Show Favors Funds for Utah Investigation Director Arthur P. P Davis of or the United States reclamation service it was as stated at a meeting of or the Utah Water Vater Storage commission Monday afternoon is willing to recommend to the tho S 'S secretary of the interior that of the I Investigation fund to be appropriated this year be set aside for tor completion of the tho Utah in in- in This will include a re report report report re- re port on the feasibility of and methods for developing tho the ultimate Irrigating capacity of or the Provo and Weber river system m and of Utah lake the cost of which has been variously roughly estimated in the past as be between between between be- be tween and While the appropriation bill providing for tor the investigation fund which is an art annual appropriation has not passed congress It is in conference and this particular fund is not one one of the points at issue The expenditure of this money is contingent on the state or other agency putting up an amount equal to that supplied by the government This would mean that the Utah water storage commission would have to provide and this It now has under consideration Commercial club officials who were active In providIng providing providing provid provid- ing guarantees for tor the states state's share of already provided are arc said to tobe tobe tobe be ready to do their share towards the increased appropriation With state and reclamation atlon service cooperating therefore the total for forthe forthe forthe the preliminary investigation provided will be which is thought to be ample for the purpose S The matter is still subject to the approval of ot Governor Mabey 1 and other state officials and the commission commission commission commis commis- sion will consult their wishes before taking final action |