Show WEBER RiVER r TION i PROJECT I AT LAGOON DREW 4 w A BIG BG CROWD I Men Spoke In Favor or of the Plan to Form a District to be b Bonded t Full p wore were In attend r at t the thc meeting held hed af afternoon afternoon at Lagoon to discuss the pro of an Irrigation llon dl Ua In Weber and Davis counties Everyone who was as Interested La In Lathe the tho project t was wag given a tree free ride to Lagoon by bS Simon Barn Bam berger of the tho Salt Lake Lako Ogden OSden railroad the threatening weather cather the meeting was wa successful from the standpoint of attendance men prominent In the agri agricultural agricultural cultural of the state spoke to the large and told h t the establishment dt r the die dis dietrict meant not only to tim tho farmers hut also o the building up or of the en cn entire tire Ure The meeting was held In the spacIous pavilion at the resort and ever every Inch or of floor space available was taxed to capacity Many prominent mon men Interested In Inthe inthe the of Irrigation and og af developments sat upon the platform with the speakers Among them were Joseph H Grant president ot of Davis stake Major ajor Richard W Youe Young David Stoker of Gov William WIlHam Spry John Henry Smith Cal Col Willard Young engineer in charge Prof Lewis A Merrill editor of the Deseret Farmer Salt Lake United ed States Nar Marshall ball James H An Andorson dorson deron Salt Lake Hon J G M 1 Barnes Pros Pres C F Middleton Ogden Oden Angus T Wright Ogder H J Sheffield field La Layton ton Anton Christenson Hooper A J Eldridge Bountiful Representative J 3 W V Thornby Elias Adams La Layton and C T Shepherd Chicago Ill Called to Order The Ka band of oC thirty pieces rendered excellent music at the begin and close of the meeting T rhe meeting was called to order at 4 1 o b by J J G lI Ir Barnes of Kays Kaysville Kaysville ville Ho He remarked that he was ox ex glad Iad that SO many people were Interested in the project and named pres Joseph Grant as chairman or of the day ol ir GrantS Gront welcomed the visitors to Davis Dals count county and thanked th them m for be bestOwing stOwing upon pon ulm im the l honor onor of f being chairman of a meeting for so worth wortha a a cause He said that he personallY was as very much in favor or of the crea I tion of oC this irrigation district because It would not only make the tho gain gam gamIng lug Ing ot 01 a livelihood fo Oi the farmers 1 hut but it also would Increase the wealth of the tho the pop md and make the tho farmers feel good and would be 10 n benefit to thorn In moro more ways than one He then Introduced the Imperial Male quartette of Salt Lake corn com or of Thomas Ashworth Fred F Graham Victor and Willard Squires They sang Annie Laurie and Peter Piper In aver a very pleasing manner An CommIttee Chairman Gr Grant nt stated that tho next order or of business was vas the se ser selecting or appointment or of n a commit I II r tee or of three whoso whose duty It would rould b be beto I to organize an irrigation district In Inthe Inthe I the two counties Upon motion or of Thomas L Allen Chairman Grant was authorized to select a committee The chair named as this Charles R II Malbe MalbeT Y T G Carr president and or of Bountiful C Commercial club President President dent John S White Secretary Nephi Palmer Farmington Commercial club clab President J G M 11 Barnes Secretary Henry moo lood l Commercial club President J J Stoker Secre Secretary tary tarr H E Smith Commer Commercial cial club President A R B Heywood Secretary I 1 M lI Reynolds Weber club President Wm M f Bostaph and ond See Sec rotary Horace S Foster Ogden Chain Cham Chamber ber ot of Commerce Make Mako Their Selections These Thelio consulted after being appoint appointed ed and at the close of the meeting they I that they had appointed I Angus T Wright Ogden T J Steed Clearfield and David Stoker of Boun Bountiful as the committee for rOl the organization of the thc proposed district Having disposed 11 or of tho appointment of the first committee Chairman I Grant Introduced Governor Spry as ag agn asa n a former fonner farmer and stock raiser and anda a man who has the Interest or of the people nt at heart Tho GovernOrs Address Governor Spry took as his subject The Building of a Greater Utah and his talk was most interesting He said td h Id part I iI My subject is as broad as the tho very I state but for lack or of time and onlY being notified as to what I was to speak bout about ten minutes ago I 1 have hae not prepared a very er extensive speech When one stops to consider the natural resources or of this state one can come to but one conclusion and that Is that Utah Is worth more than an any other four states I presume there is no other state In the union which has wonderful resources I t I had the pleasure of visiting the coal conI fields of Carbon count county a few fe we weeks ago I walked Into the moun I tam for feet and was shown a vein of coal 16 feet deep and It Is said to extend 25 mIles milc s It IL Is estimated that there are 1280 acres of lund land In that part of the county which will yield tons o of coal Is this not a wonderful asset Utah Is filled with just such de deposits deposits posits as these saying nothing of the theIron theiron Iron deposits and the mineral minerai deposits deposit whIch are every