Show lO lOI Loss I n DRIVES IV UTAH RANCHERS AN Hf TOT TO IO I T QUIT BOMES I Farmers Made Bankrupt by byI I Breaking of Dam ComI Compelled Com Corn I to Abandon Property Prop Prop- I erty to Make a Living I DISGUSTED and mortified L' L several ranchers in the Green River district have forsaken a alaI alana laI lana of II gold and like the Arab of- of ld have quietly folded their i te tents and stolen away in the night This Is the message that Governor Bamberger brought back to Salt Lake yesterday est following a conference held at Green reen River lUver Friday that was attended at- at tended by many many- farmers and a 0 representative rep rep- t I of ot the bondholders of ot the Green River Irrigation district Persons from all parts of ot the tho country coun coun- I try were attracted to the Green River I district about eight yeas ago when it came came caine In for tor much boosting by real estate es estate estate es- es I tate brokers and others They were told that they would reap golden harVests harvestS harvestS' harvests har har- vests vestS' If it they would only take up land and landI I and grow fruit I Today some of ot those who had vi visions visions' VI- VI of ot gold are sadder but wiser according to the governor who says maya several ranchers have left lett tho the dis- dis to return The breaking of ot the tho Green river dam clam literally broke boke them and nr left leet them u high and ury dry on u and ury dry on tho the banks of ot misfortune represented I by land devoid of ot Irrigation In some Instances tho the ranchers Invested their all In Individual cases Involving investments invest invest- y merits ments as high as and Tho The dam darn gave way about eighteen months ago It was constructed a It few Wears years eara ago on tho Green river to fur fur- Ish water to the ranchers who bonded 1 themselves to the extent of ot about 00 00 Today tho the land they own Is not rth anywhere near that sum From ono to time tho the ranchers are desert- desert mi the once fertile country leaving lawi o a rest to bear the huge indebtedness STRICT BANKRUPT In view of ot the fact tact that the land to toa toa toa a great extent is now valueless the Ir Irrigation Irrigation Ir- Ir district finds rInds Itself in the tho plight of ot a n. bankrupt There are however however how how- ever many who want to hang on on but they realize that the financial burden burden bur bur- den Is more than they can assume Consequently they appealed to Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Bamberger who at the meeting held Friday said that he was willing that the state of ot Utah should sacrifice Its Its' Investment of ot In the project The Investment was In the nature of ot a loan a 0 lie He however hought that if Ir the state canceled Jt its loan loan- to allow for tor fo the resumption of ot fruit production in the district that the bondholders should also lend assistance The governor recommended that a a. compromise should be effected He suggested that the bondholders should p scale their loan down to an Indebtedness indebtedness indebtedness indebted Indebted- ness against the district to about OO This he said would allow th the land to b be again cultivated and th the bondholders would get a better return re- re turn Should the bondholders fall fail to fall In with the suggestion they can canS ac ac ac- cording to law seize th land in de- de fault of ot payment of ot Interest and offer oCter it at auction It is generally agreed according to Governor Bamberger that If It sold in that way It would only bring bringa a 0 fraction of ot the amount for which the tho district is bonded RECLAMATION PLAN Providing a compromise Is reached the governor advised the remaining ranchers to reconstruct the dam This would involve an expense of ot about Such expense would be apportioned apportioned with each rancher paying an anam am amount according to the acreage owned If It repair work Is not speedily undertaken undErtaken undertaken under under- taken as suggested Governor Bamberger Bamberger Bam Barn berger said that it would be only a matter of a few months before beCore tho the dam would be washed away entirely The dam was built to Irrigate acres acrs Since the dam darn broke only to acres have been Irrigated On these Irrigated lands fruit of exceptional exceptional quality has been grown He said there would be no crops next year ear unless unless unless un un- un- un less the dam was reconstructed by ln gT-fl-ln spring when it D id IS usual tsal for tor heavy floods foods to prevail In the Green river Green River formed forme l a stopping place for tor the governor and party on their trip to southeastern Utah last week Besides tho the governor the others who made the trip were Joseph S. S state auditor George F. F McGonagle state engineer and Ira R. R Browning state road engineer The governor Mr and Mr McGonagle McGonagle Mc Mc- McGonagle Gonagle left Salt Lake last Monday At Green River they met Mr Brown Brown- ing The party started out by automobile automobile automo automo- bile from Green River Tuesday mornIng morning morn- morn Ing proceeding to Blanding San Juan county They were the guests at a dinner dinner din din- I ner ncr given In their honor by prominent citizens and the county commissioners Governor Bamberger fe on the war and the needs for tor all aiding the United States In In subscribing for tor Liberty loan bonds while Mr fine who Is a 0 member member member mem mem- ber of the state road commission spoke on plans for the construction and re repair repaIr repair re- re pair of ot roads In the district MOTOR TO BLUFF I On Wednesday the party motored to I Bluff The Indians there thero described Governor Bamberger as The Great Man The governor gave each of ot the Indians Indiana a silver dollar while to the children he also distributed money While at Bluff Blurt the governor was in informed informed in- in formed that oil wells sells about fifteen miles from there were being opened up again These wells produced considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable oil a few years ago A Scotch syndicate n will I I develop develon the properties I n properties the general shortage of or oil stimulating it to activity It being b believed that with sinking the wells deeper greater quantities of or the liquid gold will be struck The party returned to Blanding which Is a 0 town only 9 years old but which Governor Bamberger described as being extremely prosperous Dry Diy farming is la conducted on a huge scale seal I I there and thero there has been splendid crops this year The governor spoke at Monticello Wednesday night and at Moab Thurs Thurs- day As the party entered the towns they were greeted with the ties welcoming them with the waving of or the Stars and Stripes The governor remarked that the children were es especially especially es- es patriotic in this respect CROWD ATTENDS MEETING I On the tho return trip Green r was wa reached Friday at noon and later Inthe in inthe inthe the day the governor and others Inthe Inthe in inthe the party part conferred with the ranchers affected by the breaking of ot the dam A meeting was held at night and stan standing room was at a a. premium the meeting declared the compromise suggested by the governor governor governor gov gov- appeared to be the only solution for tor the ranchers to get out from under un un- un- un der del in the matter of ot financial liability Governor Bamberger Mr Ir and Mr McGonagle returned to Salt Lake yesterday afternoon leaving Mr Browning to make male the trip from Green River by automobile |