Show echo park needed for greatest interest of nation in hin concluding tosti testimony mory at the opening day of the tho congressional hoar hearing ilig on oil echo purk park dnn dani monday in washington y of tho tile interior ralph tudor said in the opinion of tho Dep department artmont of interior in ill this particular instance and not ns its a of precedent dent wo believe bellove that the choice should ho bo in favor of build building in g echo park dam and roser reservoir voir and that this is to the ole greatest interest int orest of the nation wo we so roc recommend ommond to the tho Oong congress Tess I 1 I 1 the tho proponents of echo park are pros presenting enting a clear cloar cut defense of this key koy project of tho upper colorado development project tho testimony of E 0 largon director of the tho salt lake regional office of tho bureau of reclamation showed why this particular site waa was favored over a number of sugi suggested ested alternate bites iio ile explained that the evaporation loss huld hold to a minimum at echo park waa was a vital factor in ill the entire river program Tani in distressing str casing the importance of echo park mr tudor was wits asked if it might ho be compared to the tho engine of a cor car to which ho he replied that it could easily ho be compared to the pistons of the engine venial vornal with the largest do delegation legation at tile hearing 9 has carried on a consistent fight for ficcio park and awl is largely responsible for the well prepared defense that is iti being presented for the project roosevelt lias has heon eon generous in in bonding sending a it largo large delegation to the hearing other counties and cities of the state lire tire represented state officials civic organizations ohp salt stilt lake dailies have rallied to the tile defense of this great project which will hono beim fit the entire state of utah our congressional delegation in ill washington lias hus worked for echo park in fact there have heon few programs in the tho past in which the entire state lias hag united BO so loyally as for the echo park dam i i food goes down the river J N X ding darling the famous cartoonist put the case topsoil Tor fori soil nil conservation in these memorable words asteak Bs teak and potatoes roast duck ham and eggs and brea buttor butter with jam on it are being washed down our avis each year in the form of good rich farm top t A t elave jong passed the poin whore where wo we can afford f t alp S aft happen I 1 on we will have to oed a population which fi w H 4 i i 11 i y U i ja al dizzy azy rate from on an agricultural acreage va chich d fixed that fact imposes a dull obliga A production from our land and at whenever possible improve that ill effii i years ahead i C emy 60 cons erva tio n is not n 0 i tho the job of gov A ga s V v 1 I r two ern crimont mont ovon oven though gc agencies ore are vitally and are active participants in the movement it is the job of the farmer individually and collectively with his noigh neighbors bors and ho bo has no lack of aids agricultural coll colleges egea the soil conservation service the forest service farm equipment manufacturers government bureaus and others of or booklets and other materials dealing graphically and constructively with the problem modem f farm am machinery provides an efficient low cost moans means of doing the oe actual work every time an acre of farmland is properly and scientifically conserved the country is por permanent manent ly enriched |