Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-30 | Page 3 | Water Rights Held Valuable

WATER RIGHTS HELD VALUABLE Utah State Stale Engineer Gives Views Regarding Echo Reservoir fly Ily GEO CEO M U COX Vials Utah StateS State In order older to fully the tho economic benefits which wm come to irrIgators purchasing water rights in the proposed Echo reservoir it Is la necessary to have some som regard for the condi condl- conditions conditions lions under which they at tho the present time The rho Echo reservoir Is to be bo constructed to furnish what Is termed a supple supple- supplemental sUpple sUpple- sUpplemental supplemental mental supply of water In other words word to make up liP a a very deft deft- mute shortage existing In the now being belne used usel It nce need not be pointed out how great can be bo the th economic and finan financial cial cia loss lollS lo s on crops which fall on account of lack lacle of ot water water- late In Inthe inthe the season This failure Is na- na naturally naturally na naturally felt more mor keenly on ac- ac account account count no-count count of the time and effort put In on the th crop earlier ller In the sea sea- season sea season son Eon and which might have havo been spared pared had bad Iad the Irrigator by hy some somo means menns been able to foresee th the ultImate loss which took Ownership of water rights In th the Echo reservoir r means the time practical definIte assurance to io the Jr Jr- Jr lr that the th waste ito and 1011 lo described In the tho forc para para para- paragraph graph will not take lake place an aol 1 that even extra time and effort put forth early In time the season will result In even hotter better production I I and results In the way ay of har bar harvest vest While Whilo what has been said Is 13 perfectly plain and nd obvious to the Intelligent there Is Isone isone iaone one angle lingle In estimating the th value of this supplemental water sup sup- supply ply pi ply which Is apt to be b overlooked even by this tha competent farmer This supplemental supplY Is not no only a very ery great value In a a dry season but this value alue can well wel 11 be double doubled owing to the fact that it It Is la available only to those who 10 own It and unfair as aa It mar m iv seem such uch owner Is bound to benefit by the fact tact that the tho great it bulk of o the Irrigators In compe comp competition competition 2 with him hint are not so fac- fac favored ored In other words it means that the th owner of ot this supple supple- supplemental supplemental mental right not only matures his crop In abad a bad year of water supplY but in such a year ear he reaps the tho added benefit of ot the increased selling value of o his crops owing to the loss or failure of others othen It Is these two factors of ot practical practical practical crop Insurance and ad added ed d value of ot these thes crops In its a baJ year which make the tho seeminglY high price pric of over 10 per acre acre- foot acre toot foot really r ally very ery much of a abr- abr caln abr-caln gain How v much of ot a bargain Itis It tt itIs Is should b be thoroughly appreciated appreciated by the th IrrIgator who in when past years seen has times Ito ho would gladlY pay almost any price for only a moderate t ansour-t of water In August or Septem September ber her border that this statement may not appear too enthusiastic It should be made mado plain that this m value and economic benefit ap ap- ap appl's pl's almost solely to eases cases o 0 ot high price produce Where It Is plain that the kind of crop easIly easily easily ily justified the cost There Thero have been from Irons time tim to time arguments arguments arcu ments In favor of o the th purchase of these high hish priced wat water rights In localities where the al- al altitude altitude al altitude and conditions ivero re such luch as us to preclude the tho rainIng ot of o special crops or where the market marlet marl et for euch was w too re remote mote motto ITo To arrive at a decision with reference to the economic value lo or of o a water right richt In the Echo reservoir the fundamental rule applies of testing this value In last analysis solely by the tho ri- ri re return turn front from crops of Illg 1 prine ready market which may be assured by Its use y o s r e a Q t I