Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-12
MEAXs on .lcrnING MlIrR.

MEANa OF SLjlR RING WAFER
AZ tho population Of the state In.
creases anu an enlarged area Of land
IA brought under cultivation, the prob.
lem Of how TO secure sufficient water
for irrigation puTp1srs INCREASES IA It.
importance 10 the residents OF Utah.
Tho experience Of tho past has shown
that the problem IL not impossible Of
solution, Tor o. necessities in regard 90
water supply nave nfiteu they have
been met. This latter result has been
accomplished by various means, aud
through great amount Of faith on the
part Of the people, as manifest la their
wOtks.
Old.time settlers here readily recall
The condition oi early years, when the
present mountaiu streams furnished
only a small proportion Of the water
they DO nov and instances arc not IN
frequent whore, at the tlme Of settle.
menl. n stream was barely sufficient to
irtigate tho land cultivated by dozen
0rso VI families, and where now the
same stream, by its natural Increase,
supplies hundreds Of inhabitants aud
alaTge area with plenty Of tho nteitul
Tor domestic, agricultural aud otii.
nary manufacturing purposes. That
the hand of an everything Providence
has boon displayed ia this matter 10
beyond doubt In the minds Of those
who recognize the operation Of unseen
forces anu have watched the ptugfrss
OF events la thi, particular
Every increase In tho water supply,
however, has been the reward OF un
exercise Of faith on the part OF tho
people. The early settlers went out 90
different localities with the promise Of
the leading mon amoug tho people
that u they would comply with certain
requirements the Lord would bless
them A. desired; the conditions were
kept, and the promised blessing came
ALI was operated through Intelligent
conformity to certain principles, there.
by reaching the desired end.
In the way matters now pfossnt
themselves, the natural dow Of the
streams seems 10 have been augmented
almost 10 H. full extent, nj least Tor
utilization under present systems. Blu,
this point attained, another step "a
oagily within reach OF the people,
which was no, possible Ia the coudi.
lion OF earlier times. This IL In the
making Of reservoirs 90 store Tor the
season Of use the waters that now 20 10
waste; and this work Di storing IL as
much an evidence Of faith Ia main
tanning the supply as anything olss
has been. Il Il one Of tbs chief means
the people Of the State now having VI
meeting the Increased needs Of ifriga.
ton which they are required 10 face IA
the prospect held out by tho near
future.
Another moanaoiobtHining waletanI
one which hfs not been called into &C.
uy.Iy to any great extent here beoausu
Of the difficulties that have attended
Il and the lntnlcieucy Of the
mechanical appliances In vogue, r.
that " taking the uudrrf1w ami using
II on the surface. The matter of pun. .
ing rom wells In many localities
would, n II could be- successfully car.
rici on, prove an Invaluable boon to
those localities where there IL an
abundance OF water a few feet beneath
the surface Of the earth, Attempts TO
do tins have been made In Ksutas and
Nebraska, with some success, tut the
methods there have not proved adr.
quato 10 the requirements hero. Uu.
der those circumstances It Is IA 10
gratifying 10 learn Of tho succts,
which is reported a. attending Mt
George Hardy's inventive guulus, o.
stated Ia a letter from Mor0ul, Saupete
county, published in another part uf
the NEWS. 10 MI h rdy haas accom-.
lllahel what he claims, and We have
no reason 10 doubt hlsIwurd, he hoe
achieved a great triumph iu vital
feature u the Sato's prosperity.
WIN three visible means OF obtain.
ing water supply Tor power, domestic
aud Irrigation puraosgs, o stoaiy prog.
ress % the State lie assured Tor many
years 10 mo' tho open slre mu, zoo.
reservoir syst,mg, and pumps that viii
work effectively ana ohoaply ought 30