| Show OPENING OF PROVO RESERVOIR SYSTEM Will Irrigate Acres Bost Bast Fruit Land in Utah PREST IREST SMITH RAISES GATES t I 1 lay h O t I HII Suit SH Isike 11 0 Anil 1111 Utah lh 11 i l laP l tn ti I The Th Tb New 11 Provo Pro May Mat M I is lb I The Tb official opening of jt the th Provo r J no company compan K l h ni which ha hat b ea en to I C Its It t nt Hinge of completion with without out lit l any IW a l k w of or if trumpet trum and nd with expedition took p pie to today Lu Lud today day d About w 01 O i popI 0 1 len left Provo 1100 on the th morning 11 i l train to be present at atthe atlie the lie ex n ISCH um among them wen wel Preal PI President dent Jo i n F Smith and wit wH John lohn and nd wife It Heb U J Hi I ii int Mrs Mr hunt HU a Y Oat W V I 1 IJ c I lIand and nd Arnold tJ of the th state land hind and d Mrs W V I II I from Milt Halt aIt lk t CIt Ity and many nn any prominent nent 1 lle the north nd of I tuli l count countOn counton On arriving arMI at tt t Carlel s 11 I lat tIton iti m about 7 ml tl I nun Provo the lh i xi x ursi the work and IU the then scenery cen n r and nd canyon br till the th time tI tIt mt t for the th ex en r U r heId hd at ut t the th tb hotel hotl hol a u i lI Musk It ft Y V I U band lid Id I d ii h It by Imf I Sauer Hinging In For the th of nt r the hula hills l of the tM H JI Y L U choir t under the tho direction of ot Prof J rr Lund Iund In Invocation Invocation vocation Abel John o n Hinging university male mare Joeeph Jor U Jt then delivered the following on Oil the th history and Ull of the pio mt J I N The Provo cc in Hn wa wac Incorporated In IMS 1 with th Ui follow following followIng ing IlIg named director Joseph J ph It ft Mur tur Murdock dock doek Joeeph J ph H If KeIr r Stephen I L Ih J William Knight kori Oto II H Abel Ahel John Evana Janice James JamesC Jm C 1 Jeneen and David A t nt The T purpose for which the company Is hi I I Ia hi to 10 water for forthe forthe forthe the lands ls In the th northern part of f I taun tun county extending from the mountains mountain southeast of the mouth of Provo canyon anyon westerly terl below the foot toot foothills hills little to the point of the tit mountain at attha tho tha Jordan narrow n a from which point the water Mater can he be taken by gravity to o 0 Draper In tn the Houth end nd of Malt It Lake valley The amount of at land that can ran be cov coY covered eNd ered by this thle project I III Ia about aut acres acre a wrt of which I is III now no used for tor dry farming but JUI the greeter greater part ha hee h hoer never oer boon n brought under cultivation In order oM r to coter with water wal all of th the land iamb embraced In ht th U the urea area men inn mentioned honed It will bo ho to 10 enter into contract with parties perU partI owning Im Irrigated gated acted lands land below the line of oC lio Ie krov rol com nn canal and Id IdIn to In Ii them Ihm with Ith water waler wt through the Ih i 0 s canal In exchange ehan for lor forthe forthe the lite t tr i now U H and then UIn apply ppl the in v it t i r H eiMil in exchange on high i i vil I 1 through thIs medium of ot ci l ing In th locality can cn L i 11 i l i wIth sufficIent water water to 1 I 1 i i t nip ropa Hi 11 i i j n II l about but the char charI charat MI at tel tei I t 1 tilt the I Ii soIl mill 11 nor It Ite behavior when b i 1111 muter cultivation from th thI the I i t thit tImi th ill all along Inn th the line of the pro 11 I 1 the lb most valuable on m re r d In n It I Utah are lue being now I lIta I i own Nor r I la Is this thi land to mid y off if tt on un the desert or orin orIll in Ill i ill I 1 t l I puce h but It II Is Ia I near nr the h it ii n f r the th Ih people where whre every vry mod i i nv ni I ru Inc including good Iod and atUl are alread alad already I n I t i the Ih l Primary or nr old od right to tn th Ih aiters of river which ars arsnow ar arnow now vI hy by I y the th Inhabitants