Show I. I GOVERNOR BLOOD PRocLAIMS PRocLAIMS-DROUTH PRocLAIMs DROUTH EMERGENCY I I it A PROCLAMATION By y Henry II H. Blood Governor of the state of Utah Whereas a condition of un drouth at present prevails over oyer the region apparentlY in Utah and Whereas there is serious dan ser that in the absence of copious beneficial rainfall It will te be imposible im I po to mature crops crop ing grain crain alfalfa orchards and garden products and md that In j some even water waler for Cor live JI stock and culinary purposes will ill loll fall which I 1 am informed may I result j i In enforced tem temporary orar abandonment of I far a r m s sand and ranches rind and Whereas the pinch of water shortage win will inevitably be tea felt in large rind and small communities unless tin un- less weather soon so o that alt all citizens are arc likely to feel eel the deprivation and Whereas s it hac ha been my liege to confer cunter with experts who have made a study of oC these COnS con conditions and to receive from them advice and cooperation Now therefore with ap I predation ot of all that has been and I is being done by public officials and tion groups who are arc al ai already ready alert and active in saving water Jt it is considered expedient that I 1 call upon the officials ol of olI I I. I cities and towns canal water associations and citi- citi zens generally to join In and continue con con- a definite program of oC conservation con con- of all available water within the state of oC Utah and to take definite steps to prevent nil all misuse or waste of water In ol order er to a assist in this very necessary purpose I have today appointed George Gcorge D D. Clyde of the Utah State Agricultural college experiment station to act as special cial representative ot of the gov for Cor the conservation of water during this emergency and have asked him immediately to I cont contact ct h personally or 01 through u county agents and other I ants those who ho are in control of water wed used for irrigation or culinary cull cull- nary purposes in order that expert ex- ex pert advice nd may be available to aid in assuring the most mast bene ti tidal ial use or of water in all parts of the state Meantime Robert II lunch Hinck Icy ley state director of oC public welfare wel wel- fare an and emergency relief relIct has hils commenced a survey surveyor of drouth conditions pr to assembling assem- assem bling data and mak making ng report to the F FER E R A nt at Washington md and securing if iC possible financial as as- It is contemplated that work projects for the development develop develop- supplies ment of oC supplementary of tater will viiI be undertaken IS as qUickly as possible It Is my earn earn- cst hope that the fullest t t lion tion with the sl said d special representative representative will be given by all con con- It Is recognized he has no legal authority to handle this situation but it js is felt fell his good offices If iC accepted may result in iii inan an amelioration of serious conditions conditions con con- that may e ensUe e if the pres eat ent drouth continues Under present conditions it is hoped arrangements may be made for owners of oC prior right water to divide with those o own own- in fag secondary rights under satisfactory satis- satis I factory agreement between the i parties so that livestock live Jive tock stock Iced feed and val crop may be and I livestock and culinary water supplied sup sup- I plied pUe |