Show Increase in Irrigation Irr gation Expenditures Advocated Before Engineers Society Dr Widtsoe and Others Others Oth Oth- ers Discuss Subject From Prom All Angles Urging that the federal government government govern govern- ment meat should increase rather than diminish its lis irrigation expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures Dr John A A. A Widtsoe former president of the University of ot Utah and the Utah Agricultural college and a member of the United States finding fact-finding commission Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day morning addressed the opening session of ot the American Society of Civil Engineers at the Hotel Utah Dr Widtsoe who divided his th theme me into the prehistoric the pr pre pre- pioneer and the modern periods of or Irrigation traced its development since the days when prehistoric m mn men n built the canals in Utah Arizona New Mexico Colorado and California Califor nia of which nothing g now nosy remains except remnants He recalled the b building of the first canals under Spanish rule In Ih 1796 by Lieutenant Alberto de Cordoba pear ear the tho present present pres pres- ent eat site o of S Santa nta Cruz Crux in California Califor Califor- nia and the construction of ot the modern canals under Brigham Young by the pioneers of ot 1847 He told how large capital first became interested In Irrigation and how In Jn 1 1902 02 congress passed the the famous reclamation act He recounted the v vast st expenditures of money since the passage passage of that act ct and deplored th the present to curtail Irrigation irrigation Ir fr on the plea that it cost more than the results warranted b because cause he said that hat movement was contrary to all the experience o of the past r DERN WELCOMES Few irrigation projects In fn th the west are are completed th the speaker speaker- said to meet pres present nt needs and possibilities H He ett strongly urged d that the first concern o Of the federal federal federal fed fed- eral government ut should be the ex extension extension extension ex- ex tension of ot the irrigation systems rather than their curtailment Governor George H. H Dern welcomed welcomed wel wel- the visitors to the state Following Dr WIdtsoe's address a general discussion o of irrigation Wa was wa opened with papers read rend by Samuel Fortier the the of-the United States department of agri agriculture A. A P. P Davis past president of the American American Amer Amer- ican Society of ot Civil Engineers F. F H. H Newel Newett c consulting J engineer o of Washington Washington- D. D C. C C C. E. E Grunsky past president of the national or organization or- or arid and F. F A. A Banks of the United States reclamation service R. R E. E Shepherd of Jer Jerome me Ida then spoke on The Financing of bf Irrigation Development by Private Capital A discussion o of this subject subject sub sub- was then their led by John E. E Field of ot Denver and Louis C. C Hill of Los Angeles Cal RECITAL ENJOYED At 11 1130 30 the sessions were adjourned ad ad- an and the he entire meb membership of the society attended the organ organ Organ- recital at the tabernacle tabernacleS FollowIng Following Follow Follow- ing the recital through the courtesy courtesy courtesy cour cour- tesy of ot the officers of the L. L D. D S. S church the engineers were affo atto afforded afford afford- ded ded d- d ed an opportunity to Inspect the tabernacle roof Meanwhile the ladles ladies accompanying accompany k ing the visiting were taken taken taken tak tak- en for an automobile tour through the canyons in the Immediate vi vicinity vicinity vi- vi of ot the city and to the Salt Lake Country club where luncheon was served them at ati 1 p. p m. m The luncheon was followed by cards and other forms or tr entertainment through throughout ut the afternoon On n. n I William Kelly director of ot engineering engineering engi engl- I no of f the N National tal Electric Light association was was scheduled to deliver the principal add address ress res's at the afternoon session Wednesday His subject as announced is Cooperation tion in Irrigation and Power Devel Devel- Owing to the Inability of Elwood Mead United States commissioner of reclamation to be present E. E L. L Kreutzer representing Dr Mead was substituted on the program atthe atthe at the afternoon session |