Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-16 | Page 7 | Roosevelt to Approve Utah Flood Ban Bills

Roosevelt to Approve Utah Flood fan Ban Bills PROVO President Franklin D Roosevelt will sign an order in the near future to set aside acres of mountain grazing lands east cast of Provo and Springville for flood lood control con con- work b by the federal government accordIng to a letter received Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day by Dr Vasco M M. Tanner chairman chairman chair chair- man of the chamber of commerce flood lood control committee from Congressman Con Con- gressman J J. J W W. Robinson The sIgn sign- tag ing will end a long fight to have the theland theland land set aside for this purpose The Davis county area ot of d as trous floods during the past 10 years is included in a like manner said Congressman Robinson According to the letter S Secretary of War George H H. Dern was instrumental instrumental mental in bringing about the meas meas- ure Secretary Dern became impressed im im- pressed pre with the necessity of flood control while serving as governor of Utah Dr Tanner reported the situation would be greatly improved by the prevention of overgrazing thereby preventing the danger of erosIon and flood