Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-03
THE CAREY GRANT,
,co,tinu,d rom rage Ons)

anu perpou,l water rignts a. practical
IY actual costs, ia already boing ieit IN
the EQUALIZATION o. Lana values,
VIA nfst class land and an
ample water supply ~ less
thsu ten dollars per acre competi-
ton forces down on lend aud water
under tho older irrigation syetoms 10
The State.
IL viii do more thau that, In the
very near future. winch UHh farmers
may aswou u,gin to realize aud pre-
usfg tIL Win g0od land and plenty
pf water In eastern ldhhp NJ about Tn
H.ars per acre can Utnh farmers
4nufI 90 raise wheat aui pDln uos On
uuI held at tty dollars and OvitH
luis suRgests naturally, tue elect an
acceptance % tue Carey grant Ia Utah
would buvr.
10 tue rr.ce should be established at
hny tents uu acre would 10 throw down
Va ues Of other land unless favored ~
reason Ui location or advantage Oi
su?
Ita price higher than on cents ,hould
be- established, 70 what extent wuul
the utIrEatlau u the Carey giant give
an Advantage over this hUmeslend
privilege OF the sl..5 pet acfc privilege
under the desert Ayi. Aud tue heavy
/ taXUayrfs OF the -tatt-whO afe nov
gfuaulug under their uur eut-may
| ak 90 what extent the segregation Of
luud, such ns is contemplated under
/ this grant viii prevent tue best rotsi.
I Die uiil I,ii0u VI the lAuu Efnuts to TIE
Sat2 They probably feel that the
State Ian giant. thUud be usei to the
] best advantage aud whIi exact Justice
I su uIi uo done 60 settlers VINO br, now
/ usiug State lanuF, yet tho Interests o
Grcsrut ihfmtrs anu taNuryufa general
I ~ should no considered nutus 81
tho iliUrustA Of future Hutt.
| n, 10 encourage same o. an unusual
extent would lend 90 reduce present.
inrm values VT Prevent tbs = ate from
occurring % reasonable snare OF tue t..
/ maIuiug goII ianu ~ Utah in tho sai.
/ i'iau lon VI the grants tor Stale insttu.
| uous Aud tho support VI the common
.cuu0ls.
In tho couslIcfati OF this subjec,
Inc following Iacts m'y well be con.
I siIete1:
Tue total grant Tor Common schools
T o. four ,tcti3ns Ia esch township uf
b Hne.ninth ~ toe total area OF the S,pi, ;
/ the mitctlaue "a. grants for public
! institutions amount g. ll0OJ,uOl acre T;
/ the c'tlmated total area / tue STATE
su'ceutiUlu VI irrigation OncludinE
good lsuGs inside ut Indian Iestfvs.
uousl " shout 3 5UO 900 acres; that a.
ever USE this luu amount ma y *.
pc -ivu storage systems will have 90 b.
Btiblshr tnat 10 secure reservoir
construction the Slate ,hHs been given
hululO acres, being Uug.ihitd VI the
miscellaneous grants fcirrtuu tu above T;
tust dsr present Conditions the me.
rcIlauoUus gfauts eau not ne entirely
nIiui with valuable lauJ, tuat IN lcr
tue present operation uftGiBtlug caualr
10 Uan less ihan million acres r.
under irrigation and over 90 pUt cent VI
the available water supply ~ waste ;
that, owing to the unfortunate C1mpli-
cations AuI oDuhIut Of 0UiniJuB now
,EistinE, there 10 but little hope Of any
iisctual irrigation lUgislttiIn at this
session VI the Legislature.
Under tile circumstances and con-
slider pg the interests Of all concerned
| utlievo the Carey grant should be ac'
crpted, tut that its application should
he limitei 10 such operations 10 may b,
clouly shown 10 bu % equal OF gttatel
advantage IN the utilization OF the mis
csllAuuyus gtants d. tins state.
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