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Show RECOGNITION OF PROJECT URGED Investigation of Green River! Land Sought By Legislation SALT LAKE. Jan- 15 In an effort, to bring about government recognition nf ihe 0,-een River reclamation lro-( leot involving the reclamation t.y irrigation ir-rigation of som, j.-.h.Oimi ..cr. . of Ian-In Ian-In fall, t concurrent resolution will he Introduced In b i"1' u,Ufl0 , ot (represents lives within the next few days aF!;in the government to m.ik" a detail, rl InvoHtlgaUon Of th- roftelMl-jliy roftelMl-jliy or the project Thi- resolution will probaolj he introduced in-troduced by J. Frank Kllllan. Of Em-dry Em-dry countv. ..n.i will receive th- sun-port sun-port of C. a. Hamtnond. of ir:md. In. a Meek or Wayne and wfpresen-Uitives wfpresen-Uitives of Other counties through Iwhuh (ha Green river flows Thr rojcci represents the most gig.uitl. possibility for Irrigation development de-velopment to be found in the state. I in the opinion of prominent engineers. Tha lands are especially adaptable t Mrrlgntlnn and it Is only the mammoth Islze of the pr-.v t trhlcti has delayeC I Its construction thus far. n nmifri tux r c o I vofl t hi- hearty Mipp-.rt of the Ball i-ak-- Commercial inn mi other local 61vi organisations organisa-tions thus Insuring r-uppori to the legislative leg-islative resolution from the Salt Iakc delegation. It Is anticipated by Mi I Hammond thai t hi ri will t.e no opposition op-position to the resolution In the house! ,n thfl DrOJeCt, ha said would pn.w jof inestimable benefit to the enllrr-; I state iii opening up and developing ; I new inland empire in rjtah. The following resolution has been mgtrestcd by tho hoard "f governdra (of tlic Commercial club at the tnsti-, cation of Tr.il f J! Voolley. hvdraulle engineer of the United states geoio- IglCa Survey. The one to be submit-, ted I.' M !. Killl.in 1-efon- the lower house of the stat leglHlature In the near future will probably be similar' I in text. "Whereas: "The State 01 Utab has vast areas of arable landa adjacehi to Green rlver with good climate and transportation I facilities, and "Whereas, serious ironslderatlon is ', now being given by several states audi I the feder.il government to the utilr.-; iatlon of the Colctado river and Itej I tributaries, nnd "Whereas, the State .r rt.ih is vitally vital-ly interested tn the waters of Greenj river and its tributaries. Be It resolved, that the legislature legisla-ture of the state ot Utah does earnestly earn-estly petition and urge the Federal government through the national Con-' gross nnd other appropriate channels.! to makf n detailed Investigation of' the old Gin D River Irrigation Pro-I Ject including some 26U.OOO ai res f ; land surrounding tho town of Grren River, Utah, fo determine the feuslbll-j It y of this project, and If conditions are favorable to maike it a United States Reclamation t'roji ol STATE t BEHIND PROJECT. This resolution, if adopted by thci legislature, will be a large factor In showing the reclamation service that Utah Is behind the proposed reclamation reclama-tion of lur most gigantic project and will be a large factor in Inducing the government to look Into the feaslblll-i tv of constructing ;t, uccordlng to Mr. Wool ley. rr |