Show GETTING FACTS Fr TO BEGIN WORK ON I UTAH LAKE f S Richards Reports Success Suc-cess at Washington CHIEF NEWELL IS COMING I Preparations for Preliminary Survey Now Under Way I I Report of Richards Adopted and I I JThanks of Commission I t Tendered I I I The work of converting Utah lake S into a reservoir by the National Government I Gov-ernment may be said to be under way tIn t-In fact Prof G L Swendaen formerly J former-ly of the Agricultural college has taken I up the work for the Government He I is now collecting data preliminary to j making a complete survey of the watershed water-shed of the lake which is the first step I to be taken If it Is found that there Is not sufficient precipitation to carryout I carry-out the ideas held as to the lake In the J matter of supplying Salt Lake City and Irrigating the large body of land belo t the lake It is practically certain that the Strawberry and the Duchesne rivers i will be diverted into the lake The feeling among all In a position to know the Intention of the Federal officials is t that the Utah lake proposition will be pushed with all possible speed and that all the legal and engineering difficulties difficul-ties will be brushed aside NEWELL IS COMING The assurance that the Government has practical decided to go ahead I with the Utah lake proposition is I based n I upon tIm reception given Attorney F S Richards and the report he makes y I to the Utah commission on his return Emphasis Is afforded by the Information Informa-tion that F H Newell the chief hydro graphor In the department of the geological geo-logical survey is to be In the city next Thursday and the feeling Is that he will set the machinery in motion dur ing his visit 1 I COMMISSION MEETS 1 The report of Attorney F S Richards I Rich-ards of the outcome of his trip to i 1 Washington was laid before the Utah Irrigation commission yesterday together to-gether with a copy of the brief he submitted sub-mitted to the department at Washington Washing-ton during his stay In that city Those present at tho meeting In addition to i Attorney Richards were StaLe engineer Engi-neer A F Doremus William E White and Joseph A West s DOES GOOD WORK 4 It was agreed at the meeting that the i work done by Mr Richards in Wash ington was of great practical benefit to I Utah lIe was voted the thanks of the commission and a resolution was to have tho adopted that the application 1 Utah lake proposition he taken up by t the Federal Government by ratified by the commission It was also agreed that Mr Richards be retained as tho attorney of the commission UTAH IS IN LEAD The Information war also given out yesterday that Utah might lead nil tho I other States 1111 the arid belt In tho matter of Irrigation It was held at Washington that Utah has gone about the matter In the right way that It has submitted a definite proposition and laid bare the obstacles to bo overcome over-come The irrigation law enacted last winter and the commission appointed 1 are right In lino with the desires of tho I Federal Government and go far toward to-ward tho eolutlon of the problem DEFINITE PLAN OF ACTION It Is worth much to tho people to know that a definite plan of action has t J f fI i II ti I I I boon agreed upon It is I decided tlTat f none of the present vested rights are f I I 4 to be disturbed It Is also understood I J til I that If J the work at Utah lake IM re ft i tnrded for any reason work In other I parla of the State will bo taken up c The Buckhorn flat and tho Grand river propositions are at the front In tho I I fe discussions at this time Engineer Dorcmus IB authorized to communicate I I with the clerks of tho various counties I I risking1 them for Information as to the i I reservoir sites nnd other data that will be of value to the commission |