Show 0 4 Group Sees FLo d C work Million dollar dollard d d. d ge from flash floods and andr r r t methods of or control and md soil were shown some someo 0 o formers farmers and range owners Fri Fr- Friday day as they visited farmland can canyons ons and higher areas areu in the Far Far- Farmington Farmington Centerville and Bountiful vicinities Parish flood area near Center Center- Centerville villo ville buried burled under three to four Cour led feet of oC mud and rock in the floods of oC 1923 1023 and 1930 was the first stop of r the tour V. V L. L Martineau county agricultural agent reported Warns arns of oC Danger After seeing damage the group went to higher land in Farmington canyon where floods originated when fire and over gazing de dc stroy ed cd the grass and brush allowing flood waters to roll down on farm lands Work from 1938 1933 1933 1938 1933 by the Ole forest service and md contour produced cd ed such a change as to make the thear area ar when compared ed cd with photographs of or the area after the floods yit r. r Martineau warned of oC the dan l 1 of oC floods similar to those ot of three years ears ago when homes on Salt Lake City's north bench were damaged considerably Flood men men- menace menace ace to the area is still the same he said and steps should be taken to insure against another such deluge Work in the Farmington area was completed 10 years e ago he pion ted out and despite heavy storms there the measures have ha been near neat nearly nearly ly I effective Permanent per perennial grass gras brush and tree are arc growing again and hold back flood tood waters This Thu area is as good a demon demonstration of oC proper measures as ns can be found round in the United Stat States es Cs ho asserted Helped After the million dollar damage caused by floods ranchers in the area rca organized to purchase land the head of oC the canyons Tin found lound many former owners had al- al lowed the ground to be overgrazed with resulting floods fI 00 ds SOO miles f contour trenching eli eU eliminated e mI tc the threat the agent cd The agent offered assistance to north bench residents if they the want want- wanted wanted ed cd to organize and request aid from city cit county and federal sources We will aid in Organization and explanation of oC procedures and I show what has happened if iC reles dents will get their committees to to- together toge gether ge r he said DeLore DeLare Nichols Davis Da county age agricultural cultural agent accompanied the Friday tour and pointed out accomplishments accomplishments of or the flood control project He lie was one of or the original organizers or of the measures after the damaging floods |