Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-05-11 | Page 5 | Dike Project is Discussed

DIKE PROJECT IS DISCUSSED Plans were under way Thursday to submit recommendations to Governor Henry H. H Blood on the proposed Great Salt Lake dike following a dinner meeting at the Alta club Wednesday night of city county officials and civic leaders leader of or Salt Lake Davis and Weber counties The gathering called by Mayor Louis adopted a resolution calling for appointment of a committee com to contact state county and municipal officials and then make to the governor A. A B. B Young toastmaster at the dinner was delegated to select the committee He will name two members mem mem- hers bers each from from- the three counties represented at the meeting The ng meeting was called by by Mayor Marcus who told those attending that SnIt Salt Lake City made its filings on Jordan and Weber river water which would be impounded by the proposed dike with an unselfish view and in inthe inthe the interest of other counties counties' bordering bordering border border- ing the project Governor Blood Informed the meeting the state stat would be un unable ble to give financial for a survey of the project with the view vie of obtaining a liquidating self l loan an from the Reconstruction Reconstruction Re Re- construction Finance Finan e corporation Speakers who outlined various phases of ot the project and listed expected ex cx- benefits were Professor LevI Edgar Young of the University of Utah Dorsey A. A Lyon secretary to o the the university J. J O. O Elton manager of the International Smelting company Dr H. H T. T Plumb engineer for the General Electric company Sumner G. G civil engineer Thomas Lyon geologist for forthe forthe the International Smelting com company pan v City Commissioner George D. D Keys Keyser r Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Butcher commander at Fort Douglas Newell B. B Cook state fish and game commissioner commissioner commis Fisher Harris city attorney and R. R A. A Hart Industrial secretary of ot the chamber of ot commerce