Show UTAH lAKE PROJECT Approved by Arid Land Commission WOULD CUT OFF ARMS Reducing Area of Lake Would Prevent Evaporation Preliminary Engineering Work Has Been Practically Completed by Prof Swendson The Utah Arid Land Reclamation Fund commission which has been in session the last two days In the office of Stute Engineer Dorermis is getting matter In form looking to action which IL Is believed will result In Utah ba lug one of the ilrst oC the state to receive re-ceive benefit from tho Governments provision for the reclamation of arid lands The Utah lake project It Is believed be-lieved is one of the most fonsihle yet presented for the Governments consideration consid-eration and will perhaps result In greater benefit for the outlay required than any other that has been IHOPO CIt C-It Is I for these reasons and the further fact that Utah hus been nromnt and active through the commission now In session In presenting her claims that this State Is likely to be the one in whoso confines the national Government Govern-ment Is likely to give Its first object lesson In tho great problem cC Government Govern-ment Irrigation PLANS OF COMMISSION The commission at its session yesterday yester-day by resolution unqualifiedly approved ap-proved the Utah lake arid land project as enlarged and amplified by the chair mim of the commission and requested that the chairman at ills earliest convenience con-venience prepare nn argument and brief for presentation to thc proper representative of the national Government Govern-ment in support of the commissions views The enlarged and amplified feature relates to the proposition to cutoff cut-off the cast and irouth arms of the lake in converting It Into n storage reservoir reser-voir and to pet the required capacity by 1 building the walls higher rather than by corerinqr more territory The carrying out of this plan would result In the redeem i riff of 25000 lo 50000 acres of marsh land and at the same time would greatly reduce the loss oC water by evaporation It Is believed that the added engineering problem Is by no means insurmountable ANOTHER RESOLUTION PASSED Another resolution passed by the commission yesterday relating to the same line oC work reads as follows Resolved That the chairman and attorney for the board prepare for submission sub-mission to the Department of the Interior In-terior a brief in support of the Utah lake proposition setting forth the necessity ne-cessity of applying the national Irn gallon law lo the semiarid lanl san s-an showing the amount value and character of the public and private lands to be benefited by the said Utah lake proposition also such other information In-formation und argument as may be deemed necessary and beneficial in connection con-nection with or as to alternative propositions prop-ositions I The preliminary engineering work which has been in progress at Utah lake during the summer and fall under the direct supervision of George L Swendson is now practically completed it Is said and It Is the desire of the commission to have Its supplemental argument and data accompany the engineering en-gineering report to the department |