Show HOPE REMAINS FOR DEER CREEK House and Senate Deadlock Holds With western congressmen still expressing g optimism that optimism that t funds will willbe willbe b be appropriated the fate of t the Deer creek creck k reclamation n project still sUll was Vas In doubt doubt- as' as asfar far as congress is conI concerned concerned con con- I dispatches from Washington Washing Washing- t ton n D. D C. C indicated Thursday Three irrigation conferences were held W Wednesday but no agreement ement was reached on senate nate and house differences difference over proposed amendments amendments amend amend- ments meats to the the Interior department bill that that- would provide money for tor several large large- projects Senator William H. H King dispatches dispatches dis dis- dis- dis p patches said reported he had been assured by President Roosevelt that Deer creek would be b taken care of ot ofIn in some way The Tho senator re reminded reminded re- re minded ed the president the latter had taken away the major part of re relie relief re- re lief lie funds allocated Deer creek and should aid in getting them restored Will win Stand Finn Senator Hayden Hoyden of ot Arizona in charge a of the bill in the senate where the amendments were added only to be thrown out by the tha house said his group would not conclude conferences without a commitment on Deer creek and other projects He said It might be necessary to cut tho the proposed Irrigation He did not regard that as serious describing the tho principal goal as congress congress' approval of the projects Much Vork Work Endangered In Salt Lake City State Engineer T. T H H. Humpherys said years of work In preparation for tor construction of the Deer creek reservoir would woul be bo nullified if it funds are not appropriated appropriated immediately Ho He recalled more than two and a ha halt half years ears have passed since Governor Governor Gov Gov- Henry H. H Blood obtained from P W A an allocation of ot for tor Deer creek Other projects for which sums had been obtained also are endangered M Mr Humpherys asserted The engineer said interests had worked untiringly to pave the way for work for work settling questions of water rights enacting needed legislation for Water f water districts district obtaining obtaining ob oh- taming options for rights right of way preparing contracts for highway rebuilding rebuilding rebuilding re re- re- re building and preparing repayment contracts I |