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Show BUILD THE RESERVOIRS. The early spring and the hot, dry weather of the last few days have caused the farmers to wonder if a dry cycle has commenced, and, if so, how long the dry period will continue. During1 the wet season, the farmers of this district should have built storage reservoirs on the headwaters of the Ogden and Weber rivers, so that when the days of drouth arrive they may be protected pro-tected against the scorching rays of the sun. These large storage dams cannot be constructed in a day. They require the energies of a little army of men for months and, in large undertakings, for years. The Indian, when the sun shines, says he needs no house, and when the rain is pouring down, he cannot build a shelter. Our farmers farm-ers must not tolerate the same frame of mind, and, when they have abundance of water, declare there is no need of storage, for sooner or later this region will have its dry years, and then those who have refused to provide against the inevitable will be filled with misgivings. mis-givings. There are natural storage sites on the South Fork of the Ogden Og-den river, which have been surveyed, their storage capacity estimated esti-mated and the depth of bedrock determined. Some move should be started to utilize these advantages, so that if even though this year is a dry one and next year equally as dry, and so on for a period of years, the farmers may have an abundance of water. The flood waters of the Ogden, if held in reserve, would supply moisture to the growing crops of several valleys of the area now watered by the canals of Ogden and Weber rivers. |