Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-02-08 | Page 2 | To Complete a $6,000,000 Utah Project

TO COMPLETE A UT AU PROJECT Green River Company Ap Applies A Aplies A- A plies for Segregation of Acres CL CLAIM IM EXPENDITURE OF 1 ALREADY Propose to Put up Bond With State Land Board Application f for f tho p permanent segregation segre gation under tho Carey act of ot acres of land in Grand and Emery Emry counties was made to the state tO land board this morning by the Green reen River i company Temporary segregation of ot I this land was made a ye year r ago This is the tho largest segregation ever undertaken in 1 the state of Utah and the development of ot the lands including canals and other construction will entail en cn tail an expenditure of ot it is estimated The source of water supply for tor the tIle land is twenty miles mUes above the town of ot Green River and the project will necessitate the construction of at least miles of canals I Thus far there has bas been heen no iio construction construe tion work done on the Jand land RL although i about has been expended in surveying and aul other kindred preliminary nary work Under the rules of the tho tholand theland land office a temporary segregation rr must bo ho made one ODO year ear before a R permanent permanent per leer manent segregation re is applied for In lii snaking making tho the present application to the land Janel board the thc company made malle a deposit of as A n guarantee that the company compan will enter cuter into contract for the sale of the land If the company com coin pany fails in its HIS project this money reverts re to the tho state It is required 1 merel merely as a security that tho the company is sincere in its undertakings s The land hand was wa withdrawn from tram ru public entry when the tho temporary r sel selection or segregation was wall made a year ear a ago o When hen the land Is lit developed and aiRl the work of or the company compan under Q way presuming pre pre- suming of or course that the tho permanent segregation Is granted It will he hc the largest Improvement of oC Its kind ever e un undertaken iiii- iiii in Utah litah It 11 la Is also the largest larg lar est eat segregation ever er attempted under the Care Carey act In Utah The state land board decided to meet with the state board of examiners and the state Ita te engineer eel on oa l February 20 0 to con consider lder the application for state loans b by th the New Horn Hope Irrigation company n And the Green river rl Irrigation project The fhe latter hatter Is Il a a. separate and lInd distinct project from Crom th the Green Grcen river rhel company compan which Is applying for tOl the big segregation e The New v Hope Hop Ja la asking for fora a A. loan of oC and the Gr Green cn River lU irrigation project for Cor the purchase of a portion of or a bond issue Under tho the rules of oC the land board nothing greater rater than can be loaned on onan an any one ono project The state board of ex examiners examiners ex- ex must approve c all loans made bythe hy by hythe hythe the land board and for Cor the thc purpose c of DC discussing these matters and also ulso SO Investigating as RI to whether or not the tippO- tippO cants canta h have ho o the necessary ar qualifications under the rules r of oC th the land hoard board the meeting will be bc h held February 0 0 o.