Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-18
IRRIGATION in UTAH


I lands encourage tho wastpful use OF
| water by failure To- place restriction an
the continuation of canals and dIfchee.
ana also 10y failure 20 provide Tor the
! limitation W natural drainage by tho
cpnstiuotlon NJ storage roserVoifF.
l Although reclamation by the fouorai
1 E9yefnmgnt is desirable aud has proven
I nlHioHc1lN success In Erypt aud
innla where the experiment has boun
tried j. is deemed lmpractlcable.
] 'al because 10 snNura ~ patornntigu,.
ana would Doe sisted by the farmers ul
the east south and middle west Who
/ could mover hc convinced that DO yyna
! ilHht To- put money In the federal
] treasury 10 create farms in the West.
ANA thus hcstaw expenditure upon
mon VINO would become thclr con.
/ the world
! tb) lernuso conditions vary 80 much
l w different parts " the aria region
/ thht W1tor-laWH applicable 60 ono state
| would Doc lll suited 10 another. aud
| h,ncc, any attempt TO- secure unity uf
I management ana enforce n uniform
| system of laws would work rront
cstF
Tho plan that IN recommended Nv Mr..
| Trough lH the CcHsi1n of an lrrignhio
lands ln Utah 90 th' State upon cundi-
| uoh Of their defamation and delivery
/ To- actual Hctilrfa 10 this rnd he no.
poses the opening NJ the Ulntnh raaar.
! walton 60 public settlement and the Ina
/ mediate transfer M hll lands nov hUld
| w Zee 10y the government 90 the state.
lilH reasons Tor this recommendation
Cl Irrigation. In itr mai analysis.
IN distinctly o. local problem and the
people ln the arid states are moro like
~ 20 DO thorough students NJ ne pos
mhiUii.H than government officials D.
200 miles away.
tb) Tho possession Of nii the irrlra-
pc land in the STATE would enable
the state tu exercise Systematic au-
lofNlsion over the water supply lt con-
tcl state ocssion would vest the rnn.
troll ~ the land ana water IN tho snme
authority ANA thus prevent the Hporuin-
tlnn Incident upon divided ownership.
| ~ present. according ~ the common
] law, the Ntatu DE- ths owner OF hll uua
appropriated waters. and the govern.
mrnt IL the owner " nil unarpropr-
ntci land.
Ul Historical pfrcodrnts exist Tor
tho policy nf state rrsslnn, The most
notable one being the dispuFItlnn ~
over 100000 acres NJ swamp lands
problem moro urgent nf solution
than state cesalun. because the aiyin-
billy ana success ~ "a policy uf state
ccsslnn really depends on iiH correct
solution IN tho formulation ~ sys.
tom according 90 which the lands
should De- administered In the event
They were coded tu The state. Three
plans are discussed. viz
T. Administration N the state Itself
NhmlnHiruilnn by public corpora.
lions with water districts organised
under the lave NJ the state
a.. Reclamation 10y private enterprise.
operating under grants from thr state
win proper restrictions imposed upon
tho grants.
The plan NJ reclamation and admin.
istraiiun by the state la rejected Doe
cause " the necessity which 10 would
Incur M Increased taxation hy the state
for the construction ~ thr requisite
Irritation work, because m the altri-
nee ~ tho revenues nnw ncarulne from
the ownership ~ private property boz
cause ~ tho Introduction nf rompirxlty
IN administration. and. finally because
~ disposition ON Tho part ~ tax
payers Ia demand lower prices Tor tho
products ~ state !. iuHify
Reclamation under tho district ays.
tom NJ In vogue In California. iH pro-
nnuncrd lmrractlc1hlc flr utah be-.
cause tho two conditions ON which dis
iriot organization dorrnda-populn
ton ana common source NJ water
suppl. 90 not exist loo the southern
Tho theory which Ne Trough favors
y that adopted lv the inHt Legislature
IN accepting the Carey recinmn.
lion hy private enterprise operating nm
dor grants from the state with proper
restrictions Imposed upon tho grants
The specific plan proposed ~ this
That The aihtr should make contracts
with reliable private corporations act.
iur ne construction c0mpuulrI f1r tho
reclamation aud settlement within n
given period. M The lands a. BE- 10.
claimed IN the state. The sum charged
HaN. .Ha... "a
90 hn specified no the contract The
pnwrr ~ nNing The price per acre Tor
which land water must hu Hnil o. Hpt-
Tiers should b. vested in state board
~ control which boo turn should have
charge Of Hll tho water ~ the state.
with authority 90 Inspect proposed ir-
rirntlun works aud 90 supervise them
While under construction when the
sum HpaplnNd hy thH contract has boon
realized ~ tho Investors In tho irfl.
Cation enterprise frui1 the sale NJ lands
II any. should revert 10 thr state. ~
40 contracts tho nWnerfhlp ~ water
10 b. lnsrpnrahlr from the ownership
IN the land Thr merits N this plan
are pointed ont by the author 10 be'
~, Both the Inventor and the SGT.
tier would hn surrounded 10y the most
ample Safeguards In the an important
mntteH M water supply.
tl. CAPITAL would te furnished n
security upon the lana ns well as upon
tho water supply In ease sale cover
ms the specified sum was not obtained !
hy the company
tD The Intervention N tho state |
through "a hoard Ut control would pre- /
vent any danger NJ tho company reap /
inn oxnfbltnnt profits leaving the oor- Z
p0rntinuH entering the Held mere con- I
ftruttlnn companies.
40 The work fdt delivery and dla- I
trlhuttOu constructed hy corporations /
would be- more efficient and durable ]
than those constructed by the land
owners Themselves,
a most practical and timely proposal /
~ thnt the supervision. protection ana /
conservation ~ the waters used fur .
irrigation in the state should De vested I
In % state board NJ control composed /
W state engineer md representa- .
tive irrlrutorH FROM nm sections ~ tho f.
state This recommendation ~ made, ]
~, uocnuHe under tho present method /
NJ using wntpr fur IRRIGATION ln thu /
exact order NJ settlement known ns ]
the prlyity ~ rlght system. npprorrl. /
ati1na gave extended beyond tho url. /
vate usOa Involving on Injustice 10 /
subsequent uHcra, t2l liecnuHc lnNity ]
IN tho administration NJ the law NJ |
prlvity ~ rights has encouraged the /
accumulation ~ large Hnrpluscs ~ /
water for pufpOfnH uf sale, na well ns /
waste ln tho uFr NJ water The uu- |
thor believes thnt state board NJ /
control nv refusing to recognize the |
validity NJ w1tFr sales, roild destroy
the practice M making water % spoculn- .
tive oumwuhIty. ara nee q sequel |