| Show A MOST J QUESTION QU l There Is no more Important question the people of or Utah today than the tho question qu llon of ot government aid alII under the provisions of or the National Irrigation tion law It Is 19 momentous Now la Is tho time to 10 settle It so tat far an as the Irrigation tion Interests of ot this state are con concerned It would be ti n piece ot donable fatuity to forfeit the share of ot public funds to which Utah la Is naturally and fairly entitled through procrastination nation nullon or failure to her several 1 A movement must bo be made mado Immediately to that I f which ought to 10 como come to 10 the State for tor torI I reservoir and similar The Tho commission appointed by tho Iho I Governor under the th act of at the recent session ot the tho Legislature will meet this ima the United States senators for tor Utah are expected to 10 be Je present Some Somo practical steps will doubtless bo be taken for tor tho furtherance of ot the Ihl Important Im object In view It Is I doubtful however whether any fur further I Itile tile ther Information than that already gleaned In n general WilY way will bo ob obtained Some Somo measures however Inay IMY i be adopted to brIng to a n settlement tho Iho Interests Involved Tho subject of old aid to the arid and regions for tor tho purpose of ot reclamation lion by b tho storage dis distribution of at Irrigating waters Is under i ithe the supervision of ot the tho Secretary of ot the I Ulterior The Tho rules and regulations under which his department will pro proceed oro not fully understood even If It they have been Jeen completely formulated Some of ot them lire arc of ot a legal character and will be bo handled by the legal branch of the Interior department Others re reF F r toto ate to the land laws Still others are peculiar to the tho Act ct of ot Congress that provides for tor tho distribution of ot tho i funds for tor Irrigation purposes Wo We suggest that It would be wise to have Borno i or persons specially Utah and her Irrigation Interests sent to Washington to confer with tho Interior department and an Its It various that havo hae these I matters In control so that everything pertaining to tho a II it affect our conditions In this State Stain may be as ns ascertained our claims be properly brought before b that This nero need not Interfere In III any way n with that will be accomplished i 1 by the Senators from Utah Ulah who ho are deeply Ie ply Interested Inter sted In the matter and have done what they could and will doubt douM doubtless less Jess continue their efforts In the needed direction Hut But H It Hla la 19 necessary that BO jome me effort be made ma l li In the manner wo 0 hare here hore Indicated and wo hope the commission and those citizens ond who Ire arc IreI I associated with them will see seo the tho ne no necessity i of ot som practical action to bring this Important problem to a n speedy epe dy solution The Tho Utah lake laks pro liro project r j cl Is first on 01 the lapis tapis and wo we ought Ii to know without delay whether It can r be carried forward to Dont DOlIt waste any time timet |
