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Show IHTI0I u mm. congress Utah is to have a state irrigation and drainage congress, to be held at Logan on January "31, 1917, during the week of the Fanners' convention, according ac-cording to plans laid down by irrigation irriga-tion and drainage specialists of the Utah Agricultural college. The college col-lege experts have gone into the matter mat-ter fully with many of the irrigators of Utah, and also with some professional profes-sional men, and the opinion is general that some organization is necessary through which the existing Information Informa-tion on this subjeci. can be formulated, formulat-ed, and by which a movement toward better irrigation laws can be started. Professor O. W. Israelsen, in charge of the department of irrigation and drainage at the Utah Agricultural college, col-lege, has been most active in formulating formulat-ing the plans for the present tongress. In discussing the need for such a convention he said: A decided opinion opin-ion exists throughout the state that there are a few vital questions concerning con-cerning irrigation and drainage that are of sufficient Importance to warrant, war-rant, beyond doubt, the gathering of the irrigators of Utah annually to discuss dis-cuss these problems. As a result, it has been decided to hold an irrigation irriga-tion congress at Logan, probably on January 31. The questions which seem to demand the attention of the irrigators of the state, and which will be given consideration at the congress, con-gress, are as follows: 1. The formulation and discussion of laws that aro necessary to properly govern the distribution of irrigation waters. 2. The need of increasing tho dutv of irrigation water, with a discussion of methods that can be applied. 3. The need of settlers on new irrigation ir-rigation projects. 4. The drainage of lands now water-logged and the prevention of the water-logging of larger areas. The International Irrigation congress con-gress has contributed much toward the securing of legislation, both in this country and elsewhere, which has made possible permanent development of western resources. Undoubtedly, therefore, a stato irrigation and drainage drain-age congress can likewise 'contribute, In a very large measure, to a solution ' sc e9Ka of some of Utah's problems. It is believed be-lieved that every irrigator will be interested in-terested in the proposed congress. Every Ev-ery canal company operating in Utah should endeavor lo have representatives representa-tives at the convention. At present in Utah there are approximately ap-proximately but 1,000,000 acres irrigable. irrig-able. This condition, considered in connection with the fact that over irrigation irri-gation is a very prevalent fault in Utah, makes the problems of the better bet-ter distribution of irrigation water of extreme importance. The extension division of the Utah Agricultural college col-lege has issued the following sugges- tions on this point: "There are four ways by which the present irrigated area of Utah may be increased. They are: "1. By making better use of the water in gravity canals. "2. By pumping for irrigation water wa-ter in the lowlands, and by using the mountain streams in the highlands. "3. By storing the flood water in the soil and in reservoirs. "i. By draining water-logged, waste, and pasture lands." oo |