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Show IRRIGATION D1STRJCTS TO ADO MANY THOUSANDS OF FERTILE ACRES TO RECLAIMED AREA Progress Being Mecle UncLr Law Which x.lalie Inigation Districts Possible; Weber, Davis, Morgan a. id Bonneville Areas Among First to Trkc Active Steps; Invesi'gation Being Systematically Carried Through to Secure Information Informa-tion as to Best Possible Development Steps. I'tah was the first territory on thej i western henllspherh to practice irrigation. irriga-tion. Since a band of exiles on a great desert conceived the idea of moistening the sun-baked soil of Great Salt Lake aliey by diveiMni the; streams cif melted snow from the Wa-; satch mountains--no single year haN wrouetlit more to further the march ofj irrigation than to.'4. "Utah's future development tlcpendsj upon the salvage o her waste wat r." With this slogan adopte d, a small j group of public spirited citizens took the first organized step toward the1, establishment !' an institution which I has later gtown from an Idea to a power plant of stri ngth in turning thei i wheels of western progress. The Utah' Water Storage association prompted! I by a dire water shortage In 1919 hasl since that time directed the construction construc-tion Of projects which hive actually brought water v 137.0 1 thirsty j acres. Government su'veys disclose that; the Heehlvc state has 04.000,000 acres; of land, elf that "O.OOO.OOQ Is classl-1 classl-1 fled as arable. There are 5.000.000 acres that may be brought under Irrigation Irr-igation h' the promotion of contern-i contern-i plated projects. Enough of these engineering en-gineering feats ar now being sur-eyed sur-eyed t double the Irrigation area of i L'tah within the n-xt five years, j The original purpose Of the water j (storage organization was to determine l the agricultural posslhilit les elf central Utah. Pursuant to this undertaking, !engln'ers began surveys of Provo. j Weber and Jorelar rivers, furnishing .streams for farms In l'tah. Salt l-ake. I Tooele, Summit, Morgan, Davis and Wasatch counties. TO RECLAIM MWi IORE8. Most of.the projects surveyed under the direction of the Utah Wate r Storage Stor-age association tap these streams. Future Fu-ture plans, however, Included project on the Sevier river, Green river. Hear river and numerous mountain streams. This field furnishes projects for some of the smaller districts being planned by the association ami a few of tue larger ones. Iiut the field outside central cen-tral Utah remains practically unex-I unex-I plotted while the producers of the state exory where organize district after district and petition for hond Issues Is-sues to reclaim waste? acres- The state legislature In special sessions ses-sions In September. 1919, passed the 'Irrigation District rJullding law making mak-ing It legal for water usisra to organize organ-ize themselves into districts and bond the district by offering tle laud for; security. In August the- fir.st group "f farmers to take advantage Pi Hill provision effected the Bonneville I.r-I rlgatlon district in outo Jais ooun-l ty. The project consists of 4.500 acres-j The water users decided upon a bond Issue of SeloO.OOO. The valid-' it v of thin Issue w'S sustained by thej court and the commission appointed by the legislature to investigate suclr districts after a survey gave the un- dartaklng Its official approval, dc-, daring that the UUd under the project pro-ject elam was ihe beat of security for: the bonds. Bonneville Irrigation distrh-t will I receive water from l'tah lake pumped; Into Jordan river at l-?hl to a point of diversion m Salt Lak From hen It will be diverted by a water proof canal through the bad Of Uec-k'.s hot springs. Contracts for the canal work, pumping plant and oihev construction construc-tion work belonging to the BTStsm 1 ... 