Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-20

IN really for you TO get together and
show us how you can reach an agree
ment so az TO injure the rights OF none
think and hope you can do that. Iheh
we can do business with you. IL WAS
done IN Salt River valley. after con-
siderable wranglng After they wrah-
gled for some time, water users as
ISOLATION was formed, officers were
elected they insured US how much wa
ter they could take and what they
would nay for IL and We could deal
with those directors and depend upon
them,
"Of course here you have well organ
lied canal companies, you nave inc
willingness, ability and means to DO III
we want TO meet you half way ana see
what can be done. Before ! close, there
is another matter | wish 10 speak OF
that is. in regard 20 the forest reserve
Prof. plnchot Is here to discuss that
with you, and he would be glad to near
from YOU any suggestions Whlch you
might make In regard to the forest re-
serve laws He and | have talked over
this matter at Portland, Reno, ana otn-
or places and have come here 10 talk 10
your governor and the land board, ana
would also be glad to hear your side OF
the proposition
PROF. PINCHoT AND FORESTRY
Prof. Pinchot said that the govern.
ment had withdrawn various tracts OF
forest lands In this state for the pur-
pose Of protecting watersheds the UNI
Der and the grazing interests, RMS
land" ne said, "will be withheld until
il Is discovered what interests 1t WIZ
best serve. Here the primary object
is the preservation Of the watersheds
but in doing that we must not oVer-
look the secondary objects OF the re-
serve. ] would like an expression from
you as TO whether or not you are sat
isiied with the policy Of the govern
ment with regard to forest reserves.
| therefore ask all those who are salts
fed with that policy TO raise their
hands"
All present at the meeting with the
exception OF four, raised their hands.
II was suggested by President Cannon
that those four men were probably
sheep owners.
GENERAL DISCUSSION.
President Cannon then called upon
all present who desired, to express thelr
opinlon as TO the reservoir project, Az
Ter few minutes " silence, he called
upon Vice President n A. Nelson OF
the East Jordan Irrigation company
Mfr. Nelson said that to his mind II was
the very thing to be done, and that IL
was n chance TO get one million dollars
invested In irrigation, and II u railed
the farmers are not the losers lie sald
that in one season alone the farmers
lost 1900 900 on account OF lock OF wa
Ter. and that In 1902, on his small farln,
no lost 81, 500 lie thought the scheme
the hest proposition ever placed before
Tho publIc. and he would advocate IL
Nrst Last. and all the time lie sald
no had looked over Il vast amount OF
country between the Sierra Nevadas,
The Rockies. Mexico and Canada ana
he wnu satisfied that this was the pest
place Of them all,
RIVER LOST EVERY DAY
Il. l.. Bergen wanted to know from
Prof Newell where all of TINS water IL
at the present time. In ansWerihg'
Prof. Newell said that the water rs pc
low the level OF the lake, ana that the
supply would be increased by seepage
ana by drawing down the area of the
lake 40 that much evaporation WIZ ne
saved. lie said that good sized riy'
or OF water Is going into the air by
evaporation every day, Mr Bergen
wanted to know how II was that the
farmers would not be the losers should
the project fail. The professor stated
that the farmers only obligated them
selves TO pay for the water when II rs
delivered, II It Is not dllyored why
that settles t. But he was certain that
there was plenty Of water there, He
said also. that he wanted to Impress