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Show : CHAMBER CUES : WANTAGES OF : IIEK JIJECT ,.coroJnendalion Made to ' ounty Commissioners that onservation of Virgin Kiver Water Be Proposed proposal that Washington 'recommend an irrigation 'Xi in the vicinity of Hur-f.'to Hur-f.'to the governor as wor-T'd wor-T'd consideration in the use 1 'construction Finance Cor-:',.on Cor-:',.on funds, was made Tues-;!!"at Tues-;!!"at the county commission-l: commission-l: meeting by a committee V tje Hurricane chamber of "-nerce, consisting of David ;":c'3i, E. J- Graff and Amos r-Sm'an. Representatives of the George chamber of commerce "r.-i also present, together with ' county engineer. The project, which can be de-in de-in units, would eventu- re5Uit in the reclamation of ieen 60,000 and 100,000 of land south and west of rricane in Utah and Arizona. would be selC-liquidating ;;icli would bring it within the ;qnirements for a share of the :;:m and a half dollars re-,,,; re-,,,; appropriated, and would j0 furnish the means for Utah o preserve her rightful share ; Colorado river tributary wars, wa-rs, through appropriation and Otherwise this is apt to be :t to the state. Governor George H. Dern has lied for counties of the state -.rough commissioners, to rec-' rec-' rrmend worthy self-liquidating :.))ec!s which could be taken ire of hy Utah's share of the cent appropriation. This and ;e construction of a highway 'ob U. S. 91 on the Harris-bench Harris-bench to La Verkin and riirricane were urged as wor-:ij wor-:ij of consideration by those presented at the meeting lj st i:e:(tay. An appointment has been ide with the state road com-isiion com-isiion for Wednesday, August ii, at the capitol building in ill Lake, at which time the 'ad question will be discussed. !. T. Atkin, representing the jirimissioners, will be accom-tirM accom-tirM hy representatives of the ' George and Hurricane cham-'! cham-'! Contact will also be made the Utah water storage amission, the governor, and fpropriation agencies. The irrigation project, it is 'Jniated, would cost in the '-:'norl!ood of three million Wars, although it is not like-; like-; that this work would all be i.ie as a single unit. Govern-:?at Govern-:?at engineers' surveys indicate project is feasible, that the ' be taken from the Virgin ","r Mar Virgin City, and it Wfble that at least part of the v'n would inundated. Two or -'' lower storage reservoir 's would eventually be de- Tie reclamation project has y urged for a number of "i:s by private interests and te surveys have been showing the feasibility of plan- State-wide interest ;jJUll he shown in the proposal " "ill be a means of reliev-,'! reliev-,'! "Employment, and develop- ""r industries. ."avii H. Morris, W. B. Ma-.'.' Ma-.'.' ail'l Engineer Woodruff -jinn were present at the ""'S of tlie commissioners, T, "''"ed their approval of as well as favoring JMistruction of the cut-off I'm the two principal tor-.-ns county. |