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Show UTAH'S IRRIGATION APPROPRIATION. APPROPRIA-TION. Last week Truth had an article showing that Utah had not, up to this tlmo, received any benefit from tho government appropriation for tho construction con-struction of Irrigation works, although tho other states entitled to participate ln tho appropriation had received their shares, and that only a million nnd a quarter of dollars was loft In tho fund, originally amounting to $26,000,000. Peoplo want to know why It Is that nothing has been dono for Utah. This Is tho reason: Tho government engineers engi-neers and Stato Engineer Doromus cannot agree. Mr. Swcnson, who represents rep-resents tho government In tho matter of tho Utah arid land, reclamation project, has certain Ideas of how tho work should bo dono. Tho stato engineer engi-neer has other IdcaB. It appears that efforts woro made to Impress on the heads of tho department at Washington Washing-ton tho supposed superiority of tho stato engineer's plans. Communications Communica-tions marked "private and personal" wero sent to Chief Hydrographor Newell, New-ell, Ignoring Mr. Swcnson entirely. Thcso letters wcro, howover, placed by tho department ln tho hands of Mr. Swcnson for his action thoreon. Nothing Noth-ing will bo obtained from tho fund for Utah until tho stato engineer nnd tho II local government engineer ngrco on a plan. Tho government works ln ccr- J9I tain channols, nnd if Utah Is going to J derive nny nssltnnco from tho govern- l inent to build Irrigation works, sho ill will havo to got In harmony with the 91 government engineer. That Is ono IS I reason why Governor Cutler did well HI In appointing a now stato engineer. fKfl |