| Show i I I Reclamation tion Of 01 Arid Ari A rid Lands LandsI L au ds I Hon R n F p S Presents Law and Fads Facts in it UIa i I Case to lo of the II Interior Hopes Sail Salt Lake Project Will be he Taken Up NoI No I Later Than June 1 I by ht the Ibe I Department w Special to the News New Washington D 0 C May F 1 8 S Richards tiled a full tull and Complete statements ts of t the facts and law lall Ia with g the th secretary of ot the Interior this morn mornIng mornIng mornIng Ing from fr II the tile arid arhl land reclamation C commission loll appointed by I Wells on the Utah lake lak project and asks for Hi Iti H consideration cO The rue goes oell Into detail of at description I of the t owners and their rights to store water waleri In l Utah lake It U M I shown that the tha stockholders of ot these canals canul and Irrigation Irrigation tion companies are lire owners of ot tho iha th lurid land which IB la to bo Lo irrigated by ly water v vIng Ing Ini tn through these them canals sum um summarized d the Ihu report which was laid bid be ue before fore toru the secretary tor for U Is l laz as az follows That this commission alon receive official recognition and that such uh arrangement be made that the of ot the depart department department ment mont In Immediate charge of ot the work will consult tho the whenever practicable concerning conc details of at Inter Interest est st sl to Utah I That the recommendation rec ot of the tho th I commission regarding tho the primary Im hit Importance of ot tho the water storage In iii Utah a lake be ha given due u weight eight and that I work upon this Important matter be lie betaken betaken taken up UI at the earliest practicable date dale That If U In the Judgment ot ut those In charge of ot the tho matter the work con can connected with Utah lake Jake Is he of ot such mag or Involves such luch complications that rapid cannot be made then tutu attention be given GIen to some other or ur more Inore simple project but without prejudice or delay to work on Utah lake That the physical facts as at regards the of ot water noto tIO available and utilized and as us a tu tO the amount of ot water vater which might be available under best beet possible conditions be ascertained That the extent be estimated to which lands now arid and wIthout water may maybe mayba maybe be ba Irrigated That the Claims and anI rights ot of the City ot San Salt Lake Jak to th waters not now p available In years ear of ot drouth and In Incase case cane water supply as 1111 therein herein before stated elated be b recognized and plans plane made by which lake water may be exchanged for tho the water of ot mountain streams to tobe tobe tobe be used for tor municipal purposes p and domestic use UM or of the Inhabitants oLt o othie i city while lake hike water sater Is III utilized to the largest larnest possible Ilo degree In the extension of ot Irrigation That It may be bo determined under tinder the law of at Jute June 17 1902 that existing canal companies can be dealt with as nil representative of or Individual Irrigators and resident land owners and whether In Inso InSO inO so O doing a merger mer lr of or the companies Is necessary That the waters now noli by hy the canals nod and Irrigation companies but buthot not hot available In years of ot may maybe maybe maybe be secured to 10 the through the time payment of ot tho the most cost of ot works nee el ary for tor this purpose pUrrO O That tim tho amount of water ater which may maybe maybe be bc for tor time the reclamation of lands now without such water Wilier supply and the conditions under which an as ns association of ot may ma be orated formed to reclaim these theBo lands may be doter deter determined mined omItted Mr lr Richards expressed himself ns as greatly pleased pl aled his hl visits to the various departments and the tho un UnI form torm aria courtesy extended to him Ho lie hopes not later inter than June 1 I that the Salt Halt Lake Inke project will be taken up bythe by bythe bythe the department Mr Richards and his son eon Dewey Dewcy will leave heave for tor or New N w York tomorrow and af at after afler atter ter ler brief stay slay there will wilt start for tor or home hom PATENTS Utah Joseph C deuce dence bottle Win Will Hoffman Salt Lake Lale City classifier clas Frank Franl 8 S Shepard Salt Boll Lake Laka City steam Bleam turbine M itt Smith nut lock PENSION An Increase of ot pension to St per month has line been granted A stin Parks of ot liaIse Boise Ida Alice Allee Spray has hits been I en ap appointed 01 aPpointed pointed postmaster pO at Lincoln Toole I county count Utah Sarah A Spray resigned |
