Show I Uintah Basin Beware This issue of the Record will scow B you ou how bow big Wg the Uintah Ba- Ba ain aln is not only in land area but butIn butIn butin In the water volume Salt Lake City is planning to use fifteen million million million mil- mil lion dollars for tor transferring Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah Basin water to Utah's capital for tor and industrial advancement advancement ad ad- nt and security of that elt city Denver wants five million dollars more cash to make use of acre feet of this same wa wa- ter tel That Moffat tunnel cost 17 I and helps to make Denver more wore secure I It Is a big game Boulder damis dam damis is fa Just part of it IL This plan wherein big cities clUes have played a i 1 I bold game has been dev de- de eloping v n for fifteen years or more I de-I Our lands are tied up Utah leaders leadra lead lead- ers era ra have la indicated the Uintah Basin Basin Basin Ba Ba- sin is Ls really a minor matter Of c course it is minor until this city water is 13 secured Then we shall b have ve major matters If It we can just juat wait until Salt Lake City and andl l Denver enver get all aU they want well VIi via may then have the halters taken off permitting us to leave the Uie l hitching post Cut But you can ean see see if It you examine the facts that we suffer as well as u wait watt First Water Vater will be taken for forthe forthe forthe the big cities clues and under the guise of ot reclamation Second After the other fellow gets what water he wants our major major major ma ma- jor Irrigation projects will be he more expensive Just like the Strawberry Strawberry Strawberry Straw Straw- I berry deal the Uie farmer fanner will really pay for tor water for the big city it is time to stop this f luny y play Is it not proper for forus forus us ws to raise our protests against Injustice Let these citi cities s have bave some water but dont don't trade off our birthright for metropolitan security se se- That is the basis of the worlds world's security It Is food clothIng cloth cloth- 1 Jug Ing homes and all else comes att af at- af- af t ter r. r Money is essential so that people may trade do business But whether money Is based on metal or on paper as 95 of ot it is today I is secondary to the prime requisites requisites requisItes ites noted For these necessities men will shoulder rifles as they have done dom down through the centuries Similar Simi lar to such urgency is this water wate question in the bas basin n. n If we placidly placid other fellow I ly abide by the judgement you know his plan will work worle and your plan will wait What are arc you going to do |