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Show 1 , i I I Page Report ReportEndorses ReportEndorses ReportEndorsesRiver Endorses EndorsesRiver River ProjectReclamation Project ProjectReclamation Recl Reclamation .ma.tion ma.tion mation . Ohief Chief ChiefTells ChiefTell Tells of Utah's Utahs Utah'sNeed Utah/aNeed Utah aNeed / ' Need for More WaterWASH Water WASH WASHINGTON IOTON - - - Rcclaroatio Reclamation ReclamationOommissioner ReclamationCommissioner , CommlsslonT Oommissioner Commissioner rage , irase Page and Leiand Leland H HKimball HKimball H Kimball entlneer engineer of ot the ColoradoRiverGreat ColoradoRiverGreat Colorado River-Great River Great - - Basin Water Usen Usera Users ' ' association ppenred Dppenred appeared with Sena- Sena Senator Senator - - tor Wm WIn H King Kln Thursday betore before betorethe beforethe * the senate public publlo lands conunltte committee committeeurging committeeurging < ui-Kln ui Kln urging - A favorable report on tin the theKing the theKing King bill bUl directing the reclamation reclama reclama- reclamation reclamation - - tion service to proceed prooeed with Its Itssurvey itssurvey Itisurvey survey of the th Colorado river-Great river Great riverGreatBasin riverGreatBasin river-Grea'Basin river Grea'Basin GreaBasin - - ' Basin propect to detennin detennine determine * Its lts en- en engineering engineering en.Kineerlni enKineerlni - . gineering feasibility feaslblllty and probable probablecost probablecost probablicost cost of construction and operation operationand operationand operatlorand and authorizing an appropriattorof appropriationot appropriationof appropriation ot of $75 75 $ 000 to complf complete * the 6urveyMr surveyMr survey 6urvey surveyMr Mr Kimball explained the th * proJect pro project proJect ject . and what it la 18 is proposed to toaccomplish toaccomplish t taccomplish < accomplish followtnt following which Com Com- Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner - missioner Page gave the bill b1ll his hisunqualified hisunqualified hisunqualified unqualified Indor indoraavnt indorse . " , . ? * " , i int < /nt nt / nt The COIn- COIn com- com COInml&S1oner commissioner com commissioner - missioner ml&S1oner mlS1oner & told the th * conunltte committee * that thatUtah thatUtah thatUtah Utah has reached the point where whereIts whereits whewlt Its is de- de dependent dependent d dpendent agricultural development dei - - -pendent pendent - i pendent upon the building of new newprojects nwprojects * i iprojects projects and that no material expansion ex- ex exI expauslon ex expansion - I pansion pauslon of ot acreag acreage * can be looked lookedfor lookedfor lookadfor for unless unlMs Utah can tap the th * Colo 0010- 0010 Colo- 0010rado Colorado Colorado - rado river system . and * n , < l make mak * tnulll- tnulll trues- trues tnulllmountain truesmountain trans-mountain trans mountain - - mountain diversions diverslona of ot waterHe waterHe water waterHe He said the th * future growth of ot the thestate thestate thistate state Is Ls dependent d pendcnt on such a pro pro- project proJect project - , ject and his engineers oooperating cooperating oooperatingwith cooperatingwith cooperatlniwith with the state stat * have already made madeso madeso madeso so much progress with their stud- stud studies stud stud- studIes studies - ies In the field both of ot the engineering engin engin- engineering engineering - eering features featuft"eS featufteS " and examlnattorof examinatlbnof examinatinof examinatlbn examinatin of lands lancts which might be b * Irrigated Irrigatedthat Irrigatedthat Irrigatedthat that lie he feels teel . ! the surveys should shouldbe shouldbe shoulcbe be carried . speedily .speectUy speectUy to a conclu conclu- conclusion conclusion conclusion - sion Mr Page Pag * was not In a po.st- po.st post- post po.sttlon posttion . posi position - tion tlon to voice vole * an opinion as to the thefeaslb1l1ty thefeasibility th < feaslb1l1ty feasibility of the project but said he deemed It highly important importantthat importantthat Importantthat that the surveys be completed tor for torthe forthe torthe the project if feasible wlU wlIl will mean meanmuch meanmuch meanmuch much to Utah and will wUl make mak * It Itpossible Itpossible Itpossible possible to retain Its 11 & present prt'fient prtfient ' farm farmpopulation farmpopulation tannpopulation population and to bring new nr nc 71 ' land lands landsunder landsunder ! under cultivationAfter cultivationAfter cultivation Alter After a talk with budget omc1als officials omc1alsMonday officialsMonday ofttclaliMonday Monday Senator King expressed expressedconfidence expressedconfidence expressec ] confidence that the president with withIn withIn withIn In a few fe\\ fe fee fecia \ cia days } ! > will wllI send to congressa congress a . supplenrntal supplemental estimate recom ireeom recommending ireeommending recommending mending an Initial In1t1a.l In1t1al . appropriation appropriationfor for building bulldlng small smaU re5m reservoirs resersols oirs undei under underthe underthe the Wheeler Whf't'lt'r Whftltr ' ' ' Case CIUIe actThe actThe act actThe The budget he learned had sent senta aenta a . recommendation to the presidentat presldenta.t presldent president a.t at . Warm Springs Sprlnp but what amount amountthey amountthey amountthey they are recommending they did didnot didnot dl dl3not < 3not not disclos dtsclOSle disclose dtsclOSleIt discloseIf * If It the president prudent pre * < ricnt approva approves the thesupplemental thesupplemental th thsupplemental supplemental estlmat eet1mate estimate * will wUl go to tocongress tocongress tccongress congress and an appropriation In Inconformity Inconformity Inconformity conformity with the th * estlmat estimate * wUl will wUlbe willbe wllbe ] be written into the Interior de- de department department de department - partment bill which Is being held heldin heldIn heldin in commltte committee * awaiting awalting Just jWlot such sucha a budget estimateThe estimateThe estimate estimateTh The Th amount It ! Is ta s believed will willnot willnot willnot not xceed exceed $5 5 $ tfiOOOOOO 000 000 and may notbe not notbe be that great . . . |