The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-30
STATE NEWS
DYKING UTAH LAKE
Interesting Meeting Held at
Which the Question Was Dis.
CUssed Pro and Con.

Provo. March 2S.-The meeting of Utah
county people. held TINS afternoon in the
meeting house. of people interested in the
Utah lake water question. was called 10
order by Presidet Knudsen of the Utah
Lake association. who was also elected
chairman Of the meeting. j. W. Taylor
was elected secretary.
Chairman knudseu stated the object
Of the meeting 90 De % discuss the mat
ter Of the proposed dyking of Utah lake.
as contemplated by the people OF SAT-
Lake county, for the purpose of arriving
at a better understanding of what was
intended and enable the Utah county peO-
pie 10 confer with the Salt Lake county
people on the proposed dyklng Of the
lake, with view 90 protecting the rights
Of the Utah county people
On motion Of r.. S. Hinckl6y a county
organization, composed OF board or
seven members representing various
parts Of the county was effected with the
president, II. n. Reynolds SpringVille. II.
$. Hnckley Provo, Nathan +. Smell,
Lake Shore, Joseph b. keeler. Provo;
theodore Farley Provo Beach, a. b..
Walker, Pleasant Grove.
Postmaster Glove made motion 10 the
effect that the organization study the
national Irrigation law and the proposed
dyklng scheme. and. III 10 was found that
the project was not detrimental 20 Utah
county. Co unite with the state engineer
IN perfectlng the project
Judge Miner thought 10 might be well
for the board 20 familiarize itself with
the law. but could not see what con-
nectiOn the law had with the state en-
gineer. Tie was In favor of the commit
tee comforting with the state irrigation
commission, appointed by the governor.
Mr.. Glove accepted the amendment. Judge
Miner then called attention 20 the ap-
p0lntment of a committee by Utah county
people about eight months ago for the
purpose of receiving any proposal looking
70 the reSerNOlrlug OF the waters I'm Utah
lake. This committee had been ignored
by the Salt Lake county people and had
been the victim Of a stupendOus farce He
was in hope that the committee elected
today would De more successful He knew
Of no opposition I'm Utah county 20 any
plan that would bencnt salt Lake cOun-
~ IT such "a plan could be carried
through without serious damage to Utah
county people but ne had as vet seen no
such plan. He was In favor of the COM
mittce comforting with the board of irri-
CATION commission. on which the legLSla-
tuTe in its unWisdom decided Utah coun-
~ should be Ignored, although he had
fUll confidence In the commissioners SO
far as he knew them. He was not i'm
favor OF changing the contract entered
into years ago. as TO the compromise level
on the lake. except with the consent Of
the contracting parties. He was favor
able TO any scheme that would afford re-
lief 20 Salt Lake county. provided the
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cred.
Councilman Carter referred to the appro-
priauOu by Salt Lake county of Utah lake
and all its tributaries last summer. This
prevented an further appropriations OF
water for Utah county lands. He was in
favor Of strong opposition TO the dyk-
ing scheme, until the people of Salt Lake
county agreed TO treat Utah county
fairly
NJ. p. Aladsen failed to see the benefit
of any conference between the board and
Salt Lake county people until il was
known what the salt Lake people pro-
the application Of the new irrigation law
nor what the state engineer would do 10
us under the law. He favored a thor
ough understanding of all conditions be-
fore any agreement was entered into,
j. b. Keller spoke ln favor Of the mo-
ton. He was Do favor of getting all the
. Information possible bearing on the ques-
ton.
Judge Miner amended Mr.. Cloves mo-
tiOn so that IL reads that the executive
committee shall report 10 the meeting at
future date which was also accepted
by Mr.. Glove.
the Utah lake controversy for many years
and advised cauu0u. 90 entering into any
scheme for changing the agreed level
OF the lake and urged the people Of Utah
county 90 demand that their rights be
considered.
Mr.. Cloves motion finally carried
Mr. A. r. DOromuS. who was present.
explained I'm regard TO the remarks made
by Judge Miner about the committee be-
ing ignored. Mr. Doremus explained that
he had been member of the committee