of ot Provo city anil ind the th neighboring farm tar the thel l mv Id r company ha hum hu mail made madea a H on in the t Mood hood II water w of ot Provo river to be u ed on thene thi t land lanite dur during I durIng r ing the n of ot high writer and nd In connection U therewith they hav havi ha aleo also 1 second p feet fiet t of ot the fin flood ful floodwaters tl waters wal of ore week k ia ts a tributary or of the lIle Weber river nver Tins Th Ii water WRt will lie he d Into lain tho the Provo nver and Wid be u wind wd a aa unit long on IM tie available av When this the th Hood flood t of ot both ate are no ito longer loncer the thew w wale watern at era from trum which are re lo 10 located located at the head beau d of ot Provo river will willbe be tin to lk SlOW vv down and be rc ld to fin Mi up tip the Irrigation of f tho lands land still requiring r There are aro 17 11 kM at tho thu bead hoad of th tha rival have be toon n filed fi on Oft for tor reservoir Purl the va Ca val a aty l ty of kt ill sore corn ao feet rt iC r water feet teel of ot Uita Hila l 1 O ejon to tu th I h and nod the Irrigation of ot C ty Iy leaving a of ot acree feet leet aIk bIe for UM In tills thia county It l I Is that a water w will ill be r Uio tho entire MUre ec ea ini II to take taVe oare wro of of or the th lead land with ordinary Oll ropa and coil tim other half in fruit tree tr to or toot the whole ur II rea a b I I with w water ter t for tor tree tret t culture The from froat the thai In Intake intake take Ike hero hern h will carry rry 1 I feet teet of ot water ier hr onto the l oh where the II distribution will I Yom m th the top lop f of or the the th canal hail haa h bosie l full tull Mis for a distance of ol two to mW miles iv 1000 acre ot if land will 1111 willbe willbe be bot provided 1 with water this th year r and ad KM Iu as ae the th I are ar com corn completed and Uw the U i t extended nW land Wilt he be brought under un cultivation pah year r until alt all I land Ind 0 under uD trw this II system am are r supplied li NI It I la I the Ih purpose of or the company oy to t Ju soil the th water and the system e outright I to In the who wo will wil take tse tae control if or f it II a Re soon coon B ne It la I 11 i W for tor by hy them th i project was wag te land rn 1 0 l bench bc wa wee w at lit 6 to toS toI lv S I vet 1 worn I Now the th name m ma land landa land are IIII for tor MO to t HO 1 per pe J acre when with Provo l I r water te f rr T which the tn company cp I Ia charging ITS I ArM Riia for mi l primary right n The he problem of or getting tl water witter n Ir I nf of the 1 river on o top tO of ot ofU U 1 h high hl enough h t t to cover ovar coveri i Ili hi 1 land 11 which ha baa ba been b un on ulm i Ill J for fir a many buoy years yeara yr wee waa w m a e ely ij ly Iy th the and aad IC r f Prof J tn J JI lit tn litti litI ti I i i 1 ii in Iii at t the Brignani ung whose wh w was Va tw f 1 approved I r by the tl who ii ii the th 11 r i ting today toda These nI tow which are a now new IW nl 1 u a II 11 i i riv v sufficient water In to Ir I e 1 r of lend land At a valuation f r HI I I N tie acre a thia tha th would wull the 1 if r lh thi taxable prop Mi y of t th I t i f e ii re than soR r what It t l I n i w i v rth and It t will wm to n In value al The Thc hr development and 11 holding by the th of nr the of it r this thu pert part of Ih Mate have h been the thc lh main malt object of ho lu h men who h are tn In this Ibl hI pmj pJ t I t and ani while difficult lei yet et I on front Item hm the feel 1 that hwy ll will i III II be he heI re reI e I 1 i le b by one o as a tM they hal haU appear Pir PirTh TV Th of f Murdock oft IS f n wed by music from the band nt Joseph Jop F I Smith John usury Henry ler ralth J S H n J Wm W yn Knight ht unit others Ih mad brief f commendatory of the A Af tt i further furth muM mu by the th n U Y lr U l f nd ail al repaired to tl the