1 1 ftfe. haso the system In Operation before the season of 1921 Weber county followed the Bon-' nevllle Irrigation district with a petition pe-tition to authorize a unit with 4fc?S' acres to be known as the Weber irri gallon district; Water Hum Weber ' Igdtp. and liear rivers will augment a deceased supply already being uv c. on irrigated farms in Weber county. North Davis county farmers CX 1 lo Increase the productivity of theli land approximately l-.i per cen: When they complete a proposed project. proj-ect. .Morgan county water users will organise or-ganise a district which will add S.500 acres to Its arable tracts. A survey by the Utah Water storage assocla-l lion provides for 'he construction of u huge clam at the forks of Lost Cree k. It will retain approximately S.OOo! feet of water. BprlngVtllQ district will add 2.100 acres to the slate's arable total next' summer. Maplcton district will Increase In-crease the sum 2.S00 acres. Santa? quln farmers .have completed surve) for a district to Irrigate dry bench lands south of I'lah lake 'totaling about 2, 5ou acres. New Hope Irrigation district, fur-; merly sponsored by the Mate promise b resurrection This project in Du-1 heshe county was abandoned early in 1920, but ten investigation by State officials of-ficials prompted a reconsideration. The fate of this undertaking Is still in the balance, it appears that the Duchesne Du-chesne farmers wtll get the water While the We ber. Jordan, Bear and Trovo rivers are being made to hear the brunt of the Irrigation burden in southern Utah It must not be Bupposi d that southern Utah has been overlook- ! ed From a little- reservoir supply only one company, costing settlers only I $5 a share a perfect water system from Sevier rivet has grown Into the larg-i4 est In the state of Utah. The hue,. Sevier river bridge reservoir Impounds 202.000 acre-fee t of water for uae on l 1 i-'n- 11, -ai J 1. Ha. Figures given here show totals after af-ter railroads and other nun Irrigable! lands are deducted and represent the next acres which mav be watered In districts as projected for future development devel-opment by the Utah Water Storage I a.saoi iat Ion. Lands along Weber river above Devi I'm gate i ...,! Birch Creek bench j K Hooper and Wilson District . . '-'930 Davis and Weber t'ounty Ca- ' nai company's district ... 43 aaa All noith of eigden, Weber rlv- er and Ogden Vallev ... rc elA Davis and Weber county, not included In above . "SK'-y Bonn. Mllo Irrigation district! 4880 Land In Salt Lake Vallev par- ' Ually irrigated hy Jordan river. riv-er. Utah lake and mountain streams si a pa New lands in Salt LsJsa Vallev under Provo river ... . . - 3 New land In Cedar Valley under un-der J'rovo river ... 6-iei New land (n Utah Valley unl de 1- I'rovo river .... . - Land in Utah Valley partially J -3(1 rrlgated by Provo river Utah lake and Mountain streams 1 ! Land on the upp, ,- Provo'rlVSr S?fo Grand total iand3 under WC- J '"' I "'. BP. Si i. ber, PrOVo and Jordan riv- f era -137.015 ( Water users of Salt ijk'. a is. We- ber, Morgan, 8umrolt, Wasatch. Tooele; and l'tah counties bear tho expense of! investigating possible Irrigation pro-Cts pro-Cts through their organizations, the I tuh water Storage association. The I company has an office at the state: i.ipitol from which Irrigation eiigln-' eers are dl-1 1. 1 1 1 h ci on all ork. 1111- Ider the jurisdiction of the company. The association comprises It prc-Bentatlves prc-Bentatlves frmn 1 i-ht counties. 1. N. ' 1 i'lerce. of Ugert-n. is president: ilayor Leroy Dixon of Provo', vice president; W. W. Armstrong. S lit L ike, tre.isur-1 el . X. L. Wlls HI, . I.t'.e, .11-1111 set - I'retary. The board of dlrei'torn of tho association comprises w. R; Walla e, .'' .it (.ti e. Joseph R. Mardock. Hi br J U Lytel, Provo. and tlejorge b". Mc-tonaglc. Mc-tonaglc. state engineer. Salt L;ike. W hat Utah has done in irrigation 1 !s hut a small commencement of the gr ei work she hopes to accomplish. Other ifetes are looking to the i.-e-hlw for its teacheis and -"n&iiieers. Utah realis .s that upon Irrigat on the future of her agriculture dopi 1 RIPIjK LIXDJ s TR1 K is "TEDDY S DJ2LIGHT" (Bj Internationa Nrws Sbrvloe.) "WASHINGTON - The American Forestry association announced that "Teddy ieiight." a Undt n ti named for Theodore Roost volt bj Dr. P. H. Wlsewell. or PbeipH. ::. .. had been nominated for a place m the Hail of Fame for Tree which the association associa-tion is compiling of all trees wltha his- tory. The ire. , 1 ., ir,.' -." ,a 1 hat it shows three perfectly-formed trees from one root base. The Colonel w is delighted w.ih triplets In the animal kingdom." eays Dr Wis. well in making mak-ing the- nomination, s. we named the tree for him while he was still alive TH iA ART 300Uiffit H ' - mu '. . t I"' "''"nu ' n ' Ctv rBfer1' .'dW'Vlj I |
