| Show ECHO PROJECT PLANS PUSHED Every Effort Made to Finish Details Bige- Bige Bigelow Bigelow low Bige-low low Says The task tuk ot of o clearing up details the Echo dam project to permit on to for lor the government ot of the the construction bid for tor dam to Is proceeding as ai rapidly RI as a clr- clr cir cir permit The contract between the water user users and the Jo has h ha been approved The Thee form form torm ot of security meets meet gov gov- government government requirements Attention le fa now being devoted to the Instrument w which filch will guar guar- guarantee guar guar- guarantee guarantee UP antee the government repayment for sums sumo expended upended In building the project Such Is h 1 the summary ot of o the Ir- Ir irrigation Ir Irrigation project situation made Saturday by A P P BIgelow prest- prest dent preil-dent dent of o the Weber River Water Vater association W WANT AXT 1927 A TEn that to have the dam Is I Ithe ready to stor store 1927 flood waters the desire of ot all land owners to tobe he be benefited by the project Mr BI Bigelow elow std sAId that every effort Is being made to complete the details at the earliest possible moment officials In Washing Washing- Washington Washington Washington ton share with the Utah Project leaders that there Is good ground for belief belet the contract can be let letIn letin letIn In time for tor construction this this spring If It details can be he completed now nov novit it not only will wl be possible to tore store water ater for tor use during the late sum sum- lummer summer summer mer mer of ot PH 1927 In n the Echo reservoir but It Is le the logical and economIcal economical economical cal thing to dc c This Is le the opinion of ot W H WaW WatUs president ot of the Utah Con Con- Con Con- Construction company compan who was one on- ot of the first tInt to tart start the movement for the reservoir capable of uter stor- uterine In ine acre feet of ot water ater In Weber canyon canon as a a practical con con- construction construction construction man BIGELOW SHARES IE VIEW A A A P Bigelo Bigelow president ot of o the Weber River Water Users association association tion which comprises canal com com- com companies recel who will receive e w water ter from the dam Is of the same fame opinion Mr Wattis says nya It could not onlY be done but would be the economIcal economical economical cal thing thine to do under the circum circum- circumstance circumstances stances stance By crowding the work cutting down the overhead and In- In installing In Installing stalling extra equipment for speedy work the dam could be bo completed readY to store water In the spring of 1927 for use that summer The additional cot cost of pushIng the work Mr Wattle Watus thinks would he be more than offset by the In- In increased In Increased creased yields Ields received from lands by reason ot of o the additional water a year ahead of time TRACKS MUST BE DE MOVED ED However he says cays there Is II a great deal of ot work to be done In- In Including In Including not only the construction of the dam but the removal of the railroad track and highway which ue are located at pre present lent In such a manner that they would be inundated dated by the th backwater Most of o this work can proceed simultaneously with the dam and should hould not prolong the time when construction will be bl completed to any great eat extent Mr Wattle Wattis called attention to the fact tact that the dam must be constructed piece hy by piece That Is the top cannot be put on until the foundation and under portion has been completed ThIs makes the work slightly more tedious than In the case of ot the con of ot a railroad where here the work can be strung out along the theline theline theline line 00 00 |