fhe of ot the tle system e m lust juat Jt hI tv the Ih ci I Ith the th program wits wan i one hided hv h y Eld Eid John Juhn Henry Smith offering the lh dedica dedicatory dedicatory tory prayer President Joseph F P Smith raised f th to tn let In th the 11 Following the th e ri nIM l es the th were WN entertained en In a at Mt thi th hi hotel hotl The Th wa was spent client In In peeling the u system tn from the t Intake to tn the Ih outlet In the thi th lunch near nr A number of it r the li visitor went nt some am distance eking thi th canal Iana and nd Inspected the lands land which the th eye system YM tem will 11 cover IN IS The fh work of r the h ant and 1 Ing yo i Ill wan i It C i I Kept opt I I and 11 Imi h been puhI without an all unavoidable III delay Prof Pr flan nee 8 M of r the tho th H H Y V f t who him hn hii h M Mcharge charge of f the fhe engineering department ha h haa received Iv nan m from competent JUlg for the Ih almost 1 per pir feet fot work urk has grown Irown hlo 1 plans nil mil i so i rv in and the he th I m n who w hi hive h i i Iii ii fl ii ami ii nil financed tin I I hi project i tie ii de f t great ruf c r 1 lt It for th thIr ehr Ir i will a II III liv nItI 01 millions million to the th re ri r rUI UI ri of or the th state IntI Thi Tb ThO Intake k Is t olINI Carter e art station and nd on IM of t a cem nt duni dr a nr rn the th river 11 pr hi rests on in In u a solid rock rk ri ik In C which hundreds of or ofton tons ton of ot roc risk k was wac a blasted aol and i with cement measuring weirs Ir The TI water Is I taken to t the th south couth urh 11 of ot the i and In conveyed down don the i anon In Inan Inan an all arth canal 11 10 20 feet 1 and nt 4 foal feet f t doop dOP for a e of ir r 2 20 noil fe rt et Then Thea It enters enter a 8 PH rink k tunnel c feet rt through a spur lr of r the trie tl mountain for I IiO feet rt and runs rolls through a steel Hume flume for another 2 O fec fei rp Into Inlo H ii I jno rIot rort foot roc rink rok k tunnel which OilS AI a ae H it pressure pruN box from fro which the th hi water In is I Into fOb Int a C redwood phon v saul 10 to tu be tn b the theIn largest In the th world arid and carried arI across cr the Itt Ih allon to empty on in the thu north stele side 1 near nr Olmsted Into Inlo a cement pipe hiVe 2 feet rl fe t long and ad trUn thero thure emptied Into Inte the Ih Blue Cliff CUtt canal which has baa h been 1 purchased by the th compan This THe carried the th water about but two mie mile along the I h foot lot hills hill hii and nd dIstributes It I by mean of if It cement dams dam and md welt well upon tilt the tl land Ind Cement culverts have hv also atao been constructed all al along the tt line where the th water atu cr the te county road rd Ho do I far f the th money IO expended hem haa ha been about abt When Wh the cost ot will probably be The wU hl o T company own In addition al to river r high water er erand and the lh lake J at the U th d of o Provo Prove P river i will wi be bethe t Mid the th water waler stored ator for fo lMa I 11 i ion 1 the water wt of o t 1 which wh empty Into Prove P above 1 Mitt and d are ar sufficient of t t to tn I Irrigate all an the th lend land the tho tl company can n cover ev till title ermine In addition a lei to leithe the th benefit derived by Utah Uth county fruit land lanti In under Water at the th lirow valley valy country will wi be l greatly leaty Th The x oil there are ar Inter ivied 11 with the th company t Ii th thi extent t nt that every ver acre aa I of ul land Ind In II the th valley vay will wil have hav a primary water wt right and thus th bring another Indirect benefit to t Utah Ut valley vly In thi IbL that the th water wat k I stored by Irrigation In Inthe Inh the h bet land of nt the thu t upper valley valy and an ron there UI enter t the th river by seepage pp COITH m down the th Itah valley during dOnut durl tho th low lw water war season 11 |
