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Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-06 | Page 2 | Piute Reservoir Project is Again Being Considered

Type issue
Date 1921-09-06
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Piute Reservoir Project is Again Being Considered
Type article
Date 1921-09-06
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 2
OCR Text I PIUTE RESERVOIR I PROJECT IS AGAIN BEING CONSIDERED I rho Tho Plute Flute project which has been in the limelight t for the past two to years ears and which has been re reported reported ye- ye ported sold half halt a dozen times limes by the tho state to the Plute Piute Reservoir and Irrigation Irrigation gation company compan the tho last report being mado made public several weeks ago is i again bobbing up in the state land of of- of ice fice and another controversy over o the thes s sale alo IB is on It appears that when tho the latest conclusion conclusion con con- elusion was reached t several everal weeks ag ago between the attorney y for tor tho the reservoir cO company and antl the state Land Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- and tho the attorney agreed cd to Insert in the resolution which had been adopted b by tho the board of ot directors of or the company a clause which provided pro pro- vided that tho the state would defend the tit title titto to tho property up to tho the date of ot I tali sale This does docs not appear to be aJr agreeable to officials of ot the company compan who WIO desire that the state defend the title after fter wile sale of ot tIre the property should some soma future litigation atlon arise This tho Commissioner corn Com missioner declines to do holding that when the tho state guarantees the title up to nIt tHi date of ot sale this is all aU that cn ci bu bl expected A letter from the treasurer secretary-treasurer of ot the tho Plute Piute Reservoir and Irrigation company says that the board of or di directors directors di- di J- J rectors refuses to sign tho the agreement or resolution with the words therein hence another prolonged discussion discussion discussion dis dis- dis- dis I Is 18 likely Commissioner Ocl- Ocl royd rod has informed tho the company that tho words inserted will stand in the rc resolution otherwise nothing will be I don done
Reference URL https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bk2kzt/19668824