Show Pumping Starts Early At AtUt Utah Lake Plant The 1933 Irrigation season officially opened In the Salt Lake arca area Thursday Thursday Thurs day when the Utah lake pumping plant of the Five FI Associated Canal Companies began operations two weeks weeks' earlier than last year car Four companies immediately began drawing water under an an apportionment apportion apportion- ment schedule approved by the board of canal presidents at a 11 meeting with State Engineer T. T H. H Humpherys and City Engineer W. W D. D Beers Beers' at the city and county building Wednesday afternoon I The North Jordan canal was given 20 second feet East Jordan 75 second second- feet Utah salt Lake second second- feet and South Jordan 50 second Apportionment to the Salt Lake city city- owned Jordan Salt Lake canal willbe will willbe willbe be made later and the initial draft dratt will be bc Increased as the season progresses progresses pro pro- greases It was explained Estimating that the available draft from rom the lake this year will be feet acre-feet compared with acre acre- feet pumped ir in 1932 Mr Humpherys submitted d a a. tentative pl plan n of distribution distribution distri distri- bubon in In an attempt to avoid controversy controversy con con- growing out of or the threatened threatened threat threat- ened shortage The state engineer explained to the board h his 3 intention to act only in in advisory c capacity in connection with the Utah lake matter permitting the companies to work out their own distribution distribution dis dis- dis plan The Thc board indorsed his his' views and pledged coop cooperation ration |