Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-21
DISCUSSES UTAH LAKE PROJECT
Prof Clifford Plnehot Makes an Inter.
estlng Talk on Forest
Reserves.
Special Correspondence.

| PROJECT. Pr0f II, IL, Newell, ana Prof.
Clifford Pinohot were induced TO stor
of In this city last evening, on their
way east and address meeting In the
courthouse, Col. Holmes. State En-.
glneer Doremus and several other gen
tlemen accompanied the government,
experts. The court room was crowded
with Provo citizens interested IN the
| question and Mayor Boyer and num-
Der Of sprlngyille people came over to
attend the meeting
Mayor Roylance presided and intro
duced Prof Newell. who expressed
thanks TO the mayor and committee for
| the invitation and for tn energy ex-
hibited IN getting the meeting together.
Prof Newell explained that Prof. Pin
ch0t and himself were on a trip under
appointment by the president for the
purpose OF investigating the condition
OF public lands with yeiw TO deter
mining necessary changes IN the land
laws which would be recommended to
the president
UTAH LAKE PROJECT
Prof. Newell then came down 10 the
Utah lake reservoir project. which was
perfectly feasible and could be accom-
plished at reasonable cost. After ex-
planning the different methods proposed
and stating that the one most favor
ably considered was that OF deepening
the channel lowering the lake. he
gave way 10 Prof, Pinchot for brief
talk on forestry, announcing that he
would afterward be pleased to hear
from any OF tho gentlemen present and
answer any question they might desire
to ask.
PINCHoT ON FOREST RESERVE,
Mr.. Plnchot SPOKE briefly on the ques-
tlon Of what forest reserves were for,
The first question was How can the
mountains be made more useful as a
source Of water supply Second: How
can the grazing capacity DO Increased?
and Third: How can the timber pro-
duction be Increased and maintained?
The central Idea OF the reserves
was use, and the reason for the
withdrawal Of large areas OF public
lands. which was temporary, and for
the, plrposo Of, ,detsrtnlhlng what areas
are needed for reserve, the remainder
would again be opened to entry. After
the explanation. Mr. Pinchot took a
vote on the question OF favoring or OPP
posing the reserve project az now be-
ing undertaken by the government All
those present voted In favor OF the re-
serve
EXPRESSIONS CALLED FOR,
Prof. Newell then invited the people
present to express themselves on the
reservoir question.
Judge Miner expressed himself In ia
yor OF the best possible Use OF the wa
| ters OF Utah lake, provided the inter-
ests of the people OF this valley were
guarded. He believed that to be the
opinion OF the people Of the city and
| the valley
Prof. Plnchot said that the Intention
| was not now to raise the lake, but TO
| lower Il, this might lnJure the fishing
Industry, although ne hoped not but
| some OF the meadows and other land
adjacent TO the lake might become
dryer than now,
Roger Farrer spoke Of the injury that
might result to land through the re-
| cession Of the water
STATE ENGINEER DoREMUs.
State Engineer Doremus stated that
| there would be no disposition u inJure
! the people Of this valley, and II, in the
magnitude OF the work, some individual
| here or there was compelled TO move
| he would be compensated,
A. NJ. Carter spoke OF the difficulty
| OF getting water to irfgate the land
| that might become drained through the
| lowering OF the lake. There was no
water 10 be had, and when Provo had
| attempted to secure water from the
lakes at the head OF the canyon, Salt
| Lake people had objected to H. and
| even when SpringVlle located little
spring near springville the salt Lake
| people objected to that
MAYOR BOYER FAVoRs 1T
Mayor Boyer of springyille favored
the use OF Utah lake to its fullest ca
| paclty. lie would like to hear some
| thing Of other proIects-the strawberry
| valley project, for instance.
| MIR. Doremus stated he had exam
| lned the strawberry valley project, but
| ne did not think the water could be
prontaby diverted aud stored IN
strawberry valley for the reason that
| Inc valley IL 80 large and the eyapora-
lion would be too great, The matter
| had not. however been fully settled
GEORGE AUSTIN OF LEHl,
George Austin OF Lehi believed the
| people of Utah county were perfectly
willing TO have the waters OF the lake
| uspd 10 the greatest possible advantage,
lie believed that farming by irrlga'
| lion had about reached us
| limit unless more water IL secured ana
he further believed that the government
was the only party shat could take
| hold of ana successfully carry through
such large project 49,,
President HolbrOok expressed himself
In similar vein. and was pleased TO see
tie government take hold OF tho mat
ter
| SUGGESTION BY JUDGE MINER
Judge Miner suggested that Il It
| should be proven that lands IN utah
| county should become too dry for cul-
| ovation, through the lowering OF the
| iake he believed the owners should be
| allowed TO take water from the river
which would otherwise run into the
lake TO irrigate such land. Prof New
| on expressed himself as IN favor OF the
suggestion,
coll y, +. HOLMES,
col Holmes spoke In favor OF the pro-
iect which no believed was one OF the
Rreatest that had ever come up In the
state ana he believed II would greatly
ln6roase the property values In botl'
| countiee, Ha promised all tho aid ne
| could possibly give Ia the carrying OF
the project 10 completion.
Walter Scott spoke IN favor OF reser-
yoiring tho waters OF each stream IN
| tho mountains IN preference 10 storing
| Il IN tho lake for the reason that the
evaporation would be iebs, and N bring
| Ing Il down II could ba taken 20 any
level IN tho valleys, lie favored max
inR A channel around tho shores OF the