Show colorado pro act elvored civic clubs support bill to finance survey of irrigation plan senate bill no calling for an appropriation of to be matched by a like amount of U united it states bureau of reclamation service funds for the investigation of the colorado river great ba basin 9 irrigation project is one appropriation P bill that the state legislature should pass in the opinion of james M sargent president of the associated civic clubs of southern utah and other officers of th the C group u P thear e preliminary investigation a and d r urvey survey indicate that completion of this project may reasonably ie b e expected to double the population and wealth of utah within 15 years beers certainly if there is a possibility of this it is worthy of the state expenditure requested for the survey the plan proposed is to utilize the waters of the colorado and green rivers for irrigation and power purposes the investigation and survey will definitely determine just how this can most feasibly be done but the preliminary investigation which has already been carried out by a group of competent engineers shows that hat practically every section of the state will benefit by having made available a more abundant water supply it is thought ultimate construe construction of the project can be financed by the reclamation service in connection with the revenues from the boulder dam project supporters of the plan urge that all citizens of the state immediately contact their representatives and senators in the state legislature to permit their acting antime in time to allow national congressional delegation to put a similar bill through the national congress at any rate the state legislature is entitled to know the views and desires of the people the state senate bill was given approval of delegations from varius various sections of the state tuesday at a meeting called by the utah water storage commission and held in salt lake city |