Show Board oard Expects Diversion Canal Work to Go On Continuation of work on the thc Weber Provo river diversion canal nal despite a war production board order closing reclamation projects is indicated in a telegram sent Tuesday by the metropolitan water I district of Salt Lake City to John C. C Page bureau of reclamation t commissioner Washington D C. C CI We assume the W P B reclamation Cl tion closing closing- order does not apply to Weber-Provo Weber canal division of I Provo river project because t steel plant of defense plant corporation at Geneva is wholly I dependent on the canal for far water to 1 Blair Richardson water district chairman stated in the telegram S Steel plant officials on October 10 called for delivery of water commencing February 1 1913 This canal Is situated at a high altitude and freezing weather may I set in at any time to ret retard rd lone lon eon e- e T ion This information is 1 sent you in event W P B contemplates contern- contern plates any action closing the canal work even temporarily Advise if we can help further Water district directors will meet this week to discuss plans L I for delivering water to the plant |