| Show c FARMERS SHi HEAR IR PLEA FOR FUR LAWS TO io CONtROl UNDERGROUND FLOW p Claims State Peterson teon St te Ownership of oJ Water Vater Below Surface Unless U leas there h re is ilo some ervi ion o 0 of underground wa water a aF 1 situation of oreal real pathos f faces c. c t the e public That was wu the de declaration rati n ol of Di Director Di Di- rector William Peterson of f the Ut Utah ut h. h State Stat Agricultural ut al c a a member mem mem ber of President t Hoovers Hoover's public land lind commission n and of th Utah water storage commission in an n address dd made tn before bor the that western states f farm rm bureau training g school scho l land land and conference during final au ses session i sion n at it tI the se hotel Friday F y Commissioner aloner P Peterson terson said that In Utah Valley there are ncr acres within n economic con c p pumpIng pumpIng- dIn dIn- s.- s. Jance p and the angle of oZ ot recharge harge 1st Is not of that am in In fn mf my lon underground wat water Is sl oWned owned by 1 tHe tie state stater f n and d' d th i t e gJ e Would b ld i l con L y r the h i DInet Dl- Dl net rector rector- or Peterson said sald Only Ony two t. t w Mexico co rid arid Qi n p S 'S of J ha haye a. a lavi toie u use uee e of ot underground underground un- un un un- water and the b balance lance of thee th taJ depend dep on court it deci decisions 4 l- l slone almost l o t all aU of ch are are at vada variance ce Mr Peterson does doti not advocate a a uniform law JaW f for r r all aU states st tes b but t doe dv state t i r water control within their own C C rii r Peterson eter Cal CaI as one on ot f t the unfOrtUnate cases cases cases' of ot lack of control He ia He said Bald V tr f Continued d On page 9 I t 4 T i i 5 i I- I I PETERSON PLEADS FOR UNDERGROUND WATER CONTROL Continued from tram page 1 I. that lint they arc now pumping water from depths below the economic level and nd ht have run Into salt w water ter In conclusion slon the speaker pointed point point- ed out that laws on underground nd water cover el surface wells artesian wells springs water Mater for tor com commodity use stock watering and Irrigation Ve We cnn can exist without manufactured manufactured articles we can live without automobiles 8 pianos radios even without clothes but we wo cannot live Il without food tood So farming as the basic Industry of ot the people must bo be protected d declared W W. W D D. Wa Wagoner Wag Wagoner oner secretary secretary- of at Irrigation districts dis dis- districts in California In his address on the tho trend of ot legislation respectIng respecting respect respect- Ing federal reder 1 financing of ot Irrl Irrigation districts RECALLS WAR DAYS I A UA large percentage of ot farm products Is produced In Irrigation reclamation drainage flood protection ion tion levee leveo ol or like districts ts he ha con con- Most of these districts were organized during the World orld war In response to the call of the thc government to raise more food tood At that time prices of oC agricultural products were high and so likewise I Iwas was th the cost coat of ot construction r. r Bonds Bonds' bearing rates of ot Interest were Issued on the lands and the maturity maturity matur matur- ity of or the bonds bomb fixed at an early date There are mc districts where the tax or asse assessment is 18 M In excess of at all I other taxes laces combined and cre creates cretes tes a u burden under present conditions that the farmer Is unable to hear bear Had the high prices of oC agricultural products continued perhaps the farmer could pay but under existing existing exist exist- In ing conditions unless such relief relict Is afforded as proposed In the herewith submitted bill prepared b by the special ape ape- cat cial committee thou thousands Dds of or farm farm- era will lose loso their all nil and bo be forced to migrate to cities swelling the tha number of ot unemployed I SEEK LASTING BENEFITS I The Improvements mado made b by the legislation sought are not only for forthe forthe forthe the present but are arc permanent nt In nature and for tor the benefit of ot generations generations gener gener- t to c come me They are arc Indeed In Inthe Inthe Inthe the nature of at public improvements and are actually for tor the benefit of ot all the people of ot tho United States At the conclusion of his address Mr Ir Wagoner ng presented the amendments amendments amend amend- ments made by the special water users users' committee to the hill bill now before congress which will b be acted upon at the next session The bill bill senate bill has already passed the upper house and has received favorable action by the tho house committee committee com com- on Irrigation The resolution resolution tion drawn draun up b by the western states water users users' committee was adopted adopt adopt- ed b by the conference delegates following following fol tol- lowing the addre address The reclamation of arid lands must continue It remains only to determine whether hether or not an any Change han e should hould be made in the present present pres pres- ent policy polley said th the Hon George W. W Yo Malone state engineer of ot Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada and a a. member of ot President Hoovers Hoover's public land commission POLICY DATES TO 1841 Definite policy has been adopted adopt adopt- ed by the government starting with the thc preemption act of at 1841 which led to the passage of the homestead act In 1862 definitely establishing the policy of encouraging private ownership of ot lands based on settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment with no charge being made for tor such land he said Any policy of at perpetual government govern govern- ment mentor or state ownership of ot land ex except except ex- ex for tOl forest reserve parks arks and reservations for actual government I use It Is III believed bello would be doomed I to failure It If the policy of private ownership ownership owner owner- ship shill of ot the lands Is to continue It would require a complete reorganization reorganization of existing land laws lawn or if Ie the states tates took over o tho the public lands It 1 would mean n the setting netting up UI of an en entirely entirely en en- new system of gaining own ownership own own- n to the land LISTS TEN PROBLEMS Commissioner Malones Malone's address on the problems confronting the theland theland theland land commission was given I cn at the afternoon session of the conference In this resi resl respect ct he enumerated ten problems now receiving consideration tion future tion-future future reclamation policies federal aid uld for road construction completion of ot public land surveys sut oil all gas ns and coal development dc minerals development reclassification of f forest reserve areas recommendations to prevent overlapping o of ot federal bureau auth- auth authority auth authority water shed protection administration administration admin admin- of ot grazing areas and water control John M 1 Macfarlane 1 president of oC the Utah Cattle Growers Growers' association association association tion addressed the tho conference on the tho farmers' farmers interest In tho ho national forest and public domain and L. L E. E I general chairman of the conference reported on tho the success suc sue success cess of ot the water users' users conference sponsored by the A. A F. F B. B F. F in de defining defining de- de fining the water users' users problems Tho The addresses were followed b by general discussions of ot all topics af after after arter ar- ar ter ter which reports of ot the committees committee were ere received and the conference brought to a a. clos close Leaders of ot the conference were unanimous In their conclusions that the tho sessions had resulted in great grent benefit to the farm tarm bureau executives executives tives U and in their were high praise for the manner In which the tho conference conference confer confer- ence had been carrl carried d out and the thc reception and entertainment supplied supplied sup- sup plied piled the tho delegates while in the city |
