| Show OUR t the meeting of the board ot county commissioners on monday mr F luke one 0 the delegates to the lite state irrigation convention very ele reported the proceedings of the convention and while the commissioners were under the apell of the orator s et fort they reappointed luke and haiward to attend the adjourned irnia tion meeting and appointed two other delegates to assist them in the work of causing the waste places in the state to bloom as a rose liter the commission ere after allowing the traveling and hotel expenses of the first named dele bates re considered their action and lopped off the additional members to the delegation mr luke epitomized the anny ideas and suggestions presented at the bention and the focusing of the same to a point of deliberation the of irrigation was paramount and sheep and cattle interests were quickly eliminated when sprung baret re serves reservoir methods ot ot state lands difficulties ansing from water claims best means of obviating same and favorable irrigation legislation were the principal topics discussed strong sentiment against the stale land board s present method of disposing of state land avis manifested tear being ex pressed that gradually the control of the water sheds was passing into the haade of a few to the detriment ot the many A permanent state irrigation tion was effected and congress was me to cede to the state all the remaining and lands within utah tor the purpose of perfecting and extending the irrigation systems the bill as amended bv congressman briand was approved an 1 congress was asked to cede to utah that portion of anzoni hing between the colorado anvor and the rutih border the con bention adjourned to meet on april ad |
