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Show WOULD EXPEND MORE ON WATER SUPPLY RECORDS In his report to the governor and legislature. Caleb Tanner, state engineer, engi-neer, will recommend that appropriation appropria-tion be made for better recording of the water supplies of the Btate. Heretofore Here-tofore the state has given about $2,-000 $2,-000 a year. The government, working on a co-oporathe basis In this matter, mat-ter, is pledged to supply an equal amount, no matter how much or little the state gives? The actual field work is mostly done by the district engineer engi-neer of the United States geologscat survey. "By past appropriations," says hTn-glneer hTn-glneer Tannert("the state has been enabled en-abled to gain some information on the more important water supplies, such as the rivers and creeks; but for general gen-eral information on this useful subject Utah Is rearly al the foot of the class Very often capital comes Into this state to start an irrigation project. I am asked as to the water supplies in different corners of the counties. Hav- Ing no data as to the smaller streams I do not know. The newcomers aro surprised, for they go for instance ;o the Colorado state engineer's office and get Information on any stream or spring in the state. "The appropriation would not affect my office; the government engineer Is ajways in charge of this work; but' f for the better tabulating of our water resources, the legislature pught to appropriate ap-propriate at least $10,000?' ' " |