Show UTAH'S TAH'S WATER SOURCES I The Appalachian national forest bill bin which was passed t a few da days s 's ago contains ono one clause which Utah and especially Salt Lake should heed at lv least enough to lo see that the right thing is done here The primary purpose of the measure is to protect the watersheds of navigable rivers The Thc t t need leed eed is iH just as great in proportion to 10 protect streams i It authorizes states to agree with each the for- for other to conserve e water and ail first Hud and watersheds against fire and the fc federal eral government gO will join johi in iu this the s staf ah government and ind the thc federal government each I 1 lo o bear leat half the f f. iT eiThe This includes the maintenance of a fire firer r patrol 1 There are ale other provisions pro of importance to states tite that still have ha heavy forests foresh or great greats s watersheds from which the lie forests have been re re- moved ed Long before America was discovered it itt 2 t w wi made mado plain to lo people of many man lands that the i denuding of watersheds of timber was the first step toward to making a before fertile country a desert But I there is much m more re to it Time The floods th t I come in Ill the he spring and early summer on ri rivers I where h rl before the tha forests around their sources were wel cut cui uw away the time melting ing of the snows was va gradual i and uHl the r rivers cr were ere at high water vater for br weeks hut but no 1111 great floods were known now no inflict il lilt lilt- damage on lands and crops hundreds of or miles below their sources and ind no no matter what the expense expense ex ex- pense the time vegetation eg should be renewed where it Jias 1015 been cut away Now wo we have ijo mm navigable streams in Utah A p. p but on the other hand the very ery cr life of or the time soil dc- dc i- i ri upon moisture hence tile the necessity Y of prot pro- pro I de-I loj B t ti J such UCIl watersheds as we have is iH of the ut- ut most n st importance thou then again in the time natural course of or timings things ti thi city in iii the not far off future will wiil willbe l be he a it great grent city hence the time sources s from which its water supply comes conies and und must COIll come when it has hasi i i u 1 many mere macre people than at present arc are of the time ut- ut t ost importance and should be lC of the utmost solicitude so- so to o all un our people and more especially to toI I 1 Voil oti city authorities There should be a a. thoughtful s st m established hed at once otice time the object being to t. t secure to the city all mill the water possible and amid to add add in to t the he supply And this t. t f every er e possible way war should be he a matter to be lC looked to constantly c that hint no mistakes Cs may ever evel Ii be made to see sec to it p lna no lo cloud can ever e be cast on omi the time city's eity's title jf I t to see sec what means if au any can call be lC adopted k- k O iM i'M Idd to lime he supply Ye Ve rc think it a n great r al misi mis- mis j i r take tal that the wells above and amid beyond be ond Liberty park arc not lot put under the lime fullest test that unit their capacity capacity ca ca- in tine of need may be known l Reservoir sites bites should bo bH sought out out and from time to time The herbage around the sources of tho streams should never m be he eaten c cf b by sheep or t cattle the flie legislature adjourns it should v provide pro for the appointment and alil payment of a water waler superintendent to see sec to the thc water sources t |