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Show H DO WE WANT IT? H Lust wool: wo casually roforrod to H n conversation botwoon Hoary N. H llayoa of tho Stnto Land Board and a B roproBontntivo of this paper, In which H Mr. Hayes discussed tho rosorvolr P situation and gave out information H u9 to what aourso would bo uooossary H on tho part jf tho pooplo horo tn B Boouro tho oxpondlturo of n part of tho state fuud in this lonrlity, pro H vldlng tho situation warranted. h Tho question now is, "Do wo want H tho reservoir? " If wo do, it is tinio wo woro beginning to not, for within H u short timo sulllialout work will B doubtless bo laid out to oxhuust tho H fund. Already n Inrgd rosorvolr on H the Sevier JRlvor near Hatohtown has H boon praotioally dooided upon, and H tho ongiuoor is on tho ground making H tho survey. Other prpjoots nro bolng H conoiderod in tbo uorthorn part of H tho stnto, and if Iron county onros to H nvail itself of any of tho bonoflts no- H orulng from tbo oxpondlturo of B porhaps 850,000 of tho stato's mouoy, H and tho resultant bonoflts in tho way H of iuuroasod population, and farm Bj produots, it is timo for us to wako up. B Wo beliovo wo bavo ono or moro H good filtoa hero forrosorvolrs, wohavo H an abundauoo of the boat land to ba H found anywhere, and during tho H wintor aud spring wo bavo n great volumo of water run to wasto which H could Just as well bo storod up nnd I H put to somo bonofloial ubo. H This could bo a propor matter for H tho Oommorclal Club to take up, H vrere that organization in oxlstenco, - - ' i i" WWyflastauBh as It Is nft, tbor-olty. M council or any of our putillo spirited' H citizens should tako tho lultlativo. H If tboro is anything bolng passed M around that tonda to improve oondl-' H tions, wo certainly should not allow M our natlvo modesty to iutorforo with B our nskiug for it, at any rate. |