Show STATE reservoirs SYSTEM the first session of the be state legisla tah ial getting well along alon and consid fable work has been done with much 4 booie awe in n sight eight there are still how bow 1 ter some game matters of vital interest inter eft to the state that have not been noticed as ae jeby y the be legis legislators latori solar BO far as ae known lahe la fb he public upon as to the state land department many of toe items relating thereto have re melved bated attention and now there is ie a proposition to cover the mineral lands division and to reserve coal aanas tends for a term of caare ironi the operation oration of agricultural patents the deetion of ownership of state revern baa been raised aud and the belec the 1100 of land has baa been required of f the state board of land commis bommie loo erB but no one has presented a scheme for the utilization of this halt half million erea woich which goes to one of toe the toot mot important elements alementa ele menta in our pros when the laride lands are selected how are they going to be made avail and should not the selection j relf be made in pursuance of a ati plan as to how the lands can be utilized zed to toe the best beat advantage for reser VAMP shall the land board make selections with a view to lake jake 1 gr 1 ear canyon myon or bench reser vola if or either to the exclusion gibe the others and then the state have 0 o adapt a plan to fit the selection or oi bad or shall there here be some abing of a general state reserve irs eye top 0 o thai the land commissioners commissio Derp what they have to work to are vital questions for the va pren 1110 legislature Jegi slature to answer no involving great expense can be entered into and no do reservoirs can be wase made without considerable outlay T bore there can be no actual work at making state reservoirs now but there can and ought to be agreed upon a general reservoir system of sufficiently definite character to enable the land commissioners to act intelligently io in their selection lection ee of sites bites and to place it within the reach of the people to come to the state stales a aid in n constructing reservoirs where there is ia urgent necessity and the state istina is unable bleto to proceed without the c ci operation of the inhabitants to be specially benefited if any one or a score or more of citizens whether legislators leKi or not have the genius to evolve a plan for making state reservoirs r available at the earliest possible moment now is toe the time to launch the scheme and become became public berie benefactors factora |