Show CONGRESS ENACTS MUCH legislation OF TO BASIN congressman COLTON WORIC OF CONGRESS WITH WIT TO JU FOB FOR UTAH AND BASIN on his return homo home friday from washington congressman Congre saman don B colton was busy saturday greeting hie his many friends nt at vernal colton will not return until otter after the april avril conference bhea they will spend tho the bummer summer here at hunio lionia mr colton referred to the accomplishments of the late congress as an of extreme importance to the west and especially spoke of the benefit utah had received from the various reclamation projects authorized for this state particularly the arid and lands of the west and passed many bills favorable to the development of tho the vast arid regions which will give an added incentive to its development ana particularly toward utah where a most comprehensive program ie Is outlined comprising 3 or 4 projects which are now planned and being worked 0 out not mr colton looks to see steady work in utah on antu B tion projects for the next 13 15 or 20 years first pi rat of importance Is the weber river project t the h e utah tooele thoele project and the cache project all of vital importance to the jevel devel rf of the arid lands of utah and aud work en on which will start ibis this year these projects are ate now assured complete data has been assembled on the dead mans manti bench lying east of jensen and extending in to colorado and which is one of the most important projects to be developed and also one cne of the very 1 largest the transportation problem at this particular time makes the cost of this project prohibitive water right would cost about per acre and the department feels I 1 that settlers could not stand ho i cost I 1 the castle peak project near my aly ten also received consideration but hut like the dead mans bench the cost I 1 would be excess le he IN mr I 1 r colton I 1 had the assurance that the project would be given every consideration as soon as the transportation problem solved just as soon as the railroad Is to assured the projects will again be taken up by ahe interior department and estimates again made on construction and an early start made on both projects in speaking alting of the vernal lanu office mr air colton said it was the only one of the 39 offices ordered ordeal abolished by the executive order that was retained the secretary of the interior under an old statute abolished boli shed the ofa office e by executive or ier der upon re recommendation commendation mr continued on pace page 4 column one congress elm enacts acts much legislation of value j e column one v continued from page 1 colton states that it wae was tho the otti off I 1 clont clent work of the vernal commercial club and other 1 comar that mufid the situation end and gave ho he and senator rood smoot and colleagues a chance to give the president and secretary ocre tary ot of ho the interior a chanco chance to learn much about the uintah basin mr colton will be on roade roads committee during tho the next nession of congress and will retain him place on tho the mines and minion mining committee lr dr colton c ut tf tho the general provision of the bill which will allow tho develop mont ment of tho the potash helda e t no he wo under ihu tho loaxie act ho ile la Is ep esp in ho colton road bill which provides for or tho the per cona participation in construction of if hii bith both primary and eini iry in states where ant ani abated caura of tho the of or government public 3 lund ot L butle golopol vo art viiu thu of atod u od highways AL 1 irit alt lucli 1 alon to the hill 11 WIH dinitto 11 tilt bit fijn the condition wag was fully realized that transcontinental trans continental highways could not bo be fully completed unless 1 euch such nid ali wait given tho the bill As tho the bill was passed per cent participation taken from tho the states quo tu ta anti 1 tho the amount of mile 1 ngo age which ie Is constructed mr air colton feels that tho the united states la Is entering upon an era em of business prosperity which will last tor for a number of years ae as indus trial development la in broadened and now means of rapid transportation will open up new fields of endeavor |