Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-10

Inspect NJ often az he thinks advisable
every dam OF subankucut used fur
holdlig water where the same IN not
more than ten feet In height. various
inspections have been made. two dams
deemed inefficient have been repaired
and the construction OF one stopped.
People IN all parts ~ the State have
taken advantage ~ the law requiring
the engineer 10 give information ~ -
measurements OF water to anyone Do.
string II. and u has been very graft.
flying 10 the Office 10 nnd ~ nihny cit.
iHcna anxious 60 learn about the meth.
DDS o. measuring water accurately IN
addition TO the oral instructions 30
given and a vast number % letter.. "a
Pamphlet on this subject har been ".
sued. giving fun explanations a. 90 tho
accuracy and usefulneu ~ the weir
method OF measurement and Including
tables giving discharges IN cubic fctt
per second over wcifH which do away
with tho necessity uf making any cal,
culntionn whatever and are therefore ~
vast advantage to watsrmnHtcrr and
others who nr. not engineers.
letter. have been addressed 20 every
mayor and postmaster In tho state.
asking Tor names and addresses of MAs
tcrmaaterH ana ~ fast NJ replies hfr
received. copies ~ the phamplvt nfs
The rrport ~ the engineer. which WIN
be- laid before sou. " repicty with infIf-
nation for which previous Legislature
have thirsted. ana viii b. of Immense
advantage IN determining the propfif.
~ OF further legislation an this I'm.
portant subject The wisdom ~ the
creation Of the department Of state has
been fuzzy nttested and demonstrates
what Intelligent cffort may accomplish
At nominal cost when clothed with au'
thnrity OF the law.
I earnestly recommend that the State
engineers rugrcailonu a. to needed leE.
lslntion on the subject Of Irrigation bs
given careful attention at this session.
No subject that win b. brought before
you II u greater importance. No vital
Interest Of the State has Gun. 10 long
uncarcd for BY the law makers. The
time has come for Utah. airrAdy dis
tinguish.d ~ q pioneer user Of water
Tor Irrigation IN thin country. "a d..
Wise law on the subject that VIII be-
commensurate with her reputation
The state engineer viii hold himself IN
readiness Tor conferences With your
committees. and his knowledge and OK.
pcriencc viii be found Invaluable 10
them.
y law that would lessen the evil,
aud veNationn ~ litigation over water
rights IN this State and that would de-.
me the titles without infringing vested
rights and provide for the lust dlatfl-
button of the waterp would oerlalEly
be u benefnctlon ~ the people. Lot "
unite 10 frame such a law.
FORREST pREsEnvATIoS.
SERIOUS problems arc presented with
IN" lapse uf time and the Increasing
fpoliutinn OF our timber areas az 10 thf
source Of water supply tor our valleys
In the future. The Intimate relation be-
tween extensive forests In The noun
tain canyons and platcaua ana buun.
teuuH supply OF water tot Irrigation Ia
the valley below, IL 10 universally rec
ognlHrd and understood NJ 10 rrqulfe
no new confirmation, Yet our native
forcrtn have nrNcr received the Atten'
ton aud care their Importance DE-.
mandr. True the STATE board u iapi
commissioners "ln authorized 10 aet
apart and reserve from sale such tracts
of timber lands and the timber thereon
nn may, IN the opinion OF the board, b.
required to prcherNe the forests ut the
state, prevent u illumination OF ihe
How OF rivers and aid In the IRRITATION
OF the arid lands" tisuvlHed statutes,
See, $500. but M such provision can
only apply 10 State lands and AZ u
would be- lmprudont To exhaust the
state land grants FOR purposes OF Tor
rrt reserves, this authorization proves
inenoctunl ~ q measure for the pfes'i'
walton of timber. Under existing oun-
which tho cltizcnr OF the state may
look for protection 10 the timber grow
ing up on the public domain IA the frh.
eril government In answer 90 rifonk
public sentiment In favor of igfnl
reserve In the rlntah mountains about
the head waters 81 the four largest ~
err ~ the State, tho hear. the Weber.
the Provo and the Duphcnne, irelilfm
Cleveland. on February s5th. 1897, Ari
apart nm area ~ tho public lana. Y,
that vicinity comprising In cNtfm
something over million acres ~
government f0rcrt reserve. | under,
stand that this tract OF land " now
Withdrawn from public entry and y
under the Immediate supervision ol
the department ~ the interior. subject
20 all the rules ana regulations OF fpl.
est rcacrvea through a nepelal aerht
who has his headquarters AZ coalNinc,
The second state Legislature nis'
adopted n memorial TO Congress, ask
Ing n grant Of certain lands IN thl
vicinity OF Fish Lake In SEWER hnp
Wayne counties for State park puI
poacn. but from lnformeuon d .,,nn's
Representative To Congrsss. learn ihh.
the secretary ~ the Interior ana ihe
commissioner OF tho general lnnn oine1
arc averue To the granting ol NY
memorial, prcferring that nhuohN
forestry reserve We created lhe'
NNfiAIf WI hiiN lffHNhf tffff sNftfff
letter To me, dated July 1. 1898, says
while the secretary and the conlillm.
H.oncr manifest the iivelicat interest W
the request ~ the legislature ana w"
DESTROYS ~ doing whatever they posi-
bly, can to accede TO our WISHES, tue,
fear that N the general government
grants NO large an area to the state =.
IN contemplated IN the memorial
may not only emharrass the Interior
department In the ituro but nlso ""
jurloualy AFFECT government
think that. perhnu the course OF IN,
next session, a. bill now penuin,
might be gotten 3 'urh Congress; n
would encounter. b Wever, many JIM
cultieH and excite prolonged opposition
ID would also be- cnfumtsred VIII. 70
strfcilona which would hamper 'o
great extent the free use OF. ana ~
undHputed exercis ~ dominion o'ss
tho property. by en- tate. In view ~
tho fact that q icrable expehss
would be cntailcd the state
meeting the require ntn which wou'
he placed In the bill u y should be sn.
acted into law, and In view OF the tu