Show CUTS WILL NOT HOT HANDICAP WORK OF IRRIGATION U. U S. S Director Says Fund for Indian Service Provided by U. U S. S Money Utah Indian irrigation projects willbe will willbe willbe be little affected by the recent cut of more than 25 per cent in the federal appropriation for the irrigation service service service ser ser- vice from the estimated revenue requirement requirement requirement re re- re- re of William S. S Post director of ot irrigation for the United States bureau of Indian affaIrs affairs af af- a- a fairs said on his arrival in Salt Lake Wednesday a 4 aThe aThe The work In Utah is entirely maintenance maintenance main main- he pointed out and congress made ample provision for maintenance maIntenance maintenance nance in let its appropriation of 1200 for irrigation tion work Somewhat more than will willbe willbe willbe be spent for or maintenance in 11 western west west- em ern states The Indian irrigation service has reached the stage where charges paid in each year ear approximately equal the appropriation necessary to continue the work he explained This of course does not mean that the government will ever be paid back all of the money It has spent in irrigation work for the Indians which began back in 1865 Mr Post discounted the idea that there is any likelihood of the Indian irrigation office in m Salt Lake being abandoned or moved to some other cit city He is conferring in Salt Lake Lakeith with ith L. L M. M Holt district supervising engineer engineer engi engi- neer and C. C A. A Engle of Denver supervising supervising su suo su- su engineer at large on plans for the audit that must be completed by July 1 l. He will leave late Thursday for Denver but plans to return within two weeks for or an inspection trip to the projects in Utah |