water wat he nom u e It If a man should default in hi hia bla payments after a num bet ber t of ot years ya on the premises his hla land Jand landin landan in an D be bt jumped the same me an as a mining islin dahn upon which the miner neglects to work ork hi his bla annual anneal ann Questions Are Answered After Ahr Mr lr Newell had concluded his hisa hisaM a aM MrM n how hour or iere was devoted to In A and tring question put to him by th present nt who ho were not familiar I lib ith the provisions lon of or the I Mil hill In answer to one OM question rein rela I tive Iho lit to the tM Dech ne river and the ad of ot using sung n take lake as a stor age a reservoir Mr Newell N ell said aid there is more water nUt flowing m the tM river than taa an oe De used us u in III that section e for tor Irrl ton purposes p and that It te 15 I possible tt 1 divert It by Ity tunnels and canals canate Into he the lake lau H lie Na favors reducing the nor sur feet fitte arn at 01 th the laM lk by more exten Hie et ye w irrigation to ln save ave the tM amount f r water at ter lot bet by evaporation and use net the Ih reduction in water for tor more exten she h e irrigation And the Ue reduction of oC the surface of the tak lak lake would add just 11 54 mu h additional for acreage titling thung purpose kerel of oC the speakers Including Mr lL lr Newell NHI and Mr lr Doremus spoke poke of or the of or having Utah aa as largely represented as possible at the themi mi nt congress which meets in iii Colorado Springs next week There will hi be b another meeting of oC th the nah t h enre Ita Assembly hail ban this at 1 IC when hen the hilt but t II fl 1 further discussed ud and aDd steps liking to asking the 1 it t M tn t large Ja e rew rener Ir r and series of or canals caIM and aDd ditches tan tah Views of f Mr Nr Doremus th fl aTa days 8 ag tnt committees of sl alt Lake ke v Canal anti the th o iel of c this U oiLy eUy iL kM F ate E r te to aine I tah lake Uke and prepay prepare pr data on OR th which it uc e ts as no A R r of He yesterday muted d the fott f wt g which is made i t inter Iu at this time 0 lK R to tn the sessions oen of oC the Utah Irn J n n said and the ue national con oon Kr gr s which meet maet j m il Colorado next ext fk ek fkr At r nf f acme OS as dO M w by United States Stal JO an rainfall depth Ita in Irk h hL all es by It b Ute the bureau buu 1 14 Annual d rainfalL equivalent ta 15 feet ro Arli of l tab Uk Jake at mets a be n low water leT aM amid co 1 tn In I acres Ith t In tt test that taH w COWl ro Jake 15 Afta 8 In feet that 1 Iatt Jf If Would uli cove b laM lab aren r 11 ir this thU tit i depth th h u be f t the depth in ht be Tb Jh 67 WT I in ot of th thin Or depth dept Mt wol he be a any for tor IN days day In fa Thu of t of th the take lake w ter am nn a mt CU feet teet Is Is 18 rh tn Q MOTTO dt of r t t low oDe On w and a Da h lf felt feet Ceet la In d depth be water level Jee In uT is 15 The storage ge i r two feet teet lr Ir deith de tb above I mie f level in lit acre fet 1 et A is The Tk above would provide Storage f for the mean m tin annual rainfall ll llor or 01 U S feet in depth deCh d Ch on ake or 35 25 in jn n depth tb on watershed To rim utilize basin to level leel of 5 1 feet feat I above compromise an additional ca ea capacity in would be ie provided of to store water in years ears above for rears years below mean rainfall The area that Is now partially sup with water atar from Utah lake em embraces embraces braces about acres aeres and Is be situ situated aled under the several canals as rol rot rolf f Vf Acres Acrea cre Utah Salt Lake Lak I l South Sou k Jordan Jeran K rth Jordan if I 1 Iut K ut t Jordan J l 1 w City Canal ti 90 Total OO tOt of Lands LandsA A full tun supply for t tp above lands requires about 1200 1 OO ref t dally aUy for tor fora torA a ported parted of or ISO days or tr from May 1 to Oct Get 1 of or etch each year r acre feet for tor the season 8 ason This would be equivalent to about twp t feet in depth over the present vre ent X acres cres of lake or about ot the available e quantity Mored In the year yar 1900 there was actually drawn from the laha for tor the Irrigation of a these lands which I was only about the necessary sary ear quantity and represents less than on one foot oot in depth death on lake After Alter having ha provided ed a full tull supply for tor all of o the land under ditch there would remain unused teet of stored water ater or enough for h full supply for feu over acres acree of or the un no reclaimed arid lands of ot this timis and ancl ad adjoining joining counties By Dy reducing the area of r the tha lake Jakc to about sa OO aeres as liS Indicated ted on the tho map there would be about acres or 17 Ii 1 per cent less surface exposed to evaporation which at the rate of 67 f feet et in depth per annum would save pave of water or more than was used during the th season of or 1 1100 00 on the th reat now ow under The Jordan river however Is Ia In Incapably capably bt bf Conveying a J nt sup supply supply ply pl even for tha the land Jand nind nd present r canals At mean stage of t the lake between low water and compromise levels the river can only discharge rge 80 dally daily as ns against a required dally daily supply of or 1200 It IB is therefore apparent that to Increase the discharge capacity of or the river Is la equally as important as to enlarge the time storage capacity of the lake Jake Acreage of Marsh Harsh Land If to the acres segregated front from the lake Inke is III added the acreage of ot marsh marshland marshland land Sand that borders the lake Jake there will willbe be bt 1 an area ot of about acres of land which If It reclaimed from the ex ox excess usa cess of ot water will be a most valuable acquisition to Utah county and at the same game time Ume remove the menace which these marsh lands now are to the health of the people of or that county Summarized the situation appears to tobe tobe tobe be that the watershed and rainfall are ample to provide a full supply to the acres now under canal and for an additional acres acre of un reclaimed arid land that to store this water in Utah lake will require its enlargement as a reservoir that to utilize the stored water the carrying capacity of or the Jordan Joroan river must be increased and that additional lands must be Jut aut ut under ditch It also atso seems desirable that the Jake surface be reduced in area and the depth of or water Increased and that Incidentally ht the segregated s lake take areas and ael marsh mal h lands be reclaimed the ma material material a dredged from fron the lake to be utilized in tilling filling the marshes mal hes and seg segregations segregations The result and value which may be expected from the execution execution execution tion of or the plan pian here outlined will appear from the following c Completing c water waler supply for 45 0 acres at SK 16 per S Providing full tIl water supply for tor acres aeres at Ii t per acre Li MO acres reclaimed lake and marsh at sier Si nor ner acre Total fetal In round numbers the work will ef of effect feet teet values easily worth Government Justified In view that this would furnish a full Cult for Cor the present deficient water supply to the acres already set settled setU tied U and provide pro Ide more than 1490 1440 ad additional additional farms of ot SO acreS acres each the size sire prescribed In the Irrigation act near neat a center of population which I WOUld insure Immediate sale eale and awl settlement thus eliminating the ques question question tion of ot colonization there seems ample Justification for tor the government to un the work Matters of or cost coat and details are Im Impossible Impo impossible possible po of ot determination except from front careful car tul and complete surveys s and a full tull consideration of the entire situ alien atlan This is of course not possible at the present time timeS but It is certain certainly ly I safe to predict that the probable cost will be greatly less than the value realized from the execution of ot a i thor thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly comprehensive plan And while the proposition relative to rainfall and andI the resulting available wat water r supply are sanctioned by W the beat authorities there should be an actual t l and careful determination of these essential mat matters tees before they are made the foundation lien tion for lor so no important a work as Is here contemplated V V |