Show Church May Way Take On Escalante Project James R. R Barker Darker extension irrigation specialist spent Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- and Sunday Sundar at nt Escalante i with the County Agent and the Garfield Stake Presidency ana aria I the irrigation company officers E going over oyer the reclamation project project pro- pro 5 on the Escalante River which has been under consideration consider consider- atlon for a n number of years The TheS' TheS S' S present plans are to push the project forward under the sponsorship sponsorship spon spon- of the Church Welfare program It was agreed among among the group that that was th the only possibility for the development of or the project in the near future as it is doubtful i if the Reclamation Uon tion Service would have funds f enough to to start work in less than ten years I Two meetings were held Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day at which the plans and possibilities possibilities pos pos- were presented to the townspeople by uy the Stake Presidency Presidency Presidency dency and Engineer Barker ol of the Extension Service Time The development of this reclamation reclamation rec rec- project in Escalante would be a tremendous asset to tho the county It would Increase the present irrigation acreage Inthe in inthe inthe the count county by one It would woula f provide pro enough land around Ear Escalante Escalante Es Es- r calante to support a town as large as Richfield according to tho the County Agent |