Show plans big things for washington county elins for tho reclamation of acres of agricultural and in washington county arc included in the project for the erection in southern utah of steel mills to cost by the southwestern holding company the reservoirs which are to be built on zion creek virgin creek and other streams of that section to furnish water for the steel mills will also be utilized in storing water for irrigation purposes in addition to the acres in washington county the is to hae three large irrigation projects on the colorado river which are being developed at this tune tho proposed southwestern pacific railroad from grand junction colo to the pacific coast is to afford an outlet for the agricultural products and also those of the steel mills As some of the land is at too high an elevation for gravity irrigation plans are outlined for using electrical energy to force the water from the dams and from the large ditches to the land the mills are to be operated by electricity developed by the water power and the water surplus will be devoted to tho irrigation of the lind at this time it is said filings have been made for water bites in the names of individuals who are connected with the southwestern holding company sufficient to irrigate more than acres of land and it is said that applications will be made for water to irrigate a larger acreage all of the water aled upon so far comes from the creeds creels originating in utah and all water must bo stored for the summer months the irrigation proposition was the first in which the company became interested and when it was discovered that all of tho materials for the making of steel and iron were close at hand the company determined to develop those resources also worl is being done now on several of the projects of the southwestern holding company and it was said by hollo E clapp consulting engineer for the company that with the opening of the in the spring that the irrigation projects which are now under development will be rushed to completion republican |