da day adding to the Some Somo Lime ago J I was in Bingham visiting one of the tho large copper mines and I was told that Ir if all the ore taken from that mino In one day wore placed In cars and the cars were nt at inched ono one to the other othel the string of cars would reach for ne five miles Not an Overestimate III 1 am not overestimating condi conditions lions here and I think we have reason to feel proud of our wonderful natural resources More Homes Needed We should develop a population which would meet the tho demands for forthe forthe the developing of these resources We Ve should build more homes settle the theland theland land and get out of the land the most that can b be given The farmer Carmer Is the great factor in the building or of homes Utah has neglected this very irn branch of development Be Because Because cause ot of a lack of water the young people who intermarry move moo to some other state where the tilling of the soil Is more easily accomplished These other states have skimmed the tho cream of productions and have do de developed and this Is due to neg neglect bet lect In home building I believe that their labor belongs to their natal state and it is that they should be forced to move away I am for the home owner and the I home builder I dont care much for forthe or orthe the renter rente I who In Iii the of old age will be left to the care of some poor lious at the expense of oC the home borne owner Home Makes Loyal People The home can make stronger and more loyal loral people The owners of the soil become the rulers or of the na nation nation tion This Is ig a true truo doctrine and It ItIs Iti Is i the sacred dut of over even citizen to build two homes where here th there re was hut but butone one before The who are working for forthe forthe the organization of this district have do devoted voted their lives to the advancement or of the state The They have agreed to spend money to secure the waters ot at atthe the Weber river and to it over the bench lands I need not remind you ou of the benefits which will he be de derived rived lived the Increased valuation larger revenues etc which this development will bring and I assure you ou that for every dollar doHar these men make you will make malce ton tonI I highly regard the men meu who have conic come t to this state to Invest money who have commenced to be 1100 In Utah and who have served no notia tia to this effect hy by their investments I 1 nm am glad to see that every one Is set on the determination or of putting their shoulders to the wheel to ac accomplish the finishing or of the various projects Unity of action of people will aid aidIn aidIn In surpassing the conditions which ox ex 1st In othur othor states I want to see this district established anti and I an for It heart beart and soul I want to see It go John Henry Smith John Joan Henry Smith a delee delegate atc to every IrrigatIon congress and a man Interested in the building up or of the was the next speaker His speech In part W was as follows I heartily endorse the governors on the homebuilding But I think that It IJ hi wise for members o of I families to scatter out a bit For Instance In n a family there are several sons of fine lne strong charac Cham tors tora When they live In close corn com some times their ideas conflict making trouble In the fam famIly family Ily The world In Its development start started ed cd with the farmer Patriotism can onlY e with home owners who pur purpose purpose pose that law and order ordel should be I maintained No o one regrets the building or of a ahome ahome home and nd th the l Of oC having and daughters who will do like likewise wise Cincinnatus left the tho plow for tor the call Washington was called from the Potomac to serve his country ant and so 60 on through the history ot the country Hhas been the farmer boy bor who ho has made the greatest records I jT Tue e home builder Is with more honor than the renter We Va shall be able to g OW the best fruit in the world right here In this n the learn the los losson losson son or of Proper proper farming Utah Is not holding 1 stand I ard arci ot of improvement In aitt e Is a deplorable fact i Build fl homes cultivate the soil 1 make malte It II pleasing to the Test rest or of the I worlds world The quartette th then n rendered an another another other pleasing selection r 1 Major RiehM RIcharl W Yo ng Maj Richard W V Young was the tho next speaker He has been moat In Interested in this work for a number or of years and he outlined the organizatIon II or of the district H He said In part Speaking of home building bring I Ito to mind a well known sa saying ing Wo Vo all know how In our own day people I have hae been to fight for horie and fireside hut who even nard ot of ota ofa a man shouldering a gun In defense defenso of his boarding house houseIn In brief this Is the development of Irrigation In this It first started with a little ditch run from a stream h by a man to water I hIs crops Then he called In a few neighbors and the community ditch i iwas was formed Out of this grow grew the corporation canals and finally the SO gov eminent stepped In antI and wo we now nov have haye I ithe the tho gigantic Irrl irrigation projects Since the Reclamation Act of 1902 i the products of the sales of public lands have