The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-25
Talk With Knudsen.

Meanwhile, the mayor and his party
lad been spending a busy forenoon at
x. knudSen's, where thew were ioined
later by those who had gone farther IN
the canyon. The party visited the
hnudsen property and saw where he
had built a TUNE TO aid in his power
schelne' Dinner was taken at the
knudsen home.
When Joined by the other officials
about D. m, Mayor Morris was asked
If any definite arrangements had been
made with knudsen. He stated that
none mad Desn concluded. that they had
simply been going over the ground.
MIR. knuoseE did not care to make
any statement save in Federation of
what ne mas already said, namely, that
he believes he has a valuable water
right which the city should get.
The two parties became separated
aIJer leaving knudsen's, and. as re-
suit. only small number accompanied
Mr. Bdcun 10 point on the conduit
route but one mile from Mil Creek, and
over four and one-half miles from the
point OF diversion Of Big Cottonwood.
Within Few Miles of Parley's.
This furnished one of the treats of
the day, inasmuch as il shows with
1ust what speed the project is being
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south OF Parleys canyon three ridges
are 10 be tunnelled and already work
llas begun on the largest. The council
men VINO accompanied Engineer Bacon
10 this point were Hewlett, ( Black
Fernstrom. Dean and HOLIDAY. Alessrs.
Hack ana Hewlett took the opportunity
10 wheel a barowful or two out of the
tunnel, enjoying the proceeding as
much as did the laborer whom they
relieved pro tenn.
From the point where these three
-idges are located a magnificent view
II The conduit route is obtainable.
Tracing the work already completed,
Engineer Bacon showed how the big
concrete fiume would hug up close to
the hills after passing Mill Creek and
would drop with made to-order"
grade into Parley's.
From Knudsen's the mayors party
went up 10 the conduit beginning. go
ing over practically the same ground
as did the earlier visitors. A second
party, containing a number of council
men and officials, went directly to Salt
Lake from knudsen's.
Produces Good Feeling.
Yesterdays trip was not in the ma
ture of the celebration of any formal
beginning of the conduit work. 1t was
productive, however, of a great deal Of
good feeling among the councilmen. one
aptly expressing IL as the Moran Com
missary' when he said:
This is no precinct or district, this
Is Salt Lake" referring to the day.
1t was declared that no more profit
able half day could be spent by any
citizen who Is DESTROYS of seeing what
the present administration has to offer
IN the way of a solution of the water
problem than by making the trip to
Big Cottonwood. In the first place no
adequate conception can be gained OF
the project excepting by a personal
visit. Probably there is no one in Salt
Lake who does not know more or less
definitely that d contract for a concrete
conduit has been let and that the con-
duit is 10 bring more water into Salt
Lake City. But TO see brains aud
Drawn overcoming every difficulty.
mastering engineering construction
problems with amazing celebrity is q
sight the remembrance OF which win
give the spectator a thrill as he wit
nesses the bringing to Salt Lake next
summer Of the purest water in Utah
Big Cottonwood.