Show Krug Pledges Attention to Utah Problems Aid Reveals Boost Promised in Reclamation Funds After hearing complaints from water experts ts officials of the Utah Coal Operators' Operators and leaders leader In the metal mining industry Monday Monday Mon Mon- day Secy Seey of the Interior J. J A. A Krug promised they would receive his personal attention Michael V. W. Straus reclamation commissioner traveling with Mr Krug in their desire to feel the pulse of the west announced that thattie he tie had just received great news from Washington I have been informed that the senate appropriations committee in its report recommends the senate sen zen ate to increase se the general reclamation reclamation mation matlon program he asserted The recommendation increases the funds by which in total gives funds to go forward with a number of cf Utah projects as well as projects in 17 reclamation tion states Deer Creek Funds Mr Straus said Deer Creek has funds for making good progress pointing out that the difficulty Is lack of construction materials machinery and personnel He said the proposed central Utah reclamation project can be beby beby beby by far the largest reclamation program in Utah It has been made clear by the governor and other state officials that the people here feel the project is la vital to Utah said Mr Straus Th The bureau too thinks well of ot the project Straus said the central Ut Utah ti project is designed to divert water from the upper Colorado river to the Bonneville basin Salt Lake valley He added that the federal government government gov gov- respects the states' states action to allocate the waters of ot the Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado among themselves Until this job is done the bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau of ot reclamation cant can't build the central Utah project because it does not know whose water is to tobe tobe tobe be converted he asserted Lauds Utah Office He said asia Utah has one of the best regional offices In the nation and pointed out that Utah and Salt Lake valley vaHey particularly pioneered reclamation and irrigation before the bureau of reclamation was thought of ot Mr Krug was told that Colorado river development problems not only can be solved but they can be solved with a minimum of delay delay de de- de lay and without litigation if It the actual users of this water are given givena a place at the council table when he met with representatives of the Colorado River Water Vater Users' Users Mr Krug was also told that the bitter controversy over the recently recent recent- I ly ratified Mexican water treaty would never have arisen if it the act actual ac ac- ac- ac t thaI al users of ot the Colorado river had bad been fully consulted II Colorado River I Fisher Harris association director director tor and Hampton C C. Godbe association asso asso- I elation secretary pointed out to Mr Krug that their association is concerned only with the Colorado river Its concern they said is identical with that of the interior department and the bureau of ot reclamation rec rec- rec- rec in that interrelationships along the entire river must be considered considered considered con con- before a single project can be started A. A G. G Mackenzie manager Utah Metal Mine Operators' Operators said the Utah mining leaders in their meeting with Mr Krug protested against recent requirements of the department of interior mainly the bureau of ot mines in connection with patenting of of little mining claims They urged that the federal government stay out of private business Mr Mackenzie said they also requested that the bureau of ot mines confine contine to safety research research re re- rc- rc search and compilation of statistics statistics statis statis- tics and not enter into enter into the operation operation opera opera- tion of mines or profit through their royalties Promises Attention Mr Krug told the men to put their complaints in writing and h he would give them his attention Meeting with representatives o otho of the tho Utah Coal Operators' Operators As sn Mr Krug learned from Crom them th that t they need an increase in ablo able acres s of public coal lands to any anyone one company or individual Claude P. P Helner Heiner association president informed Mr Krug the coal Industry in Utah is suffering a great hardship and needs more federal land to lease He asked that the government cut its red tape on leasing problems They also want the tIle se secretary to 10 use his influence in granting See Page 14 Column 2 2 4 I fr fl t I M 4 h 1 L A 4 r U ti i 1 I t INTERIOR CHIEF CONSULTS IN S S. S L. L E. E O. O Larsen bureau of reclamation regional dl dl- f Interior J. J A. A Krug KruS' the locations in Utah where rector center points out to Michael W. W V. V Straus I I reclamation projects are the most vital vita Mr l reclamation commissioner left and aud Secretary of I Krug and nd Mr addressed regional meeting KRUG'S KRUG S VISIT Continued fr front from m Page Page One higher Utah coal oal operators operators opera opera- tors for each ton of coal United effort in their work w was s 's surged urged upon upon of the Salt Lake region of the depart department ent of the interior by Secretary Krug meeting at t the Hotel Utah I Ith with th more than department I We shall work to make and keep the department the best in inthe inthe in inthe the government S Secretary Krug told his listeners affirming that it if f. f we wo work wo rk zealously and conscientiously conscientiously con con- we need have no fear for democracy demo Secretary Krug met jnet with department de- de department de department following a conference Sunday at which h he told water users risers of the area that any comprehensive plan of development development develop develop- ment for watt water watter er coming from the department must await agreements agreements agreements agree agree- ments of Colorado river basin states between themselves as to water allocations Complaints regarding the Deer creek project were voiced by J. J W. W Gillman president Provo River Water Users' Users who protested the long delay deJay in completing the project He p pointed out that although al although al- al though the first contract was signed 10 years ago and construction construction construction tion started eight years ago the project has n not t yet r reached ached a point where 25 to 30 of the available water supply can can be used this year William R R. Wallace Vallace president Utah Water Users' Users suggested suggest suggest- ed that allocation of w water ter between be be- tureen tween the basin states be worked out bya by a n neutral u r l' l committee named by th the sta states es a and d the federal government government government gov gov- the setting up of some over-all over authority in inthe inthe inthe the basin which however would leave control of the water with the states |