Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-09 | Page 11 | Water Users Organization Plan Held Up

Li ATER USERS ORGANIZATION TION i PLAN HELD UP UPi It t J tah Copper Company I i Withdraws From l h f I Dike Project Expected organization of the Utah ako ko Water Vater Users' Users association was wast it t least temporarily delayed Mony Mon- Mon iy y by withdrawal of the Utah Coper Cop- Cop er r company compan C. C Goodrich chief engineer of ot company said in a letter to the that because of realign realign- ent tnt of ot subscriptions the quantity if f water expected to be saved by by liking the lake is not sufficient to toI I take ake the project attractive The Th company has agreed to take 00 voting shares and non- non shares of ot the shares each ich representing an acre foot toot of water which the dikes are l ted to save from froni evaporation Setup Changed As JAs originally approved by the federal government articles of in- in of the association pro- pro ded for 13 directors one for each 00 xio shares That gave a majority Salt Lake City and the company ith and shares re- re Farmers objected to this majority id nd d after conference during which e ie e water was oversubscribed 11 acre feet the setup was changed cutting shares of oC Salt Lake Cit City r iid nd d the copper company and pro- pro riding for differing between veti voting vet vot i rig ing g and nonvoting shares l Plan Approved The changed plan was approved by by the federal government and the met Monday to organize formally when the Utah Copper notice was received meeting was postponed until jp in the federal build build- JA Tuesday mi The of association members t was was' that the withdrawal would not prevent proceeding with the estimated to cost t v Wont Won't prevent Prevent Project i Mr r. r Goodrich said the company felt at first its participation was needed Heeded to assure building of the dikes but that It now believes with with- awal will not prevent the project because other obstacles have been Overcome A new plan is drafted as a result cf of the withdrawal federal approval Must be obtained again The association is being formed as U an agency to deal with the government gov gov- in repaying the cost t. t f