Show UI U. SM S. GRANTS STATE AID IN WATER CRISIS Government Heeds Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Gover- Gover nors nor's Plea for Immediate Imme- Imme diate Help SURVEY SURVEY ORDER ORDER IS ISSUED Report on Conditions Expected Expect Expect- ed in 48 Hours Utah and federal governments Thursday moved with all speed peed to avert suffering and disaster from what whal looms thIs year ear as the worst drouth in state history An immediate survey to determine the states state's drouth relief needs was ordered from Washington as a result result re- re sult of oC au an appeal by Senator Nil Wil lIam H. H King urgently requested by Governor Lawrence Westbrook head ot of F FB FERA B ERA R A rural rehabilitation telephoned tele- tele phoned Robert H H. Hinckley state relie relief re- re lie lief director and authorized a survey sur vey to be undertaken b by the state f E ERA R A without sparing funds or work Upon this survey Mr Hinckley will base recommendations for Cor federal relief relict Meanwhile Governor Go Blood called state officiaLs and persons representing seating agricultural and water Interests inter ests to his office Thursday afternoon I Ito to outline action enabling farmers I Ito to meet a situation he described to Senator King as extremely serious if not terrifying Mr Hinckley said lie he expected to have a tentative tentative- on condi condi- lions within 48 18 hour It Vas e d Harry C. C Jessen water ater on Continued on pare Pace Two I UI U. Si 8 AID GIVEN IN o WATER CRISIS Immediate Survey Ordered Following Governors Governor's Plea for Help Continued d from hom Pare Page One er Cr for tor lake and Jordan river would direct the sUrvey It was vas to be suggested at the governors governor's governors governor's gov- gov meeting that engineers be dispatched to determine how much water Is available 3 how much will be bel needed prospects of obtaining more i water at Utah lake Strawberry and Echo reservoirs and at rIvers and i ithe the possibility of oC bOring wells and crea creating ting temporary reservoirs Governor Pleased Governor Blood said he was tied fled at the quick response by the government to his plea pIca In which he asked that Utah be declared a drouth area and as such to emergency emergency emer- emer gency federal aid Every possible feature ot of the situation sit sit- will be analyzed by the sun sur veil vey which will extend to charting a course for the f future fure ure DS as wen vell as undertake to overcome an an emer genc gency Meeting with Governor Blood were the state water storage commission William State Engineer T T. H. H Humpherys Dr E. E G. G Peterson president ot of the Utah State Agricultural college the Utah lake conciliation committee Mr Hinckley and water experts Details Discussed Mr Hinckley and the governor cussed details or of the survey and while nothing definite developed it vac suggested the agricultural college col col- lege the University or of Utah the weather bureau Utah Farm Bureau federation city engineers and all others familiar with the problems I take part In the tho work It was decided to ask Dr Lowry Nelson social development director ot of the state F FER E R A to study work ot of Millard and Beaver county r i. i den dents Is in utilizing underground water with a view of extending this undertaking undertaking under under- taking to other counties Committee Reports On Water Sources Additional water sources in Salt Lake valley can be tapped in time to prevent a serIous water shortage here this summer members ot of a special spa spa- cial committee or of the joi t water ad group reported Thursday at atthe atthe the chamber ot of commerce Use ot of these water sources will assure assure as as- sure the city almost a normal supply ot of water waler according to W. W H. H Trask Jr chairman ot of the special committee commit commit- tee Working with hUn him In the study were D. D A. A Lyon director ot of the Utah engineering experiment station and Chester P. P Cahoon The m meeting Ung Thursday was called by William R. R chairman o othe ot f the joint committee |