Increased and with this mone money the government Is financing the lar larger er projects Utah State Law The Irrigation law adopted b by our legislature Is a copy cON or of the old WrIght low of California which has been i amended and Improved This has hati d ver very successfully In California I Ind and nd other states sLates and should do so here I will give a brief outline of the wa way the formation of a district should be brought about First a petition Is signed b by the residents or of the district and presented district court for the land In the dis district The court determines for the district and bars all lands that I I will not be benefited He then posts his findings in the newspapers nn and i also submits them to the county count com I missioners After ACter the I have ItY If the they find Ond It elections are arc opened The people of the district vote ote upon the matter and also for three directors who will manage the organization The majority rules iules This places the management In the tho hands of the people U If bonds are to he be contracted for another vote from rom the people will de dedde the Issue The directors are not allowed to make malte contracts Incur in indebtedness indebtedness or do anything or of that kind without first putting the matter before I Ithe the people to vote yoto upon Water Rights Secured This takes away the t rann ranny of corporation lands and lets tho people know Just what Is being do done no and what will bo be done Mr lr Shepherd and his associates have agreed to turn over oyer all water I rights on which he has an option anti and also sell n a perfect water s system stem to this district for or Sl 5 per pOl acre and for acres ho he will take the bonds at par The Interest which Is G 6 per percent percent cent shall be paid for tor tho first ten years ears and for the next ten years the Interest and the principal will be paid oft clearing the debt In twenty years For the last nine years ears the resl resi residents dents or of reber and Davis counties have wrestled with this problem and hOW comes the time timo for Its solution Engineer in Charge Major Young was followed by Colonel Willard Young who Is the tho en engineer gincer In charge of the proposed pro project project He said Somewhere above Echo a large reservoir will be built It wIll be large enough to hold of water and wm will also altow for seepage It will be bc large larse enough to an amount of water which when to the farmers In the canals will amount to The government does not build these systems unless acres of land are to be benefited The canal will bo be sed during dry seasons wIth sith water from the reservoir and when the flood waters come down Weber WeIJer river this water will be turned i Into the canals The people might think these financiers are making more money than tho they ought to but the they are bare barely 1 ly making the contractors profit be besides besides sides the they are furnishing the system turning over water tater rights on which I they have an option and are furnish furnishIng lag Ing the engineering which In itself I Is equivalent to 5 per cent of the total I cost Some of the land is 15 no good and I hope this will bo be barred but there are I more than acres that are good and this land should be Irrigated Professor Address Professor Lewis A Merrill was In traduced as the man who can make two blades ot grass grais grow where but butone butone one formerly grow grew Ho said The agriculturist Is the man who farms arms ith his jaw while the farmer farms with his muscle I met Tom Richardson secretary of the Portland chamber o of comm commerce tho other Ita lay and he told me Inc that the chamber of commerce had raised to advertise Oregon and not one cent was as to be used In Portland The fhe people La In Snit Salt Lake have be been n clamoring for a greater Salt Lake and andI I wish to state that the tho way to make a greater Salt Lake Is to make a greater Utah Superior to Hood River In Hood Flood River Oregon la last t ear 50 acres of land brought In and I was wag Informed by Director Ball Bali Ballor or of the experimental station that the tho tholand theland land right here In Davis and Weber counties Is much superIor to the Hood river country WeYe Tese the arid lands for grains the tho Irrigated lands for fruit and the theother theother other lands for the grasses and uses of dairy cows The percentage of butter fat In Utah Is 2 per cent hither higher than In the tho famous Elgin district and where one cow can graze In the Elgin distrIct cl eight ht cows cOVos cnn can graze on the same amount of land In Utah The soils of Utah are aro deep rich richand and fertile the they a are o not bleached and their virgin Irgin fertility Is still In them extract wallin waiting It for fOI th the genius of oC man tp Ii Requires Little Water f The land In Utah Is is so fertile that thal wIll take lake less than ono one n ef pt t o of vat r to irrigate nn an acre J ls s a t one acre of W ll two ot land Weeds sa up the water In most oJ Lask 9 allow them to grow among amonS the trees care o of the trees and the results ili be more satIsfactory r Let us a all get together and boost for tor a greater Utah The Poetry of It ItI I Thomas R Allen was ns the next I 1 sPeaker and he flew into the heights of poes He said J |