Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16

, blltles, and. whereas. the development
| of the Utah lake water supply has been
| recognized by the Utah state arid land
| commission as the most important irri-
| cation project In the State Of Utah. and
| as such brought to your attention by
| that commission. they recognizing the
| fact that the fullest development OF the
| irrigation possibilities of this section Is
| beyond the reach Of community effort
| or private enterprise, and can only be
| carried out to the limit OF possibilities
by the national government and,
Whereas From the fact that
| the money to prosecute such irrigation
works Is not in the treasury, and from
| the fact that construction on similar
work In other states has actually com.
mencde, we are convinced that a pro-
ject once approved will be commenced
and pushed TO completion with the ut.
most dispatch, and
whereas; a major portion Of the
lands In the section to be watered Is I'm
private ownership, and the government
cannot undertake the works for their
reclamation, except upon the express
desire and organization Of the land own.
ers directly affected, and that upon
the land owners rests the responsibility
OF putting themselves into position to
receive the benefits Of the national act.
now,
Therefore; We, the undersigned hold
ers or title or evidence Of title TO lands
lying under the surveys Of the proposed
works, realizing the supreme lmpor.
lance Of the development o. the Irrlga.
ton works in advancing all the inter-
ests OF this section, aud OF the actual
need of such works In the reclamation
Of our lands, do hereby petition the
honorable secretary OF the interior to
cause the work Of he reclamation SER
vice already begun in this section TO be
carried to n definite conclusion, with
view of fixing a basin upon which an
association Of land holders may 60.
operate with the national government
TO repay the cost of the improvements,
In 10 years time, without interest. as
provided for In the act and we hereby
pledge ourselves 10 enter into such con-
tracts with the government ms may be
required In order to receive the benefits
of the said act. aud to repay to the gov
ernmeEt the actual cost OF the benefit
received.
The undersigned Is the owner Of ..,.
acres OF land In Sec. ..... Township
','','t Range 5000, ,, u, NJ, Tor the lr-
rlgatIon Of which he hereby asks the
aid OF the National Irrigation Law in
accordance with the petition herewith
which he has also signed.
THE SALT RIVER PROJECT.
"The Salt River" project is an ex-
preston often heard among irrigators
these days, The following brief state
ment Of lis history viii therefore be OF
interest at this tlme'
In 1900 water supply conditions un.
der the Salt river Arizona, reached an
extreme which brought the people of
the valley to the realization that they
must, by some means or other. secure
more perfect control Of the available
water or abandon their homes. Ac-
cordlngly citizens committee was
formed In Phoenix IN order to promote
Investigations which would lead 10 the
required end. This committee was call
ed the Salt River valley water storage
committee, and b, a, Fowler was chos.
en- president
A letter was addressed 20 the secro-
tary OF the interior, setting forth the
conditions, and asking that they receive