Show senator cincot works on water supply that he will make strong efforts to secure adequate water supply for foit douglas is the promise contained in a letter aiom sen reed smoot to edward II 11 ashton president of the chamber ot of commerce the letter declares Pres that senator smoot anticipates that the war department part ment will not ask tor for an appropriation to increase the water supply at the utah post but in spite of this stand he will endeavor to push ali question of 0 obtaining adequate protection against a possible water shortage the amount would have been appropriated and a reservoir could have been under way had it not been for the fool act of senator walsh of massachusetts in defeating in in the last hours of 0 the recent session of congress the deficiency appropriation bill III the letter said |