Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-07-25 | Page 2 | 31 Wells Sunk to Get Water for Arid Lands

L 31 WEllS ILLS SUNK TO GET V ATER fOR ARID lANDS Stakes are set along the surveyed lines for a large irrigation canal from Leamington to Fillmore Utah which I will irrigate thousands of acres of land according to W. W W W. y Warner general I agent ent for the Salt Lake Route here I Ithe He Is back from an an Inspection trip to the southern part of the state Thirty-one Thirty flowing water wells have been developed in the Fillmore neighborhood neighborhood neigh neigh- b recent recently which yield gallons of water a minute according I Ito to Mr Warner Varner Electric power has just been obtained in the district from Beaver river Fixtures are already in installed installed installed in- in stalled and the electricity was scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- to be turned into the wires today While Mr Warner Varner was at Fillmore I he met members of the state l land nd I board who were explaining to the i farmers the conditions under which they could obtain loans of state lands The board defined what an improved farm is It consists of land which Is I cleared and fenced Upon such a farm farma I a land owner may borrow money at 6 per cent Mr Warner is planning a trip to I Little Zion national park next Monday with Jack Lait a magazine wrIt writer r. r I