| Show SOUTHERN UTAH WATER PROJECTS NOW UNDER WAY the public works advisory board w will ill ile be in dixie komorow and saturday to personally investigate the project ot of the dixie development and dairying company thia board consists of 0 W J halloran chairman mayor ora dundy bundy of ogden vice chairman sylvester Q cannon and it II A hart engi eligi neer secretary this project when completed would irrigate approximately acres will create employment tor for 1500 men over a period of a year and a half W B D slick 0 of los angeles was the prime mover in the enterprise in its early stages and succeeded in interesting others for over a year preliminary 11 investigations and work wont went forward description 0 of f all patented lands and lands that will come under tile the project were assembled and classified both in utah and arizona up to tile the present time it has been financed by lester robinson maps plats plata dra drawings ivings of reservoir sites and all other necessary dati data were carefully investigated and drawn up the plan proposes one reservoir below the forks of the road la in lower long valley another reservoir in lie he lower part of argin the people of which town would have to move up onto tile the bench lands still another reservoir site alta ii 19 bench lake the latter to be used as an all equalizer it Is considered highly probable that all these sites will be utilized A tunnel tour four and one half miles long below virgin I 1 will be required to carry the water to goulds wash and involves construction of a storage darn dam at w what hat Is known as sheep bridge bridge below virgin the tunnel will wil be used for power purposes favorable action on this project as recommended by former senator reed smoot and L I 1 A smoot speaker of the state house of representatives presenta tives at the friday hear ing the application was formerly presented by samuel A lung king attorney tor for the COM company Dany the project application is all but A ci and willbe will be sent siant to washington for final approval it the board reacts favorably during its visit here her e in fu southern tall tab the loan is repaid to 1 he le repaid in ten years under the plan proposed washington county news of last week |
