Show RIVERTON EXEn QUESTION QU Water Vater Ultra ais lies He and Petition Lo Legislature Special Correspondence Salt Co FIb Feb GA business lerton organization has ha held helt some ome lx be beto three meetings s here their thir purpose Ing to build bult up the southwestern por portion pr tion of ot Salt Lake Iko county and Is com coal composed posed ton sed ot of Sal most of ot the lending leading citizens of ot South Jordan and Bluff Pale Dale D le Geo lerton W Dills of Built Dale Is ts tIle the th Ires pres president GlO ot ident Ideal Joseph M Holt felt lol of ot South Bouth Jordan Vice president 11 and seth Beth eth Fixton of ot RIv W orion erlon secretary to Last night was as devoted principally consideration of l Irrigation and after ner considerable lon the tho following resolution and petition to tin the Legislature was wa adopted adapted which today has hns been signed by nearly nil ni the Ir lr In this portion of ot the tho county AND AD ND PETITION pl Whereas Tho rho most moi Important qUIS tion ton that confronts the citizens of f Utah Is 1 Irrigation and II Whereas The present Irrigation laws are arc ar Inadequate Indefinite and In many I eases cases ridiculous and nd i Whereas Endless litigation t go contu cont contusion U sion slon and bitterness of ot feeling have grown out of ot our present water law laS lawas laSas as rights are not defined as n regards the tho lie watershed and Whereas No permanent settlement of ot the water question under the present prel nt laws and decisions of ot the courts curls II U p pos possible sible and Whereas Many of ot the moat most porting of ot our state late have been leen made practically valueless through the mis mismanagement mil mismanagement management of ot our water supply and Its distribution especially during the thelast thelast last lut Is three years enn ears and ard Whereas lere Most dost of the harvest of ot our toll toil has hns been In wiped wipe out through these tol abetting causes and Whereas Many have hAc been forced tor away awny from their hom homa i to seek leek now naw ones one on In neighboring lel states and Whereas Our legal lesal lell expenses expense have hac ex exceeded exceeded I all AU other operating expenses combined ced of our Irrigation system stem and Whereas Water rights right have been be I granted to one or two streams on n a Item without regard r ard to this lb o ot of I other streams having common supply and Whereas Parties are arc allowed to claim water which they thoy cannot use beneficially ally 11 and ant In some somo cases Cles cannot use at atall n atall all 01 and herens Grants of ot water hav Itaro ha been leen made mudo far In excess cx s of ot the carrying ca cn of at ditches or canals thus thul tak taking lag InK water from froni the tho rightful users and Whereas One Ono small ditch may stop atoll Improvements which would be he to all ni users of at water In II that system tern tem ond nd desired by almost all ni the Ir In that system whereas Under tInder our present reign Irrigation tion ton system there Is la small prospect j of ot our receiving government aid all through the tl national Irrigation law 11 and Whereas Filings may be e allowed on water before showing there ther Is water which Is in a 1 menace to the fleat Urt appropriates and Whereas Our present needs have hac out outgrown outgrow grown grow the tle present method of ot dealing with the tho Irrigation problem Therefore buit bo be it II That we W the members of ot the tho Oquirrh Commercial club compos composed ed eti Ci of at the th lending lea citizens residing re In lii the thc lie southwestern tor portion of ot Salt Sni Lako Lake county count and other oilier 0 her Irrigators from the samp district petition polton the tue honorable members of tho thu to Incorporate with their Irrigation bill ll the tho following suggestions tho the entire entre waters waiters of ot the tho state be bp placed under the supervision of the state engineer Second Leeond That the state be divided Into divisions without reference to county lines under the charge of ot watershed superintendents who shall Khal be bo responsible to the state engineer each watershed hell division be bo divided to 10 districts under underwater underwater water wn ter commissioners who sho shall be re responsible to 10 the tha th watershed superintend superintendents officers divide nil all streams delivering to o each each canal ni or ditch dich KB Its ls quota of ot water In case ease of litigation the state Slate defend the action acton of oC the state en engineer and amI his aids condemnation of or water waterpower wlter power grants be bo allowed when whon lien the lie lieo power oer o tr er could bo be furnished by other means tho duty lut of oC water which governs tho the quantity to be de do le livered be bo fixed at 11 n a minimum of at tO 70 acres per second foot That In excess of ot that quantity be liable to nation naton nai ion Eighth r That no 10 water filing fing be he al at lowed lowel unless o water wlter ox ex lets The Tue he state engineer to decide with wih appeal to tho the courts If necessary nece sar Ninth That he be com coin compelled pelE to put pu In iii ditches some annie simple measuring device that can cun be he read and understood by b the average reat ant Tenth That when Improvements in tho the water supply ard n nr desired by b the Ir Ic Irrl rl torl In a 1 water district or water watershed watershed shed shet division ns os the case may IU be that nn an election be held and on of ot the lie Irrigators favoring such sU h Improve Improvements ments that hint hat It II bo be bon a charge on the par ties tics SCHOOL QUESTION On next Monday this organization will wi iiI consider the question of ot whether It I would not bo 10 moro more advantageous to abolish district school trustees and adopt the he courty unit In school affairs ant Our citIzens citizen re f to some soma extent trying hyIng to pattern after uter Our neighbor on the vast east Draper whose whoso Commercial club In a few weeks effort efort lies has succeeded ell In bringing to their precinct u a canning calming factory which will wil give employment to quite quie 4 a number of or persons and ami also have In consideration with a fair pros heel of success 8 two tO of ot no rio 10 small one ae being the piping of ot the waters of ur Willow creek down the mountain a U t distance pf pr about two II R which furnish power and also ai o ant save water which Is lost by seep set age ami anI the other the Incorporation of ot their town lawn Prospects here hor are encouraging to what they have been arid al quite nn an In acre age of oC o bet beets somo sonic tomatoes and nd seine Homo MiO large apple appio orchards will viii be lie planted wi this wring pring |