| Show WORK OF THE UTAH irrigation convention at the last session of tl e irrigation convent on held in salt lake city last week the convention transacted the following business passed a memorial to congress ask ing that all remaining and lands with in the state be ceded to the state for the purpose of perfecting and extend ing the irr gat on systems and stating that in tl e op nion 0 the convention this would be more beneficial to the people and result in greater and earlier development of the state than any other helpful measure proposed adopted a resolution offered by dele gate laura E ork of wash agton praying that the work of exam ng surveying and select ng temporary tracts for forest reserves be pushed with all possible dispatch and the mat ter settled at the earliest possible day passed a memorial joffere 1 by D morris of wash agton petition gross to cede to utah tl at portion of the territory of arizona lying between the colorado river and abe utah border adopted a resolution offered by dele gate le giand young of salt lake that a committee be appointed to invest gate the nature and character ot the bills now before congress and re port their conclusions to the delaga tion of utah now in congress adopted a on offered by dele gate le grand young of salt lake asking the utah legislature to make an appropriation to pay the expense oi the delegates to abe convention adopted a cesoli tion andors ng the newlands b 11 in congress as a bended by congressman sutherland of utah rejected a resolution offered by dele gate jacob johnson of sanpete request ng the state land board in grant ing lands to select lands from water sl eds and to give local res dents and especially apalit es the prefer ence in selection the convention then adjourned to meet april 2nd |
