Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-30
SUMPTU0US BANQUET.
Given the Promoters Of strawberry
Valley Irrigatlng Project.

Valley Irrigatlng Project,
Special Correspondence.
Provo. Dec. S0.-The banquet given
last evening to celebrate the Straw
berry valley irrigation project was a
very successful event, bringing together
a large number OF representative men
from various parts OF the country. all
actueted with spirit of uniting in this
and other projects for the advancement
of the interests Of the people. Among
the guests were Governor Cutler, Sen
stor Smoot, Engineer Swendsen, State
Engineer Tanner and others who have
labored with great energy for the ad-
vancement of the project, and Byron
w. King Of Plttsburg, who Is visiting
Provo. The delegation came from the
south 200 strong, on n special train
over the Rio Grande Western, headed
by State Senator Gardner and others of
the committee who first launched the
project of bringing the water from
strawberry valley into Utah valley
and accompanied The strawberry
band" from Spanish Fork, which dis
coursed martial airs as the process
sion marched to the Hotel Roberts,
There the sturdy farmers from the
south were met by smaller delegation
from the north end Of the county, and
the Provo contingent, and after an In
formal interchange Of congratulations,
proceeded to All the banquet hall In the
upper story OF the hotel.
A aupmptuous banquet was enjoyed,
served by number of Provo young
ladies. and at the close a stream Of
oratory, toasts and songs flowed as
free as Strawberry water is expected 10
flow into the Utah valley. A number
of solos and quartets were sung and
speeches were made by Senator smoot'
Gov. Cutler and other prominent citi-
Gems. The feast OF reason began by the
audience under the direction OF Toast
master Irvine singing America" This
was followed by cheers and tigers for
the United States, President Roosevelt.
Congress, Secretary Hitchcock, the
Utah congressional delegation, d.
rector Walcott, Chief Engineer
Newell, Engineer Swendsen, State
Engineer Tanner. Then Spanish Fork,
Payson, Springville, Provo, Strawberry
valley irrigation project, etc. etc, and
only stopped when the banquetters and
not the subjects were exhausted.
UTAH FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
A meeting of the Utah County Farm
ers' association was held yesterday In
the court house. President Knudsen pre-
siding.
Judge Miner, member of the Utah
lake commission from Utah county, re-
ported verbally that the commission
had met in Salt Lake City, last jan
uary. and elected o. r. Miller, presi-
aentt; George Lambert, secretary, and
j. d. NJ. Barnes OF Kaysvllle az the
fifth member of the commission. Ar
rangements had been made for meet
ings of the commission to be held in
the event of the waters Of the lake rls-
Ing to point near compromise level;
but as the waters had not risen TO any
where near that point no meetings had
been held. The commission had been
promised by the Salt Lake canal COM
panies, and had depended upon them
for measurements of the lake
level, but such measurements had
not been received. Judge Miner fur
Their reported that II was the opinion
of the president OF the Utah Lake COM
mission and himself. and, 80 far as he
knew, OF other members that the or
ganization should be kept alive. az
there would probably be greater need
OF a commission In the future than
there had been for some years past, in
view OF the proposed diverting OF
Strawberry valley water. which would
increase the waters In the lake. The
report was accepted, and the Utah
county members were instructed 10 ile
written report OF the action of the
commission for the past year. the meas
hrements Of the waters In the lake, etc.
The following officers We're elected for
the ensuing year: President, Andrew
knudsen; vice president, J. A. john
son; secretary, K. s. Hinckley. The
present members OF the Utah Lake
commission for Utah county, John r.
Miner of Provo, and Lorenzo Argyle
OF Lake Shore. were reelected.
Vice President Roger Farrer who
was not eligible for reelection by rea--
son OF having disposed OF his land at
fectAd by the waters Of the lake, wal