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Show " - I. Urge Salt Lakers to Vote for 'Cheaper' Water v- "' "'MSM"""""I pBJSarPWIWWBWMP'"- jaaMaiMawlaaVMaaaaaTaTJaTaWH J V w ' tkJm 1 ' .. . I jr4lli ii CITE LOWER TAXES, CHEAP WATER AS DEER CREF.lt BENEFITS City Commissioner George D. Keyser, left, and Blair Richardson address civic clubi Deer Creek Guarantees Economy, Keyser Says RicN?rdson Declares Higher Land Values Will Result From Project Participation in the Deer Creek project is the best insurance Salt Lake City can have to keep its water rate as low as at present, Commissioner George D. Keyser of the city water department told members of the Salt Lake Advertising club at the Hotel Utah Wed- i nesday noon. At the mine time. Blair Richard on, vice chairman of the metropolitan metro-politan water district of Salt Lake City, waa telling member of the Suit Lake Real Km ate board at the : chamber of commerce that "the Deer creek plan will result not only j in lower taxea. but In lower water ratea and higher land values." , 1 The Advertising club unanimously indoraed the project and urged a heavy vote at the election. j Both speakers emphasized the Importance Im-portance of a large turnout at the) j polls next Tuesday in the special i election to decide whether the met-j ropolitan water district is to sub- scribe for JiO.000 acre feet of the annual yield of the project. ! "It seems certain to me 4 hat our water rates will have to go up if we; are going to continue our past ef-j forts of trying to buy water In' piecemeal dabn, rationing it out in I years of drouth. Instead of embarking embark-ing upon a sound and sensible long-j range program sut h as the Deer Cofitlrevf on purr Fl) 1 (Column Four i L , ... I VALUES LISTED -FOR DEER CREEK (Continued rraa Par On creek project affords," Commie- ! sioner Keyser said. "An ample supply of water la the ) best insurance the city can have in ! keeping its water rate at the present low point. i "Th lr rl tnm ivrl j only slightly more than 1 cent per capita per day, the lowest of 30 leading lead-ing -cttiesm-th UntteoTSiatec "We must keep it there, and the j best way to accomplish that result ; ia to assure plenty of water." See Revenue Increase j Commisisoner Keyser pointed out j that water is like any other com- ' modify, and when it is plentiful the j 1 price is low. The low price increases ! consumption and revenue also increases. in-creases. "An ample supply of water giving i a aurplua which we can leas or sell annually to our neighbors outsid of ! Salt Lake City cannot help but earn j its own living," the commissioner I said. "By this means and this mean only can our water rates be ; kept down. "Th Deer creek project," he continued, con-tinued, "by every yardstick is a sound, sensible and economical in-, vestment, backed by the best engineering engi-neering brains in the country and recommended to you by virtually every public agency in the city. Saye Support Merited "It merits the support of every ! civic-spirited citizen." Mr. Richardson pointed out to Ihe real estate men that in Utah, where desert country surrounds th habitable area, it should b readily apparent that land without ample water is almost worthless. "When th Provo river water plan is fully developed and every usable j acre of land in Salt Lake county I has its full share of water, instead of having to get our taxes from a few million dollars' worth of real estate, the money will come from many million!," Mr. Richardson said. Then tax rates will be lower and every indivdiual's tax will be less. Th Deer creek plan will result not only in lower taxes, but in lower water rates and higher land values as well." Warning Hounded Warning the city may not have another opportunity to "obtain an adequate water supply" if voters reject the Deer creek project cam Wednesday in a letter from Senator William H. King to th metropolitan metropoli-tan water board. "The terms made available to tb city for this project are so liberal as to warrant indeed require the active support of th citixenry," th senator wrote. Carl A. Badger, attorney, will address ad-dress a public educational forum in the Lincoln high school at t p. m. Wednesday on the Deer creek project. Another forum meeting In the Sugarhouse branch of the Sprague library will hear District Attorney Calvin W. Rawlings at 7:30 p. m. Thursday. Fisher Harris, city attorney, at-torney, will attend to answer questions. |