| Show I i SEEPAGE TROUBlES I SUBJECTS OF TAlKS c BY I il State Stat Regulation and Sending I of Demonstrators About I Among I Matters Urged I A wide tate p campaign against over over- Ii and to promote a n. t tudy study of I the du duty of water was as launched yea yea- t 1 tenIa at t the tho Commercial club chib where more than fifty representatives of water companies gathered In re response II to tOa a a call caH from tho tito clubs club's Irrigation I I. I committee Experts pointed out tho llan dangers ers to toI I Utah lands In over Irrigation and with I enthusiasm tho those e in attendance at the tho t j convention con representing many different differ differ- ent nt localities In tho the state appointed A committee that will at one onCe work for Tor operation co-operation of or the Salt Lal Lako o Commercial Com Coin mercial club the state agricultural I t l' l the conservation conser commission state and county governments KO and nd corporations and Individuals Inter Inter- In Irrigation Inter I Chairman of ot this committee I Ii Is i Oscar L. L Cox who presided at das conventIonS convention Ho lie Is also chair chair- of or the Irrigation Chair I of I tho club Other members of or tho the cans cam campaign committee are T. T 1 r L T. LAllen Allen of oC I Summit count county N. N If IT Shelley of ot Salt s. Lake Lake- Epli Eph of Wayno Vapo and andt andi t i John A. A of ut Davis The Tho comI com com- I milte wIn will Ill hold Its first meeting today toI to- to I day Ia In the Commercial club Convention Nest Pall Fall I The Tha convention con yesterday wa was the I. I 11 f forerunner of or a a. permanent tate Irrigation Irrl- Irrl gation congress s and tho the committee will t make Preliminary arrangements for tor a Ii 11 COn convention In Halt Salt Lake next n fall tall 1 I Dr John A. A president of oC thIn I Utah Agricultural college and OIW oC of ti i tho the prime movers In the campaign over Irrigation and to pro- pro v i use of or water rater was Wai thoI tho the I I h speaker yesterday It t Is within our power he said f 1 to make malce the tho work of if our Irrigation Ii i j work orl without end Tho The conI construction con con- I of or our canals ii Is good and 1 t wIth proper r maintenance should last i forc cr What ha t concerns UE ug ua most moat In Inthe inthe the HUC success or failure of or Irrigation is the proper u use c of water If our lands fire nrc over Irrigated and ruined our canals and reservoirs are useless Water Yater Is the tho most precious thing I Jive WE J have ia e and w we tE should guard It care caro- iulI Two Tn-o great things we should keep In mind To have the largest est i 1 with the least amount of ot water tJ and to make ako agriculture permanent In Int t f I Utah Great Problem Seepage Is one of ot our great pro I lems If our without aid Id IdI I from rom the outside and with more or orless orless 1 less primitive means and methods could build canals we In this modern I I 4 Civilization CI can cnn cement th m to prevent pre- pre vent ent seepage seepage- e. e Irrigation JH is not primary 1 We c c know from rom experience that only onh l 1 15 to 3 30 10 per POl cent of ot our crops I 11 raised from Crom Irrl Irrigation atlon Seventy So to 1 Si 5 per cent IM is due to rainfall s As we tu study Y tills this matter we learn the value aluc of or It to t conserve It au and plan h by the most approved ll methods D By Dy proper t telling and conserving ln of the water 1 We e know of ca cases eS whore where the amount 1 of ot water used d has haN been cut rut In Iii two Dr displayed a 1 chart in explanation ex ox- I j of oC his discourse 1 on scientific J ule of oC water Ut Ue c of or water tee on Utah 4 J Irrigated farms varied from 14 H acre it 1 feet feel to C G he sal said and the I I proper amount in most cases was 10 I t to te O 0 inches Indie In conclusion ho he urged ed I j that economic use uie of or water bo be urged i. i until a n law compelling It was CS written I upon th statute hooks books Prof n. n H. H Lyman of ot tho the University of Utah declared there should be bean a a. Jaw an compelling people to sell soli their surplus water ater or bu buy more land Jand rather I than maintain a ruinous SC seepage I J 1 C. C Wheelan general superintendent j i of oC the tile neal Hear river canal and George o Austin superintendent of or agriculture for tor the Utah Idaho Sugar SUs-ar company compan Ini In In- I i dorset Il tho proposed OI campaign a n. n oL I I AI Irti K 1 A. A Porter district cn engineer for tho the aler 1 r search hr branch of or the geological l- l cal cat survey surey i Ul 30 gave ac an address on Measuring Meas Water by a chart showing the disastrous effects of or seep seep- age ge J. J 1 L. L Lytle engineer of or the governments government's gov gov- strawberry con conservation et atlon pro pro- I I 1 In this state discussed Investigations Invest ga I tl ns of It the subject of ot tho dut duty of water Prof Pro 1 V. V L. L West WeL est of or th the agricultural agri cultural college told of or the alue of ot recording water m measurements Following these talks plans for tor the campal campaign n were ed These plans are epitomized In iii the following resolution 1 tion which were adopted by the convention convention con con- 1 j Resolved td that the United States deI department de de- de- de I of a agriculture and the water research branch of tho the geological eolo survey survey sur sur- I vey ey anI and ami the Utah Ulah a agricultural college bo requested to send word of or publication publication tion of ot an any bulletins bulletins' to the I and use of water to toi i newspapers circulating among water i users j I Resolved That prizes be offered to pupils in hi the schools forthe for the best crops crop I raised on small email tracts tract the best records record of or time and methods of or cultivation and 1 the tho amount of water used that this congress congress congre use use- Jt Its efforts to get Jet id hoos and state and county government gov gov- to offer orter such luch prizes and that the tho study of or agriculture ac be encouraged I In Jn the public schools Resolved that efforts be made mado to finance demonstrators who can visit I tim the various sections I and show how to I measure masuro water keep records record of or the amounts supplied and and tho the farmers farmers farm farm- ers q how to use It that efforts be bo mado made to obtain funds for tor this purpose from th thin tho nation state and antl county govern gO governments overn- overn ments monts individuals and private corpora corporations corpor corpor- a lions Resolved Pesol that a committe bo be appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed led hea-led- b by the chairman or this congress to accomplish the purposes I of or these re resolutions b by arranging for operation co-operation between national state I and nd local governments o the Salt IlI Lake e j Commercial club the state alato conservation conserva conserva- I tion Uon commission the state agricultural I college e and Individuals and corpora corpora- corpora I Other resolutions adopted provide e for fot making Junking the or organization started yesterday yes yes- r permanent and to hold a n. big meeting j In this city In the autumn The committee will look Lifter r tho thio arrange arrange- meats ments Yesterdays Yesterday's convention nUon be began an in tho morning antI and adjournment was wa not Hol taken token until late afternoon |
