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Show MILLIONS FOR UTAH GOVERNMENT WILL 8PEND VAST SUM IN IRRIGATION PROJECT. Utah Lake Proposition Will Be Undertaken Un-dertaken at Once, Other Projects In the General Scheme of Reclamation to Follow. A sperlnl from Washington contnlns tho following Interesting Information tr tho peoplo of Utah rcgnrdlnp the great government project of reclaiming reclaim-ing the arid lands of the west: Judgo Richards, who loft for Salt Lake Monday Mon-day evening, said that ho was greatly encouraged at tho prospects for ndop-tlon ndop-tlon by tho reclamation service of the various Utah Irrigation projects. During Dur-ing his stay hero he has had several conferences with Chief Hnslneor Newell, who Is taking great Interest In tho proposed Utah projects and who Is Inclined to bo vory liberal In donllng with tho Utah propositions. It has boen decided that tho Utah lake proposition, Involving tho expenditure of upwards of 11,000,000, will bo undertaken un-dertaken without delay, tho project to form part of a general reclamation schemo affecting the entlro Salt Lako valley, nnd that other projects In tho general schcme.wlll bo taken up as arrangements ar-rangements with tho land owners under un-der them are consummated. Tho reclamation re-clamation service will send Its Washington Wash-ington attorney, Morris Ucan, to Utah during the present month to make a personal study of legal questions con-nortod con-nortod with tho proposed projects with a view to an harmonious arrangement ar-rangement between tho government and the city of Salt Lako and other owners of land and wnter In Salt Lake valloy. |