Show THE E WATER ER QUES QUESTION NJ h c r l water for irrigation This goes goes- ques question tion is h to be an answered affirmatively by many land landowners nd owners of this city who have h heretofore been indifferent ent to to or or wholly opposed to any efforts beings being made in this direction The long dry spell has has awakened awakened some of the people to the absolute ute necessity of increasing sing our water vater supply supply- or cutting down our qUI irrigated irrigated ar area aiea a. a To cut down n the irli irrigated area rea now by cutting ut Ln off some of f the existing ditches ditche is out of the question n so sq the only hope hop is to secure an increased supply of water The opportunity uni y to in increase rease the water supply has been lying neglected neglected neg neglected neg- neg at our door door- for many years Whether Whether- rit it w will i continue to b bo be ne neglected l c d is a question m forth for th tm people the themselves themselves' selye to to solve There Thera are re many small schemes by mea means s 91 of w which ich the supply of water can b be increased t to a limited but the great gleat hope in this dir direction lies in the ie comp completion of the Cottonwood Cottonwood tunnel funnel A A- AIu number ber of years ago this great leat ent enterprise was was was' undertaken by a tL few of our citizens ns who spent tl their r ti time e and money money t to make it ita ita a 11 success a and although h th they ahoy y have I labored y year ar after year to get the wor l the load lou l has hash been two heavy i j f for th them them and and nd they have hu e P t been unable so far to complete complete- this tunnel No encouragement gem t whatever has hils been heen held out to to J them by the people of this this- city t and until recently it has has imposible imposible im- im le to interest outside capit capital l in the proposition J A few days ago however 7 the I f. f proposition was laid before a gentleman prominent in Salt Lake Lake financial circles and ho he says he be will secure secure the the necessary necessary funds to complete com the work as soon as certain minor d details tails have nave been complied with by the present owners Thesa details are now receiving attention and i it is very probable that that work will be bo r. r resumed on the tunnel in a short time While it would be bo preferable by far fur to have the proposition owned and controlled d by the users of th the tha I water its completion by any company company company com com- pany will will Vilf b b a a a great blessing for blessIng for this c community wh where re th the water t thus obtained i is- is isso so so so urgently needed r T t l i |