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Show Reclamation of 100,000Acres 100000Acres 100,000 100000 100,000Acres 100,000Acres , Acres in County Urged UrgedDirector Director William Wlliam W lham Peterson of Utah Extension Service PointsOut Pomts Points PomtsOut PointsOut Out Possibilities for Great Agricultural Agncultural Development Develop Development Development ment in m Southeastern Utah Through UtilizingWaters UtIlIzmg Utilizing UtIlIzmgWaters UtilizingWaters Waters Now Going Gomg to Waste . _ The reclamation reclamatlOn of approximatel approXiIDately approximately ; I 100 000 acres of fertile land In Grand Grandcount Grandcounty Gramcounty count county ' through utilizing utlllzing the water waters watersof watersof : of the Colorado river flver and its tribu tributaries tributaxies tritmtaries taries taxies which aie al ai e now going t twaste to towaste < waste was urged by Director Drrector William Wll Wil Wllliam Wil11am liam 11am Peterson of the Utah Extenslon E"iten Eiten Exten E"itension Extension . " : sion Service in an address before beforethe beforethe beforthe the Grand county planning board boardat boardat boariat at a meeting held In Moab tOday tOdayDr todayDr todayDr Dr Peterson Peteron . , pointed out that a . acareful scareful careful survey by the United State states statesleclamation Statesieclamatiori ; leclamation ieclamatiori service serVlce shows that be between between between tween 90 90000 000 and 100 100000 000 acres of offertle offertile olfertile fertle fertile ] land In this county can be beput beput txput put under irrigationThe IrrigationThe irrigation irrigationThe The reclamation reclaIIla.tion reclaIIlation reclant.tIon reclanttIon . . of this land is acrying a . acrying crying need not only to providemore provide providemore providemore more Income for this part of thstate the thestate thestate ( state but as a means of utilizing utilizmg utilthng apart a apart apart part of Utah Utahs s share of the Colo Colorado Cob Cobrado Colorado rado river nver drainage allocated ro to rothis tothis tcthis this state under the seven state statecompact statecompact statecompact statecompactDr compact compactDr Dr Peterson was accompanied accompamed to toMoab toMoab toMoab Moab by W W Owens O\\ens O ens Ovens \ assistant assistantdirector assistantdirector assistantdirector director for agriculture agri"ulture agriulture agri.ulture " . Miss Helen HelenPlxton HelenPixton HelenPixton Plxton Pixton home demonstration demonstratlon agent agentat agentat agentat at large of the Utah Extension Service Ser Service Service vice and Dale dark Clark who is making mak makmg making mg ing a survey of the state for thedepartment the thedepartment thedepartment department of agriculture in connection con connechon connection nechon nection , with nth uth the AAAThe AAAThe AAA AAAThe The meeting meetmg was attended by byaoout byabout byabout aoout about 50 Interested citizens clhzens most mostof mostof mostof of whom are members of various variouspannlng variousplanning variousplanning pannlng planning ] board ooard committees Several Severalof Severalof Severalof of the committee "hairmen hairmen halrmen " sub submltted submitted subnutted mltted mitted reports of their investlga investiga investlgahons investigations investigations hons tions of various vJ.rious vJrious . county problems to todate todate todate date which "hlch hlch uhich " were "ere ere sere " highly interestmg interesting interestmgand interestingand interestingand and informative mformatlve informativeCrop mformatlveCrop informativeCrop Crop Improvement was "as as " as thesubject the thesubject thesubject subject of a report by HowardLance Ho"ard Hoard Howard Ho"ardI Ho"ardLance HowardLance " I Lance who gave detailed detalled figures figureson figureson on crop ' . icreages 1.creage 1creage creage yields and ap apI approXimate approximate approximate I proXimate returns from farms A AI Arepolt Arepoit Arepoit I repolt repoit on noxious " , ' weeds 'ceeds ceeds eeds and the theprogram theprogram theprogram program that has been devised theI to toextermmate toexterminate toexterminate I | extermmate exterminate them " was "as as uas given glven by byCow1ty byCounty byCounty Cow1ty County Commissioner COmmlSSlOner A M Robert RobertI Robertson Robertson Robertson I son A survey of the 11\ 11 livestock 11estock liestock \ % estock m in industry mdustry , dustry with recommendations recommendatlOns for forI forimprovements forimprovements I : Improvements was given by R LHolyoak L LHolyoak LHolyoak Holyoak Mrs George W Johnsonsubmitted Johnson Johnsonsubmitted I Isubmitted submitted an interesting report onhome on onI onhome onhome I home economics in m which she toldof told toldI toldof toldof I of the number nwnber of people without withouthomes withouthomes withouthomes ' homes and of various vanous problems of ofI ofan ofan ofan I an economic econonuc nature which her com corn cornmittee cornmittee ! mlttee mittee has encounteredAttorney encounteredAttorney encountered encounteredAttorney comI I I encounteredI Attorney Mitchell Melich Mellch discuss discussed discussed discussed ed the subject of youth telling of ofthe ofthe ofthe ofI I the need for leadeiship leadelshlp in the Boy BoyScout BoyScout BoyScout Scout mos movement mo\ement mo ement \ ement David Evans field fieldmanager fieldmanager manager for the Rural Rehabilitation Rehabillta Rehabilita RehabilltatlOn Rehabilitation tlOn tion service gave gae , a resume reswne of theoperation the theoperahon theoperation operahon operation of his agency in m thiscounty this thiscounty thiscounty county The subject of natural resources re resources resources sources and scenic scemc development "as as "asdiscussed " wasdiscussed as asdiscussed discussed briefly bnefly by L L T\Ylor T Ylor Tiy1or ' \ ylor and andothers andothers andothers andothersA others othersA A discussion dlscusslOn participated in by bymany bymany many of those ' present 'Present developed developedthat developedthat developedthat that several se\eral se eral seeral \ small smali industries mdustries mIght mIghtbe mightbe mightbe be developed which " would "ould ould improve improveeconomic Improveeconomic economic conditions It was stated statedthere statedthere statedthere there is a good opening opemng here for a asamlll asa'mill asawmill sa\\mlll sa mlll sa'mill samill \ ' that could supply finishedlumber finished finishedlwnber finishedlumber lwnber lumber for local needs needs11ning Mining \11ning 11ning ' \ andoil and andoil andoil oil development was "as as " as discussed andit and andIt andit It Itas \ was \\as as as the opinion opimon that considerable considerableemployment considerableemployment considerableemployment employment employmentuII \ \ will \uII uII III be provided by bythese bythese bythese these operations operatlOns H W Balsley Baisley gave gavean gavean gavean an enlightening enllghtemng enlightemng review of the mm mmmg mm mming mming mg ing situation in m the county show showing showing showing ing that there is considerable ach acti activity activity vlty vity in m the mining of , vanadum anadum and andcopper andcopper andcopper copper ores as well as the produc producton producton producton ton of clayAll clayAll clay clayAll All of the reports submitted atthe at atthe atthe the meeting together with uith \ ith others tobe to tobe be piepared plcpared later will 'III III iilI " ' be publishedby publlshedby publlshed published by The Times Independent Theyare They Theyare are e extremely extreme1 treme ] } interesting Interestmg and con contain contam contain tain tam much informition inform'1.hon inform1.hon inform1hon informstion ' . of , value alue to tothe tothe tothe the countyFollowing countyFollowing county countyFollowing Following the submission of re reports reports reports ports and general discussion tal.s tals talks tal.swere talkswere talkswere ! . were made by the visiting uSltlng sisiting experts e'perts