Show oooo Slash in in in Drainage Appropriation Threatens 1 threatens Large arge Land Loss RICH A RA IN COLORADO l RAD Aff TD I D T R. R A A. A Hart Salt Lake Division Division Division Di Di- vision Tells of Damage Likely to Result in Famous Famous Famous Fa Fa- Fa- Fa Welon District ig WARTIME IE reduction of Iv from the appropriation appropriation appropriation of the thc government drainage service in the West Vest which has not been restored with the coming of ot peace may be the cause of hundreds of ot thousands of dollars' dollars loss in land values in Colora Colora- do Although Utah and Wyoming have ha been able to make rapid strides In their lr drainage work worl the suddenly awakened demand of ot Arkansas valley vaHey in Colorado finds the department to totally totally totally to- to tally unable to meet its requirements and as a a result resul drainage work worl of ot the utmost importance must be delayed v Such Is the statement of II R. AHart A. A Hart local chief of the drainage division di division di- di vision Ision who has recently returned from a hurried trip to study the theArl Arl Arkansas ansas valley alley problem According to Mr Hart Bart there are acres acrs I of ot splendid Jand land that has been selling selling selling sell sell- ing for tor about an acre going back bad because Lecause the they are art l becoming d. d I waterlogged V MELONS MELONS' RAISED This Is a famous melon district and f beet sugar section and has been I classed as among the finest land in inthe inthe the West Ves t. t With prompt and efficient I action this land can be reclaimed for future productivity The drainage division ion h has s been given a year yea to carry cairy carryon on omits its investigation investigation investigation gation gation During DUling the war wal congress withdrew of this money on account aeI ac- ac j I count of ot war emt emergency but by one I ot of the unique congressional methods I of ot economy turned around an and appropriated appropriated for tor a committee to see I how much land could be drained to toi i provide hon es for tor returning soldiers i This Information was already in the j I hands o of f the drainage division A I good clerk could have gotten the information in- in formation In a few tew hours houis it is said UTAH WORK PROGRESSES In the meantime a great deal of ot work has gone forward in Utah where there thele are now twenty five drainage districts aggregating acres which will be reclaimed for tor I which has been be-an raised by bonding the various districts In Wyoming there are ale sixteen districts districts dis dis- dis I covering co about Acres cres on onI which will be spent I Colorado is just coming coming- to realize what drainage means Its most prosperous prosperous pros pros- I agricultural centers are threat threat- atI at- at I ened cued There Is crying need according to Mr lr Hart that Western congressmen congress congress- I men turn their attention to further funds for tor the drainage division before Lefore it irreparable reparable damage is done done- I |