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Show URGES MOMENT TO 1R1GI1T0RS" W R King, Chief Counsel of Reclamation Service, Talks of Pioneers MEMORIAL DESERVED Utah Settlers First of An glo Saxon Race to Develop Land Reclaiming W th the promise that he would do all in h 3 power to urge every west rn state where irr gat on was pract ced t 10 n n the erect on of a great monu ment to the p oneers of Utah who v, r the first of the Anglo Saxon race to u ur gat on in the Un ted States and the statement that he bel e cd there would be 1 ttle or no trouble to get cong es to pass a b 11 prov d ng for a 1 bora appropr ation J df,e W 11 E K ng chief counsel for the Un ted State rocla at on service last n ght decla ed that he was n favor of a gTeat monu ment to be erected on the spot as near as poss ble where l r gat on vas fir t pract ced by the p oneers of Utah judge K ng sa d that Salt Lake - ty has the only n onument in the worl 1 t It n honor of a b rd the soa gull the only n onument n the vorll n honor of the p oncers of the west au 1 then asked Why Cdnnot Salt Lake C tj have the first and greatest monun ent n the world in honor ot irr gat oaf Tribute Deserved In d scuss ng the n atter Judge King sa d The people of Utah erected a monument to the sea gulls vth ch saved the r crops on one occas on it is a fitt ng tr bute to the h te b rd They erected a magnificent n onument n honor to the p oneers also fitt ng But those p oneers by the r pr m t ve f yo w sh to so call it systen ot irr gat on n ade poss ble ho cs for nen and women and the r ch Idren m s x teen western states I bel eve that the rr gators of each of these states would be ml ng to con tr bute to a magn ftcent monument on the spot where rr gat on was first used n Salt Lake C ty I prom se that if th s suggest on s taken up lv Utah people that I w 11 lo all in my power to ha e the farmers of other western states io n in the moven ent and w 11 do all that I can ,to have a spec al ap propr at on f om congress to ass st n the work Suggests Plans Judj,e K ng suggested that the work of start ng the mo ement be taken up by the Con mere al club and other local o gan zat ons and that they work w th the other states and furn sh h m w th hat pro"ress was be ng made f an Tollow ng nearly a month n Utah on b s ness perta n ng to tl e reclamat on service Judge Ki" w 11 leave for Wash ngton at noon today YesterMay T dge Kin" held a conference w th 1 W Hanna super s ne enomeer for the reclamat on service w t r sd ct on over Utah southern Colorado Texas Xew Hex co Ar 7ona and southern Cal forn a D C Hennev act ng ch ef eng neer of the reclamat on se v ce T L Lytel pro oct n anager and E E Eoddis d str ct co nsel for the service for Utah W th the except on of T dge K ng the others left last n ght tfor an inspect on tour over the Straw berry valley p oiect |