Show SALE OF STATE RIG RIGHTS HIS Its IN UPPER SEVIER SE RIV R REGiON IS S URGED I If It a plan to sell state surplus storage rights on water in to the upper I Sevier river to the Emery Emery- Valley Reservoir and Canal company is carried carried earl cart car car- l I ried Tied out the future of ot arming Inthe in ini I t i the alle valley with acres of feri fertile fer- fer i tile land is assured and the I I I I Ilion tion of the state will be greatly in in- in creased I I Negotiations are pending b between tween j I the state land board hoard and the Emery I Valley company and will probably result in an agreement within a short I time The Emery Valley company was organized several years ago but j failed to 10 obtain primary water rl rights I from the east fork fori of the Sevier i river Negotiations in behalf of the company have ha been Hen carried carrie on by hy Senator Quince Kimball with the statE slate land board and state engineer I After consideration of the proposition proposition I tion it was decided by the state that I If the farmers of the valley will willi i organize an ap Irrigation district as provided provided provided pro- pro vided by state stale law the state will sell sufficient water for irrigation of 10 acres Under the present plan the comp company ny would issue bonds for about 1 OOOO which would make male initial payments to the state and con con- construct construct construct con con- additions to the old Tropic reservoir and extend and nG enlarge some of the canals carrying tho system system system tem to other parts of the valley It is estimated that actual construction construction construction con con- work worl on dams and canals would cost about Incidentally furnishing employment for many re returned returned returned re- re turned soldiers an and sailors The reservoir reservoir resol res res- ol site I e for o the co company is In the I th n 1 fn I Tropic The east canal system un under er erthe the new plans will extend twenty miles |