Show STATE LAUNCHES WATER PROGRAM Officials Move to Alleviate Most Serious Drouth in Utah History With the federal government lending lend lend- ing financial aid the state Friday launched a po nt program to al al- the mo t. t erious drouth sit situation situa a- a tion in its history A general survey under the t tion on of the Utah F FER E R A began l to determine existing conditions and tu to recommend nd remedial measures Governor Henry lL H. Blood issued a proclamation calling attention to the eXisting emergency and urging con conservation ser of every drop or of culinary an ana irrigation water ava available liable B By appoInting George D. D Clyde CIde of oC I the Utah State Agricultural COlleGe as his special representative Gayer Goyer nor Blood created a state water authority au au- to enforce statewide Race ance of approved irrigation practice and to provide if possible a culinary water supply in each home and sufficient suf suf- irrigation water to preserve orchards and other permanent crops I College Collee Aids Survey I Agencies of the extension division of the Utah State Agricultural college col col- lege under the direction of oC Professor sor Clyde CIde water supply expert joined F E ERA R A engineers in the survey which is expected to reveal sufficient data for presentation to Washington within a 3 week Upon results of of the survey will be based recommendations of Robert 11 Hinckley st te F FER E R A director for federal backing of a complete relief program for Utah The states state's three point program was mapped out b by Governor Blood and state leaders at an emergency ing n at the capitol late Thur Thursday da The drouth was viewed from every angle and the program was tas outlined with the advice of Utah outstanding water supply and agricultural experts Governor Go Calls Meet The meeting was called by Governor Governor Gov- Gov Blood after his appeal to Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington had been answered by Colonel l Lawrence Westbrook head ot of F FER E R A rural rehabilitation who telephoned Mr Ir Hinckley authorization on for tor the Use of federal ral funds for the drouth survey The governor opened the discus discus' sion sian with the explanation that he desired desired de- de sired a program which would not only alleviate the situation with regard to irrigation water but also to stock watering and the culinary supply lie He su suggested that the survey In in- elude clude among its it objectives the ascer ascer- taming of each instance of threatened or actual suffering and property damage dam dam- age due to water shortage e a plan for Cor increasing the available supply van vari out conservation measures and advice ad ad- vice on oil approved irrigation practice I Professor Cl Clyde de will have the I I on Pate I TATE STATE lAUNCHES S WATER Officials Move to Alleviate Most Serious Drouth in Utah History it Continued from Pare Page One most scientific lc and advice obtainable in promulgating and enforcing necessary re regulations S 'S It is probable that each community will be asked to appoint a representative representative group to cooperate with him Various projects for increasing the supply ava available lable from fr m Utah lake Strawberry reservoir a n d other sources sources were diScussed briefly and will wilf be c considered d in more det detail il after alter al- al ter the current survey Urvey is completed Various speakers praised the got r. s action in appealing to Washington Wash ington in anticipation ot of the drouth pointing ou Jn dro drouth th ye years rs no remedial measures measures were taken tin un til the disastrous effects or of water shortages had been experienced Those attending the meeting which may be followed by a similar session after r completion or of the survey included in- in eluded William R. R Wallace chairman ot of the state water storage commission P President E. E G Peterson U U. S. S A. A C P P. H. H Mulcahy Ogden W W. W W. McLaughlin Mc- Mc Laughlin Berkeley and Dr W William lliam Peterson Logan members o of the Utah lake conciliation committee Professor Clyde Director Hinckley Dr A. A L. L Curtis Curti representing the Strawberry project Commissioner George D D. Keyser and W W. D D. D Beers city engineer representing Salt Lake City J J. J SV W.- W. Gilman Provo Provo- for the I Weber and Provo river water users br Dr John A. A Widtsoe and Dr Ro L R Lym Lyman n representatives ot of the thc various val canal companies drawing on Utah lake and othe others I Farm Bureau Backs Blood Drouth Plans The Utah State Stale Farm Bureau fed fed- federation Friday indorsed Governor Henry H. H Bloods Blood's drouth relief program program pro pro- gram and announced it would petition petition peti- peti tion Senator King to expedite the governors gov proposal according to Trac Tracy R R. Welling executive secretary of the federation Utah farmers have been rather alarmed over prospects of a severe evere drouth but since the governors governor's recent re- re cent prompt action in seeking federal relief growers feel leel more optimistic Mr Welling said |