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Show (RICH FARMING ACREA Propowl to Dredge Jordan River land tho added wealth to tho e Taken Up at Salt Lake; Would would bo more than 12 million Value of Utah liars. I County by Millions. An early solution of tho Utah La high water problem might bo oxpocl within a short tlmo according to report of County Commissioner Fi JIatfey, who with County Survoj Edward D. Jones, spent Wednesday Salt Lake City with tho Utah wa atorago commission. Tho local olBci net with tho commission upon an rltatlon from W. O. Creor of Pro who Is a membor of tho commisslo The object of tho mooting was discuss tho plans of tho project n well under way to lowor tho lovol tho Utah lake. Whllo no official formation has boon glvon out it understood that fedoral governim engineers aro working on plnns ol project to drodgo tho Jordan N rows. It Is tho opinion of ongino that by straightening tho course tho river and dredging certain p ttons of it botweon Lake Utah a the narrows it will carry aufflck water throughout tho year to Ion the level of tho lako to &uch an teat that many thousands of ccros land heretoforo inundated will convorted into a rich farming nrea The topographic maps of Ut county which havo boon prepirod Ralph n. Wooley of tho topograpl division of tho United States gcolo cal survey, aro about completed, ai ludglng from tho prosont ovtloi Commissioner Matloy fooh :Uata lutlon of tho high water problem lear nt hand. With tho complotl if tho map and a thorough invcstii Ion of tho govornmont reclamatl mglneers, it is statod that a co doto report will bo fortbeomi omo time botweon now and tho I or part of 'May. Among thoso present at tho mo lg woro Reclamation Engineers 7. Oreen, Ralph R. Wooley of t )pogrnphIc division of tho Unit tates goologlcal survey and Stt Engineer R. 13. Caldwoll, togetl rlth several members of tho Ut rater storago commission. It is estimated that tho proJ till cost in tho neighborhood 200,000, and with tho aid of t edcral government it can bo co jlotod in time to drain tho si merged lands surrounding tho la by noxt year. With tho completion of this proji it is estimated that it tho water rea es the point of compromise agreed i on between Salt Lako and Utah cou ies some yoars ago, which point three and ono-halt feot abovo 1 water mark, 35,000 acres of the b farming land in tho world will bo claimed. It by Buch a project I level of tbo lako could bo brought a point two feet below compromise other 25,000 acres could be reclaim according to men familiar with situation. Placing a valuation of $200 on t o k0 Committee At Work ed On P.nn1 Tini |