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Show Water Saving Is Urged by Experts Necessity for conserving all avail-I avail-I able irrigation and culinary water and the development of possible sources in the state of Utah,-formed the basis for the program of the annual an-nual adult leaders conference in session ses-sion at the Utah State Agricultural college from December 2 to 13. Under the direction of the state extension service, 107 leaders from the various counties of Utah heard leading officials including Governor Henry H. Blood, President Elmer G. Peterson, Director William Peterson, T. H. Humpherys, state engineer, Professor George D. Clyde, irrigation irriga-tion engineer at the college, and others, point out the problems that are facing the future of western civilization due to the limited water supply for crops, homes and livestock. live-stock. "We must learn to use our water supply more economically and judicially," judi-cially," said Governor Blood. "It is wisdom to conserve every acre foot of water that can be saved. The very existence of many of our Utah communities com-munities is dependent upon its water wa-ter supply." Six means by which the water supply sup-ply on the land could be increased were pointed out as follows by Di-I Di-I rector Peterson: Reconstruction of rivers and streams to which canals jare attached; mending of leaky can-jals; can-jals; more economical irrigation practices; prac-tices; economic development and (Utilization of underground water; ; reservoir the flood waters and other waters for future use, and the trans-diversion trans-diversion of streams. Director Peterson Peter-son also outlined proposed plans for Utah to get her share of the Colorado Colo-rado river, which would materially aid in increasing the water supply of this state. Instruction was given to both men and women in the measurement meas-urement of water and in determining the amount needed for families, herds, and for land. |