Show REPORT LAKE PROJECT County Investigating Body Recommends Dike Plan Be Put Through Approval o of the proposed Great Grea Salt lake project to create a square mile fresh water lake i is contained in a report compiled by a special investigating ting committee appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed by the Salt Lake county corn com commission mission The committee headed by R R. AHart A A. Hart and W. W R. R Wallace also recommends recommends mends continuation of the investigation tion until all data bearing on the pro has been passed upon by the mos most competent local authorities I The count county commission is urged t to appoint a ways and means committee representative of all interests to determine de termine a suitable public agency t to undertake completion o of the project and outline a finance program Utah depends largely on refining processing and fabrication of il its metal products exploitation of ot its nonmetallic resources and development development develop elop ment of extensive chemical indus indus- tries Therefore the project should be undertaken as a public enterprise the committee suggests Realization of this development de depends depends depends de de- de- de on two main factors factors I. 1 ample supply of water suitable for industria industrial purposes and 2 a large supply o of cheap electrical energy the energy the committee commit commit- tee reports It adds the pro project is possible and economically feas teas ible ibbe provided advantage is taken o of natural conditions To embay the residual flow o of Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- dan river surplus canal Weber river rive and minor streams entering Great Grea Salt lake between Jordan river an and Syracuse point would not only provide provide pro pro- vide a large amount of fresh water wate for industrial purposes but would provide water for a agricultural purposes pur poses especially on Antelope island Islam and create a highway feature which would be a worthy auxiliary project the committee claims This committee agrees with wilh the engineering en en- comm committee tec which favored broad dikes with beach slopes The report was discussed a ai at a final fina meeting of the committee which als also includes Matthew CowIe Cowley E K E. E Howand Howe How and Joseph Bl and Is expected ex cx- to be presented to t the e count county commission Monday |