eperts expertsI expertsDIrector e'pertsDirector expertsDirector ' DIrector Peterson Pcterson showed that the thestate thestate thestate I state of Utah is declining declimng agricul agricultm agricultuiall agricultuiallv tm tuiall al ] } and thel theie e Is a vast need for formore formore formore more coordination and planning toutilize to toutilize toutilize utilize the resources and opportunities opportuni opportufli opportunities opportuflities ties at hand to increase opportuniI the statesincome state s sIncome sincome I Income He complimented theGrand the theGrand theGrand Grand county planning pannlng ] board ooard on its itsv.ork itsork itswork v.ork vork . ork to date and urged that the thestud1es thestudies thestudies stud1es studies be continuedIn continued I IIn ) In discussing the po possibilities pocsibmlities sibll1tles < for forrechmatlon forrechination forreclimatlon rechmatlon rechination In this county DireCtor Direc Dirl'C DirlC ' I Itor | tor Peterson \ wis 'lS lS is ' enthusnstic enthusI\stic enthusI stic enthusymstiC ' \ He Hee'Clublted Hee'thibitecl Heexhibited e'Clublted eClublted e'thibitecl ethibitecl ' ' a report from the recla reclamatlon reclamation reciamatlon matlon mation sel seivicc seivice vice showing thecreage the \creage creage iereage ' \ icreageof iereageof creageof of land possible 1 = os osible ible to be placed undercultivation UndCr under undercultivation cutlvatlOn cultivation ] Grand county leads thestate the thestate thestate ! state in potential potentialgrcultl1ral \grcultl1ral grcultl1ral igricultural ' \ gricultlI ! aI development de deeopment deeiopment , eopment eiopment ] by utilizing utillzmg the waters "aters aters v " aters ofthe of ofthe ofthe the Coloiido Cool\do Cool do ] ' \ nvei rlvel rivem He stited shted st'tted sttted ' th'1.t th1.t th1t tht th'1.tthe thtthe thatthe ofI ' . I the reclamation sel scm scivice vice now favors favorssmaIl favorssmall favorssmall smaIl small dams dalns such sucii as that projosed proposed proposedat projosedat : at Spanish ( upper Moib MO'lb MOlb Moqb ' ) projosedI vaIIey valley vaIIeywhereas valleywhereas valleywhereas I whereas formerly only huge pro projects projects projects jects weie well weme ' con considemedDii consldeied considemed consldeiedDiiector ldeled I IDn Dn Dii Diiector ector Peterson m um uiged ged the people peopleof peopleof of Grand county to continue contmue ham ham- hammering ham- ham hammering hammering - - mering on reclamation until some somethmg something something thmg thing Is done toward toard touard to\\ to \ \ ard bringing thevast the theast theast , ast area of ot now Idle lands undercultivation under undercultLvatlon undercultivation cultLvatlon cultivation He further stated thitthe th'lt thlt thmt th'ltthe thmtthe ' the Dcwey De\\ey De ey Dewey \ or Daik Dalk Damk canvon can30n canyon powerdams power powerdam powerdarns dam darns . ' ! on the Colorado river or ooth both oothof bothof bothof of them u \ will \ III ill be built it If sutllcient sufIicient sufficient pressure Is brought to bear by the thestate thestate thestate state The government is now 1001 look looking looking . Ing with favor on the construction constructionof of one or both of these dams , he heasserted heasserted heasserted heassertedThe asserted assertedThe The director dlrector stated that Utahsfair utah s 5 sfair 5fair fair share of the Colorado riverwaters river riverwaters riverwaters waters Is about one and one halmillion bal hal balmillion halmillion million acre feet It II If the state Is to toutllize toutilize toutilize utllize utilize even a part of this water , sho shomust shmust sh shmust must start development work ab abonce a a.once . > .once once . once or it will be lost to California Californiaand Californiaand Californiaand and the lower basin basm statesThe statesThe states statesThe The subject of soil fertility fertifity "a a "adiscussed " wadiscussed a a adiscussed discussed by Mr Peterson whc whcurged whcurged whcurged