Show I I l NEWS OF UlAH AND ADJOINING STATES I Ii i ARID LAND TO TOi TOBE i BE RE RECLAIMED I I Gigantic Irrigation Scheme 1 Is Launched by Provo Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial Club LAKES TO BE EMPLOYED Promoters Declare That Much of Utah County Will Be Become Become Be- Be come conle Valuable Republican Special Service Provo May lay 1 12 A A big Irrigation scheme schema tor for the reclamation of ot thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of ot acres of ot arid land In Utah and Wasatch counties was launched tonight at a meeting of at tho the Provo Commercial club The Tho proposed Irrigation Irrigation lorl- lorl gation scheme was called to the at attention at- at of the tho the club by J. J William t Knight ono one of at lt its ItH promoters air Mr Knight stated that at the head of or Provo river there Is a network of at lakes which with tho the expenditure of oC might be bo converted Into reserVoirs reser reser- Impounding sufficient water to Irrigate acres of or land Of or this acreage are arc In lieber Heber valley and 1000 on Provo bench and In the vicinIty vicinIty vicin vicin- ity of or American Fork and hJ I Of the tho seven Beven lakes In this network of lakes three of ot them are aro said to be bo admirably adapted for reservoir pur pur- poses loses Some work was done dono on these lakes akes 15 Hi years ears ago by Jesse Knight who had an Idea at that time of oC re reclaiming ro- ro claiming considerable arid land In Utah county but on account of oC opposition encountered In Provo Prove the scheme was abandoned Tho Tim matter was brought before the club with tho the purpose In view of enlisting en en- listing Its Us aid In promo promoting tins tins- the scheme A committee of at three consisting of at James Clove J. J William Knight and Col C. C 13 fl Loose was appointed to wait walt on the tho state land board and Gov- Gov William Spry within the tho next few days das In an endeavor to secure state aid The Tho promoters of or the tho scheme claim for tor It a three-fold three value They Ther say that water will bo le stored for late use acres of at arid land will HI be bc brought under tinder cultivation and water will be taken out of or Provo Pro river during the hood season thus minimizing the tue danger danger dan dan- ger from damage In tho the lowlands caused during the tho high water period Among those who aro am back baek of ot the tho scheme are arc J. J William Knight Provo Pro A. A n. n Murdock Heber City Stephen I. I L. L Chipman American Fork A. A J J. J Evans E Lehl Lehi Joseph B B. B Koeler Keeler and George Gcorge H. H hall of or the tho Brigham Young Uni Uni- Provo and tho the Wasatch Development Development De Do- company of or Heher Heber City The Thursday afternoon hollday haJt proposition also came up before the club for tor consideration J. J H. H Frisby George Georgo S. S Taylor and J. J William Knight were appointed a committee to visit the dr dry goods and shoe stores and tho the banka banki for the purpose of ot securing their operation co-operation In the tile proposed pro pro- posed JOSei halt half holiday The Tho butchers grocers and stationers of oC tho tue city ha have e already promised the half holiday beginning be beginning be- be ginning tomorrow afternoon Tho The committee on strawberry da day reported progress In arranging for th hl fruit festival which will lie ve held about Juno 20 |