Show MANTI DRAINAGE WORK NORK COMMENCED U. U v. v S. S Plans to Have Territory Territory Terri Terri- tory to Ephraim Drained for Cultivation Yord Word received in Salt I Lake ikc today at athe atthe the tho office of or the federal Irrigation serice service service ser ser- vice ice from Senior Drainage Engineer J Hart rt who is conducting a drainage I movement at MantI ManU Utan Utari Is to the I effect that the work of platting out the drainage Q district is proceeding proceeding- fa Ca- Ca a- a It Is la expected tho the territory taken in by the drainage movement be between between between be- be tween Manti ManU and Ephraim will be a n. range of more than acres acre with Indications of or a continual growth up to tho time actual construction work Is begun A meeting was heM held In MantI ManU Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day for tor the purpose of ot Initiating the organization of ot the drainage district covering co the great reat swamp between Ephraim and arid MantI The land according accord accord- ing lag to Mr Hart when whon drained will be productive in the highest highest- sense reground re ground roun Is the best peat soil soli and is capable of ot producing hl high h returns In practically an any crop hut but it Is IE said fold the theand theland land and is particularly adapted to truck gardening and celery ceery culture Tho The meeting was vas presided over b by Bishop KJar jar of or MantI ManU Every E land lanel landowner owner within several miles was present present pres pros ent and the enthusiasm at the meeting Is Js reported to have been high The Tho speakers were Thomas president of the tho Utah Irrigation and Drainage e congress and R. R A. A Hart I senior drainage engineer of tho the United States department of ot agriculture A formal Cormal petition has been prepared and will be presented to the thel board of or county commissioners at Its next meeting After the me meeting Ung- Ung of ot the tho commissioners the organization will be rapidly effected The tract of ot land laid is said to include several thousand acres of land and the reclamation accordIng accordIng accordIng accord- accord Ing to Engineer Hart will result in a n. remarkably successful remunerative tive the territory |