Show Who's Right j The question raised by b- J. J Arthur l ant state fish and aud game gamo commissioner commissioner com com- missioner concerning the ownership ownership owner owner- f ship of the fishing fishIng- rights in Strawberry Strawberry Straw- Straw berr reservoir reser is of ot Im rl- rl berry prime Importance Import import- I aura ance not only In Utah but In the rC rest t of the west Judge Geo P. P Parker attorney general declared recently while discussing the problem problem problem lem with the Strawberry Valley association and Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Mecham Judge Parker declared that th his opinion might have ha a bearing upon all future reclamation projects and that It might oven have havo to undergo the fire tire of debate on the floors of Congress and for that reason ho was going to be suro sure that his opinion opinion opinion ion whatever er It might be would stand the tile acid test test The Tho so called Strawberry q 1 question question ques ques- tion lion is unique Judge Parker de do- clares Glares Hitherto in reclamation projects the right of the state to control fishing has never nOfer been questioned The projects have o been built wholly or In part on public land But Dul in Strawberry wo 0 have havo a different condition Judge Parker says as Hero Here we have a reservoir I built upon what Is now or will be private land When congress authorized authorized authorized auth auth- th the Strawberry valley alley project project project pro pro- in 1910 the reclamation service service ser ser- erIce er- er vice Ice purchased acres nacres of r land from the Indians at an acre This cost was charged against the project and tho the land was to become become become be be- come the property of the when title to the project passed to them I j The now claim as I 1 Ir un understand it from the letter writ writ- r tonto me by Mr Mecham full run runt ownership t of or the tho fishing flailing privileges privilege on the reservoir and ancl while they are willing to enter into an agreement with the tho state on the fishing rights the state must understand and admit admit ad ad- mit that these rights aro on tho the sufferance of the tho association association asso clation and not allowed because th the tho state has haB any Iny claim on tho the fishing There are aro many complicated le legal legal legal le- le gal points Involved which I do not care to discuss before issuing Issuing- the tho formal opinion The Tho fact that the Strawberry people filed on the Water water wa Wa- ter for or Irrigation purposes and not for tor the propagation of fish fist may have some bearing That Is one ono of ot the points m my men mon are running down this The disquieting feature of oC question is that If tr the Strawberry Echo people are Ire right then Deer Doer Creek reek Gooseberry and other proposed or actual projects are apt to become private ato fish Ish ponds unless unless un un- less the state c o or the federal govern- govern I Who's Right I Continued from from Page 1 t take ke some action to preserve th these se rights to the the public It might be deemed emed wise to avoid such c controversies n that tha t the I tion Oon be he amended to specify that fishing rigl rights ts remain with the state It might beise b be wise i e to I urge su such h a clause in all an succeed succeeding con ng contracts con con- trac tracts s between the r reclamation bur bureau au and the s. s Just What will win be best or how far t a question will go we can an not tell until until until un un- til we get all our data data arranged I But at It any rate me we b believe H ve that I this opinion will be widely read and nd will be considered not only by b this state but be other states Mr Mr MeI Mecham Me- Me I cham has raised a big question and andI we want to be he sure sur we do not leave an any point uncovered I I I Incidentally I l the le- le radio i gives the fellows fellows fellows fel fel- country a line on a number of lows who think they are re funny I IThe The honeymoon is over when heI he her what she has cooked for I supper before he lie has kissed her When all is said and done a 3 seat back-seat driver is no worse than an arm chair housekeeper housekeeper- I The average Manti ManU boy is like a thermometer If It you make things hot enough for tor him at the bottom hell he'll climb |