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Show THE MITT TO HATE fiii;ii;i Water to Be Taken From Utah Lake by Extending Canal From Magna Irrigation of SO, 000 acres of land In Tooele county is proposed by a rum-I rum-I pany that Is now being formed by clt-j clt-j liens of that place and of others throughout the state. Committees have : been named and are at work on tlm matter of arranging the organization. The company proposes to take water from Vtah lake, to be delivered through i the Utah and Salt lAlie canal which now extends to Magna. From there an extension will be constructed a distance dis-tance of a little more than ten miles to the great body of farm land in Tooele county which lies between Tooele Cltv and Orantsvllle. Application for water covering this area has already been made to the state engineer. The company also Intends to erect a pumping plant on the east side of Tooele valley which will care for 20.-000 20.-000 acres more land, this pumping plant to lift the water l?i feet above the gravity canal It is estimated that the water can be placed upon all the lands mentioned men-tioned in the plan at a cost of $100 per acre. The committee which Is arranging the details of the organization held a meeting in Tooele laxt night and the work of completing the organization was turned over to several sutwom-mlttees. sutwom-mlttees. It Is understood that J. R. Murdoek will be associated with the board of directors. |