Show DEER CREEK FORCES J JOIN TO SAVE F FUND FUNI Public Hearing Scheduled on or Legislation to Speed Project Governor Henry H. H Blood leaders leader of the twenty-first twenty Utah legislature and Utah reclamation experts Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- da day hastily organized their forces Corces to ti save the Utah lake Deer creel creek project project from ab abandonment by y the federal federal fed fed- federal eral government gO History of the project that would pour into the state has ha been one of oC internal strife bickerIng bickering bickering bicker bicker- ing between factions which all seek seeli the he same ultimate end more end more irrigation irrigation tion ion water ater for parched farm land in iii inthe inthe the he Salt Lake valley vaney The federal reclamation bureau Is fed up with the acrimonious attitude attitude atti atti- tude ude of Utah factions interested in inthe Inthe the he project Tersely Stated Attitude of the interior department department depart depart- ment nent and of ot Dr Elwood Mead commissioner commissioner com corn missioner of reclamation was tersely tersely tersey terse terse- ly y stated when Utah's senators William Wil Vil Villiam liam lam H. H King and Elbert D. D Thomas Washington in n were informed that the he department was ready to withdraw withdraw with with- draw its appropriation for the ct The two senators Immediately Informed informed in in- In- In formed ormed Governor Blood of oC the ultimatum ultimatum ulti ulti- natum g given gen en them b by the department department depart depart- ment nent and the reclamation bureau In n effect erect It was Pass necessary legislation and settle your our internal troubles at once or ir federal funds for underwriting the he project will be withdrawn Holds Holdi Conference Governor Blood Tuesday u e Y 3 conferred con ton erred with Speaker Walter Valler K Granger ranger D D. Iron and Senator Juian Julian Julian Ju Ju- Ju- Ju lian ian M M. Bamberger D. D DJ Salt Lake regarding the legislative aspect of the he problem At the same ame time Chairman W. W R. R Wallace Vallace of the Utah water storage commission hastily called a meeting of f the commission and interested parties arties Results Results' of the states state's chief executives executive's tive's tives conference with legislative leaders were 1 1 A public hearing on measures measure pertinent to the subject at al 7 p. p m. m Tuesday at the Newhouse hotel hotel ho ho- tel would be devoted exclusively to discussing the bills 2 Governor Blood would attend the he hearing and address the senate state and municipal affairs and house louse irrigation committees which have ave the bills Presence of ot the governor at a public hearing on legislative matters mat era will be a shattering of oC prece prece- dent lent It is seldom that he takes part art in such hearings However it was vas said s id the importance of oC the issues is issues is- is sues at stake made it Imperative hat that Governor Blood attend and participate par- par in the hearing The bills which the committee will ill lay before the public Tue Tuesday day light Ight will be H. H B. B which would allow illow municipalities lilies to p participate in n a the project and H. H B. B 18 which I for tor extension of or time for itle title to water vater which is not used but appropriated Both bills are administration measures S. S L. L Participation The first would allow Salt Lake City ity to participate in the pro program ram action that those f familiar with the project deem necessary to Its sue suc- culmination The other would allow cities and lowns owns to locate water Vater but not Immediately im- im mediately use it Under the present pres- pres ent nt law fa title Is hs lost If ir the water right ight is not nol developed and used If It he Um time limit were extended extended cities Continued on Six S UNITY SOUGHT ON DEER CREEK Continued from Page One and other users would be able to conserve conselve their water rights for use during drouth years During the public hearing two tentative measures which will be Introduced in the legislature Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- nesda will be discussed Vital Parts Both will be sponsored by the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration and are arc considered vi vital vital vital vi- vi tal parts of oC the program that will willbe be necessary if il the Deer Utah creek lake project is to be completed They are 1 Authorization be given gl the governor to deed certain land surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding Utah lake and on the bed of the lake to the federal govern govern- ment 2 2 Permission that will allow water water wa wa- vater va- va ter district canal companies to undertake undertake undertake un un- un- un construction work with the federal government The public hearing also will consider consider consider con con- sider H. H B. B and S. S B. B which relate to method of control of oC Utah's vast supply of oC underground water by the state state- Pledge Full Aid Following their conference with the governor the legislative leaders pledged sledged that both the senate and the he house would give gi every poss possible ble aid Ud to making the necessary legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation into law that the project might not be lost Tuesday afternoon Mr Wallace Vallace conferred with parties and factions of oC the project and made a plea that the they reconcile their differences and avert wert loss of oC federal aid in completIng Ing ng the structure Governor Blood said Tuesday I see nothing but success to be belad had lad in the negotiations I am as anxious as I was 14 months ago in urging people of at the Salt Lake val val- Icy ley ey to take advantage of the governments government's governments government's gov gov- generous offer otter to insure Its future water supply I I see no other way to prevent serious loss in future drouth years Wide ide Development With the project an accomplIshed accomplished pushed fact Salt Lake county will develop in an agricultural way that was heretofore not thought ble bleAs As seriousness of the situation was vas realized late Tuesday by legislative legis legis- leaders they were reported to o have informed the governor that they too would break precedent to save sa the allocation for the state The metropolitan water bill and other necessary legislation already before the body would be rushed through both houses Wednesday under under un un- un- un der suspension of oC the rules it was said Such action would assure their passage before the legislature departs departs departs de de- de- de parts for Its junket to Cedar City and Boulder dam during the four- four day Washington birthday holiday |