| Show OUR Qun Ii LAW LAWI J Ws V I A 1 bill IH la now before Core the State hire tUla which m hue hoa pawed the Senate 1110 a for ot of the proper a use uso of oC water witter and the reclamation tion of oC alkali lunde The rhe purpose B of oC the tho measure IH la good rood anti and If IC carried out uc tic j conlin to tu the and Intent of ot its Ita projectors will prove provo of ur great grent hensill to In the tho agricultural Interests of ot Utah The Tho work designed to 10 be effa ted under Its provisions U Is to b be performed by the Utah l Station which u la at nl to the Agricultural College ColieR In III with time the office of oC th the lOx Station which Is la attached to 10 toi i the COllege Collide In III conjunction t With the of or experiment station of nC the United Slates Department of oC Cr culture I The rile ultimate object o In view Ie IH is stated F In th the title litis nud the work Is II to lu Include i Investigation of ot th the w water Ur t of ot crops crop grown In 11 Utah the mount amount of oC i tj water needed thereby the rl right ht time lime timeto to water tar the tho best hest hel t manner r of or UK its the of oC of oC Irrigation n upon the tw ii ot of the time crops crepe e produced th the Irrigation Indention of ot the sells and of ot Utah and nh also o investigations of or nl RI I hall lands with lIh a view to their th lr reclamation tion by under or 01 m i and other Inquiries with a 1 vl view Iw w to 10 nr Rr riving nt fit the Ih economical UM UN of oC Irrigation thin tion v t r in III n thin this State elate I p r f The rite expense of ot conducting these In r Ii 13 Is to 10 be met jointly by tho United tJ and ond the thu Ih Huto df t Utah Ulah A pro proposition proposition position Is le made by hy tho time De Do Department of oC Agriculture that tho Irrigation Investigations of oC that depart department department ment will furnish 2000 annually for COl forat forat at least two years If It the tho of ot Utah will contribute annually n a like hike amount for tor this purpose e rim Tho bill therefore provides s for Cor time tho appropriation out of oC the tho state stale treasury of or for tor the tho two years next We Vo have 1100 a 0 suggestion or two to make before this thin Mil becomes n II law In w which h hope will be he accomplished lI without unnecessary delay First l that th the thu word bo bu Inserted In the tho clause concerning tho the Irrigation of oC the tho soils Mils suh soils of oC Utah Probably tho the clause as liS U It now stands will wilt cover our meaning mORning but the laser Inser Insertion lion tion of ot tho the word varied before the Iho word wor tolls solle will make It clearer and prevent misunderstanding It Is In well wel known that some somo kinds of ot soli soil require n II grouter gr quantity of oC water for lor Irrigation lion tion than tho n others not nut only because o of oC tho the nature ot or their but be bo because cause of ot their own on constitution and anel the Investigation an nil to 10 tho the of oC water needed by them should bo be con conducted conducted conducted ducted with lIh n a 1 view to these varied con cone conditions dillons Tho The other suggestion Is I that thata u n be Inserted In ht the tho bill to 10 this effect Provided Irol That the tho Ih work contemplated ed 01 by this act shall cover those thole lands bands over which the Iho Ie 11 is and shall Hhall be ho conducted un under under der the tho of ot chapter I Laws aws of or Utah of ot 1003 1903 and shall bo be supple supplementary mentory thereto Tho Tito necessity for Cor complete harmony between tho the work to 10 bo ho done dOllo by hy tho Experiment stations and that by the tho survey survoy will bo ho readily understood by hy examining the Die nry my work wok accomplished by tho the latter III tier We tire are Hure suro that tho the present Ir of or the tho l station In this State Inland to und find will perform tho the Incumbent upon them under the tho pro proposed posed not act In the manner suggested nut hut changes lake tako place In the Die courso of ot years nr anti It may many bo be necessary to 10 guard tide this point so that there thelo may be beno ben no n con 11 let with time Iho that have the tho overnight ot of Irrigation affairs Wo Vo hope that tho the members of ot tho the Legislature who specially have huva these mutters mutter under consideration will look Into Inlo title this proposition clo IY and that they will regard It very ory carefully no nil It Il may to the Irrigation In of ot limo tho state te The Tha scientific and economical l use 1180 of oC water venter for Irrigation purposes oSe Is la a 1 subject of O vast hamper Importance lance tance affecting the tho agricultural pro green find end welfare nf or this thin mountain re region region gion Vo Wo commend the bill as all ft n wino timely measure anti and believe that It will w fil bo be Improved If It the tho suggestions wo 0 mado shall bo ho adopted We Wo are pleased to 10 learn leant by advices from Ir m Washington that the tho authorities thorn thoro are aro well Oed with tho limo work that has hll already been heen dune done In Utah un under under der del tho the direction of or thin tho ho Engineer r nail the tho ho State Commission lon and nine with thin tho of ot Incorporation for fortim I tim tho Utah and all Idaho Water Users as its association o Hut It Is very vary desirable that tho rho farmers In States Stales who expect to take o advantage of ot the tho government proposition proportion under tho tam not shall b 1 themselves and tako lake tho Iho necessary stops slops Immediately to become Identified with that association It II rests rents with them now to decide whether limo tho great project for tor tho time bene bone lit of oC that part of ot Utah extending ex tending lending from Crom tho time south end ond of ot county northward Into Southern Malm shall Hhall bo ho perfected and thus thin great gront region r llon ho bo fully Cully with water for tor this tho Irrigation of ot thousands of ot acres of or land and an nn am nm ample ampie pie quantity for lor nil nl thin tho farms and or 01 orchards chords and gardens which are aro now In lit use It IH Is that Illat there thoro should bo ho HO so much touch apathy on time tho part of ot many ot or our farmers on this thin vital 1111 question The live IIvo agriculturists and ond mon men throughout the tho community should try to Infuse Into Inlo the laggards AH nil nc nor II Interest In this matter which con concerns on cerns tho the of 01 all lilt Northern Utah and Southern Idaho rime Department at nt Washington r to l our Irrigation law la at the tha last Fast session of oC time the Legislature 1 I as ns most and prominent therein say Bay that t tho the more closely It II Is examined tho Iho better It being free from Croll objections that are aro to similar laws In other Western States Staten Home Some doubt has hns h been heon cn as to toI th the I lie constitutionality of ot certain pro hire provisions visions Islon In ht our Irrigation law I w but they are nil all dissipated when compared ed NI with other provisions In tho the same saIne statute I The net Act was suns OS prepared however durIng dur during ing the Uie sitting of oC time tho Legislature and therefore with nil the Iho rare core that was bestowal bc upon It hero arc sonic some too fen features tures lurea of or It that need nAd to bo ho Amended The rime changes have been ben Bug sug nested d to the tho governor and will no 10 doubt dould be duly dul considered con l by the time Legis Legislature lature The State t I Is II both bolh able and willing to 10 supply nil all necessary nece In Information Information formation concerning Irrigation affairs In bm this State with which ho Is thor lhor thoroughly familiar We WI hope and expect that wisdom and amt prudence will b be ex cx In regard reward to this subject and that th the bill bull referred to 10 In this thin i will bo be passed without unnecessary delay de delay lay hi |
