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Show INCREASED IP OF Mi? Sevier Valley Delegate&f f cuss Problems Wit II State Officials. E. A. Porter to Be 1 pointed Commissioner' State Engineer, dl - n A delegation of ?.';iter Ubers c 8 lovrer .Sevier river met with GeiJ ' McOunagle. .state engineer, and C. rich, his assistant, in the enpini I fice at the capitol Saturday to i I I appointment of E. A. Porter of I; P water 'commissioner for that part I I river. I The delegation aiso discussed -x state officials the use which Ua i made at present of the waters 1 (I J lower Sevier and efforts that miJ U put forth to irrigate more land w J available supply. It was snown h II present some of the companies th III using an average of four acre ''' water at the intakes for every j land irriRated. Considerable Ian been soid in that region, with to - T' for only two acre feet of water p' I I while occasionally the claim is ma? farming can be carried on smcci in that region with only eighteen Qliri of irrigation water per season. Tl resentatlves of the irrigation con offered their support to any mov-A to Increase the duty of water. Named by Court. Mr. Porter ha for four y-ars be ter commissioner under appointmer the district court. This was in ! with the ""Hig'ins decree" ren;ef w t Judge K. V. Higgins in 1&03. Vr'a the distribution of the waters o tt 0,, er .Sevier. Judge I. H. Morris. a:T I passage of the new irrigation and' rights law of the state, placed t.-r-a ministration of the water of th-'-F with the state eneiner. in aec with the terms of that law. M- ;''-v apie expressed the intention ,'a appointing Mr. Porter to take of the situation, under direction "" " office. . . Representatives -of &;: the cana ' panies on the lower -Sevier rive " present at the meeting with tition for Mr. Porter's appoii . They were notified that, -.inder t: law. ;t will he neces-iry for th s:ar.d tre expense of the distn":u - ' the water, and tha: the ' -j n c f i I purpose must te raised by Apr:I Engineer Given Power. It in e-:: ma ted that sorr.etr.ij $-V.0 or $Tu00 will he re..i'Jired. T -gives the state engineer v iae cu? -. enforce the collection of a projror -share of this expense from each Various re: -arts from. Mr. Porte .: c heer. nan del to the s:a;e er.tr: nee reference to putting the wa:ers " Sevier to greater beneficial use. " ' these calls attention to the fact t: v "intake duty" of w.ter deli'erei Ieita. Midland. Melville. Le--ere. Ahml.am Irrigation companies rr: . e : e r ci : ri n g : 's '? was : u r a : r ;. Th- total acrep.ge planted was S . S sufficient water was dei;"ered duri season to cover that area "o-:r fee with water. Mr. Porter remarks , i oir.t: 'I'ata secured during br thr ec Stales bureau of soil and Vv.i " t x r- e r i rr. e r. t station w ; U slow t ; t a t . acres are avai'ahle for irr lection I el:.-, valley. This area will rot : development under the Ahrar.arr. an ' eret projects. Additions Planned. 'It is e s t ; :n a t ed tha: ti.e area suct ptit'le to ;:t. cation Pelt.i alley will not he less . 1 c 0 . " c i a i res, AV a t e r s u r ply hi t s rates tr.ht the average surr'ace s.;p . , tVs ar'. will h aboct l.1 fii'r or an intake duty of i. acre fe -.. acre. It is evident that ti.e pre duty of four ncre feet must he r ... :n crxier to offer success tor tne ir.um ac.eage. It is tel: that this , me n t w ill not he d : s ;ni : ed . "T!ie writer does not hesitate 1 . ommon.i A h.gher duty for the and sucL-ests trt the settlers he e e.i along th:s line at once. T::e n'.endaticn is made that the var;cu; Anifs. in the IVlta valley at leu?:. " on an Intake duty whUh w.r. s,::s settlors' vntr;ic:s. ar'l iu no evf:i-ccel evf:i-ccel three acre feet riur.r.c fi e-tenths norc feet dtirunr tiradual dcci-nse thorio: or satisfy th.e ixniinict ric:i;s. i-V ditons demand such a r-nn'f.orv. each, company shou! ; reulu-.f" In the light of existing dat;i- ... |