Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-09
rnE BIG WILLARD CANAL.


The people Of Willard county are IN.
teresting themselves In an enterprise
that Il Of vast importance 10 The ma
teflal prosperity OF that section of the
Territory; aud 10 prosecuting the pro-
posed work 10 succosiul issue they
are deserving Of full encouragement.
The project Il the construction Of the
biggest Of Utah Irrigation canals, ono
that will be hbou, sixty miles In length
and will bring under ifrigating bitches
and water from nity to sixty thousand
acrss Of fno land. the surveyors have
gone over the ground, aud the route Is
practically agreed upon. The plan ls
to take out large proportion Of
the Sewer river, the starting point
Of the canal being near
Lemmington. Two "tinks" ed Fool
Creek sink aud oak Greek sink-of
deprtsslons on the upper course Of The
canal arc to bu utilized rs reservoirs,
and perhaps others, and by tho aid Of
tile storage process II IL expected that
there will be ample water Tor the lands
under the canal, all along ils route to
the termination, In the fields below the
town OF Holden. Tho canal {. 10 be-
thirly-six feet wide aud three or four
feet In depth.
Millard Is large county, with =
vast quantity Of good land un0ccupied,
and M yet unavailable for cultivation
until Irrigation water can be brought
to II. The SEWER river II big stream,
aud iis utilization for the pur.
pose stated seems thoroughly
practicable. Under the proposed
scheme, II Il be made TO work
tuccsssiully, there are indeed grand
possibilities for that section Of Utah.
Whafs there ara now stretches OF
miles upon miles Of wilderness, marked
only by the sagsbrush, greenwood and
other grovlhs characteristic Of such
localities, there may be- fruitful farms
and gardens, beautiful orchards, and
thriving villages aud towns where
Thousands Of industrious people can
md prosperous and happy homes II
that man IL = beneiaclof 10 his race
who "mAkea two blades Of grass 10
grow where but one grew before" then
the leading spirits Ia Millatd have be-
fore them In this enterprise = splendid
opportunity 10 merit the gratitude Of
hosts ofiuture settlers In hlillard aud
tho generations which shall follow.
In tho working out Of such plan,
the future welfare Of those affected by
Il demands full confederation Of The
methods which shall be adopted. In
discussing these, II ID well to remember
the practical lessons taught In UtAh's
experience; net that there is any r..
quiroment 10 return 10 haTdships and
lila Of early settlement, but that tue
good Of those systems which necessity
and wise oounaols impressed upon the
people should DO utilized for the All.
vantage Of those who work today. II
has become the fashion TO believe that
In all such enlerpriseaas the one under
consideration, n large amount Of ready
money Is essential 10 carry on the
work; and because OF this idea,
bonding or borrowing Is Tesogtei TO,
the consequence being that the eutef.
prise 10 loaded down with an interest.
bearing debt from which escape Is
almost impossible.
II 10 n question now whether tho
Willard people shall borrow iur the
work or look TO their own resources.
In one view oi the case the Investment
Of money by capitalists viii be an
exceeding great convenience, 10 Moth
Ing more. The people who do tho
work Will got money for wages, anu
woTEmen Will be- easy TO mud. uthi-
connection it may bu remembered also
that the labyTurJ who work f0f the
cash under such circumstances Will
be largely those who amt lu from
other plnoas, aud who arc not
permanently Interested In buuIiu.
up the D.. That Is one disco,
vautago Of wughiug on the cssn basis
iu sucu an undertaking. On the otter
hand, II the labor lie to be performed B. 5
the Willard people, or those who aim g.
6uttlo there, ilIs likely there will b.
some d tieully In pushing the WORK
when the pay therefor ir largely lu tu,
form VI walur Iigh. AZ The sometime
itthis method were Iuruod, as b, VIA
Ia early days here, the result would Oh,
the came as thuu-.np people who d
thework would own the canal aa.
would remain there as recipients OF tn,
benefits It UouteTs,
II Willard county people can net
together on q cooperative basis, GD,
push the work through, the goo
reiuiis will inure To themsrlyes.
vii! IaRo q mighty Ell It, Tor tue mt