Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-31 | Page 3 | Price Farmers Hear of Irrigation Laws

1 PRICE FARMERS HEAR OF IRRIGATION LAWS PRIC J-ii 31. Laws relative te the creation of an irrigation district were heard by 200 fanners front Price. Helper. Spring Glen and Wellington, Well-ington, when Assistant State ingi neer C. J Ulrich addressed a meeting al the Ii ice court house Salurday. The (aimers manifested interest In the plans and the sentiment of the meeting seemed to be unanimous Tor the formation of the district. Petitions asking county commission . ra to uike prejlutiqarj tcps were cir ; culated uitd sighed. The lorinaiiou of an irrigation dis-irict dis-irict means the rebuilding ol ihe Mam moth reservoir, looattd al lower I Gooseberry, on the bead waters of ! Prix river, ten miles easl of Pair-. Pair-. view, and 'the rehabilitation of what' lorinerly known as the Price Rtv-! er Irrigation company, but is now1 known as Ihe Cturbog Land, Water' and Power company, whoye dam was destroyed three years ago. and ul Li-1 mately the constructicn of ihe Plea laant Valiej dam, located a lew miles below Schorielcl The construction of these two reservoirs reser-voirs will funiisll an ample supply of waier for riot onb. iln- l::nds under the preseiii canal-. bi:i also lor Ihos.-! recent!) res-iored east oi Price an l north of Welltng A large attmber of mquirie- about ihe iraci embraced In I the recent restoration have been re celved from former service men. seek-' jng Information regarding the ouiiiitv of this land and whether or not water Was available.