Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-30 | Page 1 | Experts Rush Reports on Utha Drouth

EXPERTS EXPERTS RUSH REPORTS ON UTAH DROUTH I F FER E R A Engineers Take to toField toField Field to Check Available Supplies FINDINGS EXPECTED SOON Division Asked of Users to Save Crops Utah water experts moved with speed Monday to c complete this week a full report on drouth conditions upon which recommendations for federal relief will be based R. R G. G Harding state FER A en In charge ot of a survey and four staff engineers were in the fi field ld checking available water supplies acreage needing Irrigation and how much water is necessary The They are working with George D. D Clyde of the Utah State Agricultural college named state water conserva conserva- tar tor for the emergency proclaimed by Governor Henry H H. Blood and H. H C. C Jc Jessen en water commissioner for Utah lake and Jordan river The latter is making a study for State Engineer T. T H. H Humpherys Mr Harding reported progress and Robert H. H Hinckley state slate relief director director di di- rector said he expects the report this week Mr Hinckley sent letters to all Utah water commissioners stressIng one move urged by the governor governor- persuading water users holding prior rights to divide water satisfactorily to save permanent crops such as 0 orchards Mr Harding asked all persons knowing of any projects to increase s to C him the atthe F FER E B A offices in the capitoL capitoL- Drouth Survey launched By Farm loan Chief ChiefA A A survey or of Utah drouth conditions to determine it if more farm loans will willbe willbe be needed for livestock feed feeding n was launched Monday by A. A S. S Hewitt of Washington D. D C. C director of the crop production loan division divisio of the farm credit administration following his arrival here Mr Hewitt conferred with George Geore S. S Glen regional manager of the crop production loan division here later conferring with Utah State Slate Agricultural tural college officials relative to the survey Rain to Relieve Drouth Condition Temporary relief from the drouth gripping Utah was promised by local weather bureau officials Monday when general rains were forecast The rains althou although h light will probably be of sufficient intensity to alleviate drouth conditions somewhat officials s said lid Blown from the southwest on a 30 wind heavy clouds or of dust swept over Salt Lake City and north north- em ern Utah Monday The dust storm was general over the northern part of the state and as far south as Mil Mu- ford The storm was severe in the Tintic district and in the vicinity of Stockton weather bureau officials said I A slight drop in te temperature Is expected to accompany the rains Monday night Unless the drop is sharp the mean temperature for this month will probably exceed the record record rec rec- ord high or of degrees decrees reported in April 1930 the forecast read This has also been the driest April in inmany inmany many years Average pr this month has totaled 56 inch Average Aver Aver- a age is 25 inches