Show ova f. f WATER ATER TURNED INTO CANALS v lEADING TO ACRES I ii or Of CARBON COUNTY LANDS I MJ I o w fl i I Crand bration N ar Price on Opening of Roue Cats Gatts to Channels ng Stretch of 01 t Semi Arid Land That Will Soon j ji i furnish l s E 1 k Converting Converting the barren wastes of the great arid lands lands' of the west is a nl magnificent thea a piece of work Its undertaking d ing In g though fraught with ith many cares and handicapped e rv with numerous obstacles has bas already resulted in th the Wone wonderful won won- improvement in the eastern part part o of Utah and with with- J f. S In in a few S years ears will bring thousands of people from ever every fy ti r part art of the United States t to tr to o the great eat fruit farms of this o state Y di The Carbon county J project of the Irrigated Lands i company has just been completed after two years' years work volk a This com company 1 pan v has expended in cash and this money has has gone to the laboring class and into the various channels of trade in Price Wellington J a and other towns in that belt elt Its work or has been bee in the hands bands of competent engineers while its fina financing and management has been in the hands of some of the most enterprising citizens of Utah such as John Y Smith r president resident W. W D. D Livingston general manager the Fitzgerald Fitz- Fitz gerald brothers D. D M. M Landreth Van T an D. D Spalding and others The Ir Irrigated Lands company has succeeded in converting acres of sand and sagebrush to what i i will be one of the most fertile spots in the west To take the wat waters Caters rs of oi Price river riter and ana to direct them through a channel which is is tw iwo wenty two miles in length now nov and will be twenty six miles lon long when completed has hns required the skill of men schooled ad by bv experienc in in such work J 3 M M. S. S Barrow has bas been the en engineer ineer in in char charge e and to see the evidence of ot the work be he and his staff have accomplished several hundred bundred people from Salt Lake City Provo Prove Lehi and Carbon county witnessed the turning ng in of the water I at the dam sito site at Midway late Saturday Sat Sat- Saturday evening t A S1 special ecial train tram over the Rio Bio Grando Granda Friday Friday- evening took officials of tho the Ir Ir- Lands company their thair families frien friends s and representatives of the press to tp Price to see the tho gates Bates opened The dam site is three and a half halt miles above tho the town of Price The train was waR in in charge of Traveling Passenger Agent Harry Cushing of the Rio Bio Grande Grand whose work was untiring in providing every comfort and aDd accommodation for th the members of the party That his bis work Worl was wae fully appreciated bv by the entire party part V was attested when t the e passengers drafted resolutions of thanks to Mr Gushing Cushing and the railroad company company The Pullmans were in charge of F. F H H. H Emerson Emer Emery Emeryson son and an experienced crew who came in for their share of appreciation The party porty comprised tho the following Members of Party State Treasurer James Chri State Engineer Caleb Tanner State Bank ank Examiner Albert Glazier W. W D. D Candland William o H. H M M. Hayes Rases F F. C. C Callister of the state land I board President George Brimhall and Professor Homer Homol of 01 Brigham ham Youn Young university James A A. Melville and wife W. W D. D Livingston ston and wife Willard Villard Hanson Hnnson and wife rife D. D M M. Landreth and wife elect elect A. A S. S Barnes and wife A. A Livingston and wife Ii H. H A A. A Learnes and wife Mrs T Mrs u rs T T. T C. C Callister Misses Estelle Whiting Geor Georgia ia Reid Anna Ann Livingston Io Van D. D Spalding William Hill Hm Carl Hill Parley Austin Georgo Austin Thomas Aust Austin n. n James W. W I Isaac Grace G. G R. R Empson I John Y Y Smith John Jotin Wheelon Joseph H. H Stores H. H J J. J Fitz Fitzgerald erald Professor L. L A. A Merrill James M. M Kirkham John S. S Manley J. J R. R Smith m th Dr John Chris Chris- I M M. M S. S Darrow William Thorn Thorny Thornton Thornton ton Ales Aler Melville Healey S. S R R. R Anderson E. E W. W Kelly Charles Tyng Francis rancis Tyng R. R Jones Henry Lewis George A. A Smith J. J Cecil A Alter ter and representatives of The Tribune and THE TELEGRAM Reaching Price Saturday morning mornin morning the party was conducted a short distance distance dis db- I tance from tho the depot where a s splendid splendid leu- leu i did break breakfast ast was served sered in a n large larce tent erected by thu the citizens of that town Following breakfast n a reception was held eld in th the rooms of the Price Com Commercial omI om- om I mercial club W. W F. F Olson R R. R G G. G Miller I henry Wade A A. A W. W Horsley A. A Ballinger Ballinger Ballin Ballin- I ger Jef X J. T. T B. B Middleton nn and G C. C R. R Marcuson Marcu Marcu- I son of the club being on hand bal to reI receive re re- I the visitors See Laud Under Project At 1030 0 o'clock clock S t morning tho the special ial pulled out for Wellington ton Reaching that town the party t was mot by sleighs bs and rigs and taken for a aride aride aride ride over o the farm land that will ill be irrigated After inspecting the ground round they returned to the schoolhouse and were welcomed by the people of that portion of the county A pro program ram had been