| Show Protection of Utah's Rights On Colorado Sought By Engineer Asserting that proper provision has not yet been made to insure protection of Utah's interests in the Escal Escalate Escalante area of Southeastern Utah State Engineer T T. H. H Humpherys Humpherys Humpherys Hum- Hum this week wrote Congressman Congress Congress- man Abe Murdock U. U S S. S senator- senator elect requesting that he do everything everything everything every every- thing possible to protect the states state's rights on the Colorado river The request was sent after an article appeared in a Salt Lake City paper bearing a Washington D D. C C. date line and reiterated former statements that Secretary Ickes still has In mind creation of the Escalante national monument Granting that Secretary Ickes will protect Utah in her rights there is no telling what his successor successor successor sor might or might not do We should be protected in any case the state engineer wrote My 1 thought in writing you re relating relating relating re- re lating to this matter is to urge that everything be done to Insure a hear- hear hearl J- J ie end that Utah will ulti ulti ul ul- ti tl ei 11 be secure in her right to the use of Colorado river water for possible irrigation irrigation works and power facilities within the boundaries of the proposed area The executive order now drawn by the secretary for the creation of ot this monument does not provide for Utah any anyone one of these Neither does the proposed bill for making of it a recreation area except at the thep p pleasure of the secretary the letter letter letter let let- ter stated The Washington news dispatch stated sta ted the secretary is willing to give ghe state officials an opportunity to be heard but that ultimately there will be an Escalante national monument created by executive or order order or or- der unless congress can be persuaded persuaded per per- to authorize national re recreation recreation re re- creation areas |
