Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-07 | Page 18 | Report upon Reclamation Made by Work

T UPON UPUN N MAU BY WASHINGTON Dec 7 A A A de- de led analysis of the status of eight twenty irrigation projects Ine in I Ie e West Vest was given by Secretary prk toda today to the special advisory which is inquiring into r questions Phe rhe figures the secretary said aid 5 Sowed owed conclusively that a a. new I must be adopted or some of ot ff fi o projects will wili follow tollow those thoss alady alady al- al gady ady abandoned because of oJ Inn In- In n to meet construction and Maintenance costs mounting far tar aBove bove the tho original estimates hese These totals were given for the enty eight projects Original estimated cost 6 1 net construction cost to June JuneJO 3 JO 1923 original estimate esti esti- mate ate e acreage acreage a which reclamation bureau spared to supply in 1922 1692 00 Q acreage actually irrigated in 22 1202 30 operation and maln- maln anCe costs ost to June 30 1923 17 operation an ann ana maintenance to Lo o June 30 1923 4 charges In rentals o Irrigation water to June Juno 30 1923 total amount unpaid by ater 1 on construction oper- oper on and maintenance and water SS The ho original estimate of the avage avage av- av age ige cost p per pr r acre for the twenty twenty- e projects was shown to be while the actual cost per ahe acre cre for the whole area to Tune 30 I 1923 was and the cost per acre for the area actually irrigated was