Show MISINFORM MISINFORM- ATtoN HURTS i I Wrong Figures Given Out Improper Improper Ini Im- Im- Im proper Estimates by Men in High Positions Injures I Basin Down through the years this thi Uintah Basin has suffered constantly constantly constantly con con- from erroneous figures and estimates given out by men in authority relative to the wealth of this big and undeveloped territory During the Boulder dam fight and now while allocation of Utah's share of the Colorado river water is the big subject samples of this were and are to be observed R. R W. W Young then president of the Bar Association of Utah in inee l ee 1925 1923 sp speaking aking for Calif Calif- I ornia evidently said that Utah I should not stand In the way of development He said a as is quoted in the press that Utah's progress pr depends to a 0 great extent upon development of California Ralph R. R Woolley U. U S. S Hydraulic Hy Hy- Hy- Hy HyI I engineer speaking at the same meeting stated that all aU lands in Utah including the land now irrigated In the Colorado river watershed would total about aces This In includes ludes Washington Washing Washing- ton and Kane counties down south as well as San Juan Grand Emery Emery Emery Em Em- ery Carbon Duchesne and Uintah counties generally known known- as eastern While it is true that progress in I I I I helps Utah it is no more true than the fact that we wc must I conserve our water and reclaim our arid acres Land and water in Utah has been tied up and remains remains re remains re- re mains that way today so that the big game might go on But acres as the total o o Utah's irrigate lland land that thai ia Is tow now or ever will be irrigated by the waters of this watershed is entirely entirely entirely en en- too low We Ve know this is I I I i unfair far too low Iowa a total because in the Uintah Basin alone we have haveland haveland land and water for just about that acreage J By using th the thc e White I and ands the Yampa rivers w wt w imay i reclaim cl lm ne nearly as aa much uc ln rr one Ito project pr as we e hay have Wre t ba bai i tsi B v y do dOi- dOi government miniS minte- minis minis- I keep these large tracts held down by fe federal eral decree Arc Are the they Y dangerous Would they not be safe If it left open for entry But Salt Lake City w wants what she wants of this Uintah Basin water Stats State Ministers Ministers' will wink the tho other eye and say Yes lets let's permit that Uintah Basin Basin Basin Ba Ba- sin to be opened up Great tactics tac tactics tac- tac tics but they have worked tac 1 and acid will work so long as we poor cusses cusses cusses cus cus- ses in the Basin remain disorganized and do nothing but I take our medicine like good children |