Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
MEETING ON The
WATER QUESTION
Interesting Discussion at the Com
mercial Club Last Night
SEVERAL PAPERS READ.
Among the Speakers Were George G.
Lambert, Col. Holmes, rs. Kieh-
ards and Engineer Dorcnus,


An interesting meeting on the water
question was held at the Commercial
cub last night George c, Lambert
presided, and In introducing the busi-
ness OF the evening" said;
ut is no longer popular to be ig-
norant on the question 1t Is a reileo-
ton on our citizens TO say that they
arc not interested nor informed on the
subject. In fuct, il Ia surprising to see
the interest manifested by people WHO
are not interested In agriculture.
There are several reasons why me
business men should be Interested In
the question. This Is the original home
OF irrigation. This is the place where
tno initial attempts at irrigation were
made. The world Is watching us and
waiting for us to set the example and
10 continue and perfect system OF IL.
rIgation that may be copied. We are
not the only ones interested In the sub
ject. Most OF US have read OF the i'm.
mcnse irrigating bitches OF Egypt
which are expected to transform that
country The same things may be ac-
complished here and the same trans
formations may be made TO take place.
IF such q great man as Gladstone
could afford to refuse an English peer
age and interest himself in the welfare
of the people. there Is no reason why
we cannot AFFORD 20 interest ourselves
in this question. The Commercial club
is prompted by public spirit to interest
itself In the welfare of the people, ana
TO agitate this matter, and ] hope the
members viii do the same until gen.
eral sentiment In favor Of the PROPOSE
ton is aroused.
I'VE ought to interest ourselves In
this question because the next session
OF the national irrigation congress Is
10 be held at Ogden We ought to In
terest ourselves because OF the position
held In that congress by our esteemed
fellow citizen, Col. Il. f.. Holmes, and
10 show our appreciation of the enthu-
sIasm and devotion he has shown In the
work. trust we all feel like support
ing him." Aee' asy
HOLMES PAPER.
Secy. Harris then read q paper pre-
pared by Col. Holmes who was unable
10 be present. The colonel said:
Few 0f us realize the far-reachlng
and increasing Importance Of the Utah
lake storage plan under governmental
assistance. and while there Is no doubt
whatever that II will be worked out
satisfactorily In the end, the people
who are SO vitality Interested should be
made sufficiently familiar with its
practical benefits to understand that
the measure must be carried through.
But the greatest danger now IL that
the government may for some reason
fail 10 approve the project which u
certainly win do II we do not succeed
IN presenting the matter In the man
ner required by the Interior depart
ment.
Indeed. with all the difficulties re-
moved they may prefer the Bear lake
proposition. Which would affect three
states whose joint interests would alb
sorb the fund to which these states
are now entitled In that event the
Utah lake proposition would probably
not be. taken up, at least not for years.
Meanwhile this section IL likely to ret
rograde agriculturally TO have less
land under cultivation than formerly.
Under such circumstances the future
growth of the city would be seriously
checked. Thus It Is clearly seen that
the Utah lake proposition must be
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