Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-12
GREAT SCHEME
FOR IRRIGATION.
utah Arid Land Commission Sub
mits a Most Comprehensive
Plan.
+ INCLUDES THE TWO LAKES
r,,t viii Cost Five Million Dollars
And Increase Land Values Thirty
Million.
WELL RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON.
r..,.,, Embraces Five Counties and
Three Of the States Richest
Valleys.

o,e NJ the greatest irrigation schemes
aver presented to the people OF ms
.,.,. and by them submitted TO the
.rorrment of the United States, Is
ma, inst made public by the utah
Aid Land commission The scheme
comprehends the expenditure OF S0'Ooo''
nso ,or the conservation of the waters
s.vlrg into and through five of the
,,,os most populous counties and EN-
,.,cIng without doubt, three Of the
.,,bsst valleys In the entire west The
,,o,ect provides for the deepening OF
r,ab lake as already proposed the
obstruction Of a diverting canal across
tho head waters Of the Duchesne ana
strawberry rivers; the building OF a
reservoir in strawberry valley and q
tunnel through the mountains so that
tho water can be made to flow into
snanish Fork river, the building of a
ling high line canal along the Wasatch
maintains, above the valleys clear 10
inc Bear river; the Improvement OF
Rear lake as a reservoir, the diversion
Of the headwaters OF the Blackfoot
river into reservoir and across into
the Bear river, the building Of a canal
70 supply lands on the west side OF the
Bear river, the utilization OF the 0s-
den.Lucin cutoff as a dam to cut off
the arm OF the Great Salt Lake and
making It dry, thereby reducing the
area Of the lake and the loss by eyap-
Grafton and preserving this body Of
water, which In the past few years has
been fast diminishing.
A point urged In connection with the
proposed scheme is that the territory
affected ls already well under cultiya-
ton and settlement and embraces cities
end towns whose people are thrifty,
prosperous and progressive citizens II
Is estimated that the project will re-
claim close to 100000 acres Of choice
land making room for 100000 addl-
tOnal Inhabitants, or on basis OF one
acre to every individual person, and
Increasing land values In this state
at least $4,000 000 The scheme has
been we'll received by the government
and is fully set forth In the following
statement presented to the secretary
Of the interior;
TENT OF THE PETITION.
Salt Lake CITY, Utah, Jan. 81, 1904. To
the Honorable, the Secretary Of the In
terror Washington, u. C-Slr-The
arid land reclamation fund commission
Of Utah respectfully represents that
since the fing of It's application to have
Utah lake considered az one OF the pro-
lects to be developed under the act of
Congress Of June II, 1902, entitled, AN
act appropratng the receipts from the
sale and disposal Of public lands in GER
tain states and territories to the con-
sructlon Of Irrigation works for the re-
clamaton Of arid lands" further inves-
tlgalion has disclosed the fact that
Utah lake is moe porperly part of
larger plan than an entire one, as at
Nrst contemplated, The commission
therefore submits a more comprehen-
slye project (which includes Utah lake)
lor the enlargement and utilization OF
the water supply for Cache. Salt Lake
ana Utah Lake valleys In the state OF
utah, and asks that Ii may receive
your early and favorable consideration.
CONDITIONS PREVAILING.
The popularity OF the situation In
ulah with respect 10 the water supply
seems to demand the following brief
aesCrlntion Of the conditions which gem
crazy prevail. The total area Of the
state is about 100000 acres. large
IarI Of which Is fertile and arabic land.
me water supply IL so inadequate that
Nnen fully utilized not more than six
OF eight per cent OF all the land of the