arran arranged ed and music t was as furnished burnished by the following members of tho the Wellington Wellington Wel Wel- lington band J. J W. W Hill Hopkins Jones Lincoln Marshall David Thayn William Marshall Roy Tidwell Laren Golding Geor George Georgo o Thayne John Wilson Frank Prank Ti Tidwell well Albert BIU nes Frank Hill J Joseph Golding Goldin and Louie Lonie Tones Jones Speeches wore made by State Treasurer Treasurer Treas Treas- James who was the personal representative of Governor Cutler President John Y Smith Professor Professor Pro fes fessor or Brimhall H. H M. M Hayes W. W J. J Tidwell Jefferson Tidwell and the tho original original or or- pioneer of valley Price valloy Orange Seeley At the close of this pro program am the visitors were feasted at a special dinner dinner din din- ner provided by tho the women of Welling Velling I ton It was one of the grandest spreads ever placed within reach of a ahun hungry hun crowd The Tb following f wore were Instrumental in getting ett ng it ready I Mesdames Peter Liddell S. S J. J. J Golding Gold ing int Zion Coleman Ellen Morgan or an Ada Hickman and William Hawkins while whilo these young ladies waited upon those seated at the banquet board Theresa Jessen Josephine Draper Elm Elva a Hill Hin Violet Hansen Gra Grace e Ellis Martha Draper Sadie Tidwell Elsie Marshall arshan Ethel Snyder Rachel Tidwell Mabel Snyder Lizzie Liddell and Agnes LiddelL LiddelL Lid- Lid delL Break Champagne Bottle Leaving Wellington ton the special train was pulled up to the dam site sito above o Price and Miss Annie Livin Livingston d daughter of General Genen l Manager W. W D. D Li Livingston ton of the tho Irrigated Lands com company company om pany broke broko a R. bottle of champagne over the he great concrete conversion dam darn sayin say say- lD in ing z 7 L I 1 christen this tho the Price Valley canal and and may mar it always br bring Il pros proa- pen penty ry The stream t was as turned into the great several hundred re people shouted shout shout- e ed and sang saDa and Professor Brimhall formally dedicated the canal in a 1 brief a address oress II IIa The visitors were taken back to Price dined at tho the hotels After which h the they repaired repair d to the town ton hall haIl and listened to an interesting program Levi Lev i X Harmon presided the Price orchestra orches orches- estra es- es tra rendered the tho music and addresses s wore ware made by A. A W. W Horslev W. W D D. D Livingston State tate Treasurer Tames James D D. D. M M. Landreth E. E S. S Horsley State Engineer Caleb Tanner Rev Re R. R P. P Nichols Attorney General Arthur Barnes Professor Bri Brimhall and Secretary of the State Lend Board John C C. C Calister Miss Miss Alexander Alexandor or of tho the Price schools recited from Ben Hur Miss fiss Ollie Nixon iton san sang beautifully beautiful beautiful- ly y as did little HUJe Miss Muriel uriel Wade and Levi Le N. N Harmon Jr tendered rendered a couple of musical selections on the piano I A At t the close of this DrO program tho the party part I repaired to Thomas hall ball where dancing I was as in indulged ul ei in ill up t to midnight ht after which ono one went back to t the e special special special cial train to catch a few hours' hours sleep sleen Sunday morning breakfast was again served in the tout tent at Price after liter which the train pulled out for home reaching this city at 0 o'clock last evening Waters Big Acreage This canal will water about I I acres of land The Irrigated Lands company owns all all' lf the water rights of Price river except the primary rights held by court decree decroo of J Budge o Morse in in 1902 1902 which amounts to about fifty fifty- one second feet when tho the flow of the tue ri river er gets ets too low to furnish water for fOl canal besides amount of t water ater used beloW below below be be- low dam This included the water reservoir res res- reservoir in Gooseberry valley known as the Mammoth reservoir which b contains feet of water There are Ire a number num num- number ber bel of modern improvements in the construction construction construction con con- of this dam work and aud tho the thode device device dovice de do- vice for operating the tho water gates ates is extremely simple Forty five fourteen fourteen- inch valves yahoos placed spirally around the outside of the gate tower let the tho water ater out with no trouble At no timo time will an any gate atc bo ho operated ed under more moro than fifteen fc feet t of wa way tar ter Ingenuity Taxed Water is discharged discharger into Gooseberry creek thence into Fish creek to to- the junction of Fish creek and White river river at Co Coton ton thence by bv Paco river to point of diversion Tho The diversion dam damis is a concrete structure with modern op- op features It is foot lon long In Ingenuity of th the builders was taxed in inthis inthis in inthis this but the work done is a perfect piece of engineering Heavy rainfall is isa isa isa I a feature of the country ou try an and to b handle this a complete system of dra ditches was constructed above the main canal nal to convoy tho the water to natural draina drainage e channels Numerous emptying I chambers and spillways are built along this canal to take care care of water vater in rainy or high tide tido season Eventually Eventually ally forty miles mies of laterals will wiH carry carrywater carrywater water wat-er from the main canal to farm land |