Show f R O N G 1 FOR FOg F Jt m f I it Ii UTAH LAKE l Kt PLAN PLANA i 4 A All Jordan Canal Company Of Officials Officials I Vote For it ft It II I t I AVERAGE OUST COST mSt i O ACRE 1 t I tunG URGED D TO WO AT AIT ATTEND T I IG TEND MEETING G WEDNESDAY I f i t u uThe i The nIe Utah lake reservoir project was wan endorsed end at a ye r tery afternoon of the of the tle North Jordan Bast South s Jor Jordan dan hin and Utah U Sat S t I fk 1 1 am All AU the ho f he e va a rIOu m les J alem direct directly ly 17 ar oc indirectly from Utah lake ake were called upon to attend the meeting to tobe tobe tobe be held at 1 10 a m ne next net t Wednesday at atthe atI I the East Jordan meeting house hou Ding Bins I ham hin Junction At that time Professor F 1 H Newell will JU explain EXP lain the details of the P proposition po and the sentiment I I of ot the farmers regarding the proposed improvement will be ascertained Upon the action of f the law owners themselves depends almost st irely the future of the project If they will Wm agree to pay the cost c t of getting an ample supply of water it Js Is s believed fh the gov government g v will w l undertake the work It If they refuse refu to show a spirit of tion the enterprise is JU ly to be aban abandoned abandoned abandoned at least temporarily Provided the sentiment of the officials as sa ex cx expressed pressed yesterday esterday can be taken ta m as a criterion the decision on will viii be strongly and enthusiastically In favor of the proposition Representative Men en Present Pre ent The meeting yesterday afternoon atter On was wan held in b the office of President Angus M Cannon The room was crowded President re J Cannon occupied the chair and George C Lambert was secretary Each canal company was largely larg 1 represented tented City Engineer L 1 C Kelsey KelBe we was present pre ent on behalf of the municipal municipality ity Professor George L en of or orthe the United States geological survey was vas present to explain the plans of the gov go eminent and md Stat Engineer A F P Do Dor Doremus remus r mu told of the th work w rk and views of or orthe the state arid and land reclamation om com commission mission lon of which he is chairman Professor without hip hag into details deta declared the average ay rage cost of reclaiming the acres a reB of land would rould be about 1190 an acre This would be repaid in ten annual pay payments payments ments menU of each without Interest Those present after questioning pro j I teaser te eor on the subject agreed that a little over 31 1 an acre would be bean bean bean an an exceptionally reasonable figure to pay for an ample water supply Guaranty of Payments The point was raised that few farm farmers farmers ers era had aH aU the water they needed and would not be especially benefited by U the e Improvement while the tend lend of bf others other vas as totally and the securing of the water meant meent everything e to It The Tile suggestion was mode made e that t it would not be fair to make mak one ene pay Ht the same as the other White While statIng that th tb they y were not in ina ina ina a position to commit the government both Professor and Mr II Do PO Doremus I remus refine said they believed that could be I adjusted the payments being lug gauged cording I to the th benefits d One of or the farmers present said q the tae people around aro him would gladly gla pIt py to t It an n i acre for a supply of ot water at l for Cor their arid and lands After U hed been ten discussed for some seine time tim George G orge C Lambert bert moved JD ved that the meeting go on em record r rd in favor of or the Utah lake Jake project and that all aU Inter interested ted in the project t be bt request requested ed oil to attend the meeting g Wednesday W neg aT at the East Bast Jordan meeting hOUse This was U carried without distant dissent At the meeting next Wednesday it is expected Professor Newell N ew l the e head ef Q the bureau of ot arid land reclamation will wUl explain in detail det dl the proposed un undertaking undertaking as recommended a plan including both pumping and gravity systems system sY tem He has submitted d also a gravity plan plait and a pumping plan making three in all After the subject had been fully tUlly ex explained explained If the s sentiment Is Sound fa favorable favorable it itle fe lO expected So it petition D similar to the following will be sub submitted for approval and signature Petition to Government Salt Lake City Utah To the tIte iii Honorable Ho Secretary of the In Interior Interior lacier Whereas W er 8 The United States department of the Interior lisa has the reclamation don tion service made investigations aa as to the feasibility of ot improving Im and aad extend extending lag ing tn the Irrigation possibIlItIes from front the Utah lake k to irrigate lands w which are not DOt entirely mid arM and bd aH to t the water wat r supply on Oh lands n ow watered the result of these investigations In a lions indicating very great possibilities and Whereas The development of the Utah rt b blake lake water supply has been recognized by bythe I Ithe Ithe the Utah state tate arM arid land commission as the tbt most mast t Important irrigation project in inthe inthe the state of or Utah and as such brought ht to your attention by b that commission they t eT recognize the fact that the fullest devel levet development of ot the irrigation ef c C this section Melton Is beyond ond the reach reada of ol corn com community effort or private enterprise e t r and aM can only oldy be carried out to the limit of possibilities by the national government I and Whereas From the tH fact that ti the e money to tn prosecute such ucb irrigation w Ks is not notI in the treasury tre afe aW aR from tH the tha fact that I I construction of similar h r work in other states has actual Commenced we weare Convinced that a project once approved will be commenced and pushed to com corn completion with the utmost dispatch dle and Whereas A portion of ot the lands fends in the section S to be watered Is I in private ownership and aM the undertake the work w rk for their reclamation except upon the express desire and or 01 organisation of et f tit land owners directly affected aff ted and a d that tb upon u the land laM owners rests Q jem hem I selves into ito a position n to the die bam bint bintI b bIts 1 I Its fits of the national act now therefore we the undersigned holders of title or evi eI evidence dence of or title to lands lying under the surveys survey of ot the proposed td works worb realising the tbs supreme importance ace of the tit n e t if the works in advancing ing flit I the Interests ts of this section and of th actual need of Dr such works in the don of our lands do hereby peti peU petition tion abe honorable secretary of the In Interior to cause the work of ot the reclamation T a tion service enie already aJr d begun in is I this sec section I I tion to be carried to a definite conclusion with a view of fixing a baste basis upon which h an 11 association of land nd holders may co cooperate cooperate cooperate operate with the tile a 1 MI government ge to 10 repay the cost or of the Improvements in ten un years w time without Interest as PJ Tided for tor in the th act and w we hereby here i pledge ourselves to enter into such con COD contracts contracts tracts with the government as AI may be he required In order to receive the benefits of ot the said act and to repay Feisty to the gov go government government the actual cost of 0 the benefit r The is I th pt awes aes ef ot land 16 n range Salt for the Irrigation of which asks the aid of the ua Jt few la lit accord ord a once Mice with u the eo herewith h r which h ha has lias ateo signed The object o t of t KIP m meeting fe to ex explain explain plain fully to te the Ift r M t what is ia intended Int ansi and how they the wIlb ow ben bane nf med and end to secure cure cure their 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