urged that more thought be giver giverto giverto giverto to building up the soli soil through the theproper theproper theproper proper use of phosphates and other oth 0th other 0ther er fertilizers fert1l1zers fertilizersMr fert1l1zers"Jr Mr "Jr Jr " Owers Oaers 0 . , ers stated that the starthat star starthat starthat that has been made at Moab In grov gross grossing growing . mg ing sugar sugJ.r sugJr . beets for seed Is a most en encouraging encouraging encouragtng couraging indication ind1cation of a change for forbetter forbetter forbetter better things thmgs agriculturally here He Hetraced Hetraced Hetraced traced the history of the sugar beet beetseed beetseed beetseed seed industry mdustry In Washington Waslungton coun county county county ty and stated that it has revolu revolutionized revolutionized revolutlonlzed tionized fanning farmmg farnung in that district districtHe districtHe districtHe He asserted that in m his lus opinion beets beetscan beetscan beetscan can be raised rai'ed raied rai < ' ed at Moab just as suecessfully suc mc successfully mccessfully cessfully as in m Washington Washmgton county countyMiss countyMIss countyMiss Miss Pixton Pl"iton Pliton " : discussed home economics econ economics economics omics and its part in m commumty commum communi commumty community ty ! life lre She urged the people of ofGrand ofGrand ofGrand Grand county to ! live lve water and andthink andthink andthink think water until unhl the Colorado ColoradoI Coloradoriver Coloradoriver Coloradoriver river development is undertaken undertakenwhich undertakenwhich undertakenwhich I , which would transform this coun comm county commty county ty into one of the most populous of ofthe ofthe ofthe the stateMr state stateMr stateMr Mr dark Clark stressed streosed ; the Importance Importanceof of county planning planmng No real progress progresscan progresscan progresscan can be attained In the agriculturalcounties agrIcultural agrIculturalcounhes agriculturalcounties counhes counties of Utah until a coordlnatI coordlnated coordinated coordlnat coordinat ed well weII thought out program is de devised de- de devIsed devised - - vised and the whole hearted coop cooperabon cooperation erabon eration of the people themseI'lc themseIlc themze1ve themze1vemust themselvtmutt ' * " mill must > t be had to perfect such a pro- pro program program - - gram . . . The speakers emphasized the fact factthat factthat factthat that the Utah Extension ExtenslOn Service Servicepersonnel Servicepersonnel Servicepersonnel personnel is completely at the ser service service service vice of the people in 111 assisting to towork towork towork work out the local problems problelns This Thisassistance Thisassistance Thisassistance assistance Is not given glen gien gl\ gl \ en in m a dictatorlal dicta dictatorlal dictatonal torlal tonal way but in m a spirit of prac prac- practical practlcal prac- prac practical - - tical tlcal helpfulness Director Peterso-iespecially Peterso iespecially iPeterso- iPeterso iPetersoespeclaIIy Peterso Petersoespecially - - , especlaIIy especially urged his listeners lsteners ! to gIVe gIVeserious giveserious serious thought to the matter of ofcounty ofcounty county planning panmng ] and he assured assuredthem assuredthem assuredthem them of the sincere smcere cooperation of ofthe ofthe ofthe the extension service both at Logan Loganand Loganand Loganand and WashmgtonCounty WashingtonCounty Washington Washmgton WashingtonCounty County Agent Joseph F Parrish Parrishwho , , who made arrangements for the themeetmg themeeting themeeting meetmg meeting announced that the var various varbus varlous ious bus planning pannlng ] board committeeswould committees committees"ould committeesis "ould ould is " ould be called caIled together frequentlyto freuentIyto frequently freuentIy to the end that a complete program programfom : foi fom the year s activities may be puton put puton puton on paper : paperCounty County Commissioner L L Tay- Tay Taylor |