Show LOAN WILL BENEFIT NORTHEASTERN UTAH Mondell Measure Provides for 50 Construction Uon of ot Green And Duchesne River ProJects Pro Pro- Sects o oo A Acre Acre- cre r C- C f Northeastern Utah will wm participate to a large extent It Is la stat stated d by bl State Engineer George F. F McGonagle l In a proposed loan of or from rom the tho federal treasury to th the rec reo fund contemplated In V abill bill Introduced by Congressman l Mondell In the national legislative body Two chief objectives each considered consid consid- considered ered to be of ot the highest Importance are sought In the proposed measure measure One Is reclamation of a large a and uncultivated area In tho rho west and th the th other Is to provide homes and opportunities opportunities for returning soldiers and ani others In Utah It is stated by Engineer McGonagle the bl biggest gest proposed reo reo- project which will benefit by the loan Is that embracing the this great Colorado river basin The areas which lie In Utah embraced fAthis la m lathis this project consist of approximately approximate approximate- ly acres Concise Concisely enumerated enumerated enumerated they are are the Duchesne project project pro pro- Sect under which about acres will l be e redeemed the Greer River project Involving about acres and the Dead Mans Man's ben bench project near Vernal which Ja intent Intend ed to reclaim approximately acres The national reclamation fund funel which consists of proceeds from the sale of public lands Is for the current current cur curs rent year rear only about and this divided among the projects now under way Is not deemed deem deem- ed sufficient to provide for tor speedy speed development If It If the reclamation fund were made Jarger arger through loans It Is contended larger could be bo made for tor projects project now under way and for the taking up of new projects Already the matter of l land nd reclamation reclamation reclamation mation In Utah with a special object object obJect ob ob- of caring for returning soldiers soldier and sailors la js being worked out Atthe At I I the Instance of Governor Bamberger 1 and Chairman W. W R. R Wallace of the I state water rights c commission a committee has been formed to look loot especially Into the Col Colorado rado river baI basin basin ba- ba I sin project which embraces la in bits Its entirety about acres of ll land d which can be made productive by Irrigation Both the land and the water are available le to make a success of the big biff Colorado river reclamation propoS proposal 11 j jAll All that Is required d as an Initial move moye to Is-to obtain the necessary capital capi tal to give Impetus to the great land redemption plan The Utah commit tee of which State Engineer George F. F McGonagle and V. W. R R. R Wallace and L. L W. W Curry are members will take every of ot the presented opportunity to further tho the object atland of at land reclamation in which Utah Utah n a leader and which Congressman Mondell's bill fo for a loan from the n- n I. I t- t r tonal treasury Is directly aiding There are great tracts In the west which could be reclaimed l ed by proper application of Irrigation n water It Is s stated seated ted by Mr 1 McGonagle but It Is la doubtful It if another such project as that of the Colorado Colorado l rn o olver river lver basin can cnn be pre presented ed In so BO far as ItS fertility of virgin g ground roll and tho the amount of available water are concerned Q |