Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-16
Committee Made Satisfactory Pro-
gresS at Meeting Held in This
City Yesterday
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES.
Water Users Will be Asked to Accept
zoo Second Feet Of Water in
Lieu of Present Rights,

At yesterdays meeting Of the COM
mittee appointed by Utah lake water
users to investigate and report on the
proposed reservoir scheme. some In
teresting figures were brought out,
among them the following:
Cost OF bringing water TO one acre Of
arid land TO be watered from Utah
lake, not over SIS,
Time allowed for payment without
INTEREST," 10 years.
Average annual value Of farm prod
ucts in Salt Lake valley, per acre. $50.
Value Of products IN 10 years, $500.
Gross profit OF bringing water to land,
s2S5.
Gross profit Of bringing water to land,
per cent, 1900.
Increased output OF farm products
by bringing water to $4,000 acres OF land
In Salt Lake valley now arid annually
81 100000
From the gross profit, TO secure the
net, there should be deducted the cost
OF maintenance Of bitches and the usual
expenses for farm labor,
AS stated In last nights News" the
meeting was held at the Office OF Presi-
dent Angus NJ. Cannon and was presd-
ed over by Col Il. r. Holmes, while
Thomas T.. Page acted as secretary.
There were present Thomas Y. Page.
representing the Utah & Salt Lake
Canal company; Angus NJ. Cannon,
South Jordan Canal company; w. H..
Haigh for j, G. Mackey, Of the North
Jordan Canal company; NJ. b, Ennis.
East Jordan Canal company; city En-
gineer l.. G. Kelsey. Salt Lake city r..
f. Holmes and A, +. Doremus, at large.
The meeting was harmonious through
out and II was the feeling Of those
present that the time had come for
Utah TO assert herself and take ad-
vantage Of the aid afforded by the ma
lional irrigation law.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
A resolution was passed recommend.
ing that the water users under the ave
existing canals accept 200 second"feet
Of water out OF the 1000 second.feet
which the government estimates can be
supplied from Utah lake after the pro-
posed Improvements shall have been
made, in consideration OF the rights
which they now possess, leaving 500 Sec
ond-feot to be disposed OF by the gov
ernmont as means of reimbursing It.
self for the outlay for the required i'm
provements,
Mr.. Kelsey stated that according TO
the foregoing resolution the govern
ment charge would approximate Sl4l2
per acre, from present estimates,
Another resolution which passed was
to the effect that a subcommittee BE-
appointed, comprising the representa-
tives Of the various canal companies
on the general committee, TO ascertain
how much Of the remaining 500 second
feet OF water would be required by the
different companies at q maximum cost
Of SIS an acre for the amount required
a c0mmitte was appointed, consist
ing OF Chairman Holmes State En-
gineer Doremus and Atty. Il, S. Rich
ards, TO work out some form OF agree
ment by which the water users and the
government can get together--an agree
ment by which the government may be
secured and the rights and interests
of all concerned be duly represented
and protected.
AS SEEN IN WASHINGTON,
Mr., Doremus stated the results OF his
recent visit to Washington, d. c., in
the interest Of the project for proCur-
ing larger water supply for the irrl-
gable lands In Salt Lake valley, lie
stated that the secretary of the inter-
Tor had Informed him that the sum OF
500, 00O, 900 is now available for reclama-
ton works. and that the government Is
ready TO 20 on with the Utah lake
scheme inasmuCh az II appeared to be
for the benefit OF the whole people and
not private scheme. Mr.. Doremus
added that Utah's project was given Il
more favorable hearing IN Washington
than any other enterprise because this
states representatives there were not
pressing u private project but were
representing the State of Utah.
Mr. Doremus further stated that IN an
interview with Prof. Newell the latter
said there IL no intention on the part
Of the government to interfere with
existing rights unless the people them
selves are agreeable and existing rights
would be recognized. In the Salt river
Arizona, proposition which the govern
ment has taken hold of, all the parties
went In on equal terms, but II was aiso
agreed that early settlers would be pro-
tected IL at any time there should ba
short supply of water.