Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-11 | Page 18 | Irrigation is Speech Theme at Commercial Club Luncheon

I Irrigation Is 18 I Speech Theme At Commercial Club Luncheon I Billy West secretary and business manager of the Burl Burley y Idaho Commercial club and booster for the Bruneau irrigation project near Burley was a speaker speak speak- er at the luncheon at the Commercial Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial club today Mr West Vest who came to Salt Lake yesterday to tell the people of ot the city of the prospects of or Burley Burley Burley Bur- Bur ley as an agricultural and sugar center said that thai in less than three years ears the population of ot the Idaho town has Increased from 2000 to and with the opening of ot the irrigation project he prophesies that the number of ot Inhabitants will soon double He said that the Bruneau project contains acres acres cres of or land which with the proper irrigation will be excellent for agricultural purposes The Burley Commercial club is at present investigating the dozen or more land settlement projects some of ot which have been proposed as bills in congress As soon as asIt asIt asit It finds a proposal which it deems desirable it will get behind the measure and urge its adoption Mr West Vest says