Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-11
PLAN To PROTECT
CITY'S WATERSHEDS
Chief Pinchot Of Forestry Depart
ment Says Government Will
Lend Needed Assistance
WILL PLANT TREES IN CANYONS


AZ a meeting of the special water
committee of the city council held ION
the mayors Office Saturday afternoon,
clifford Pinchot chief of the forestry
division OF the department OF agricul-
ture informed the members Of the COM
mlttee that the government Is ready TO
cooperate with the city in protecting
IFS watersheds and that It Is the IN
tention Of hts department to at once
commence planting red pine trees on
the north slope OF Big Cottonwood can
yon so that the barren spots in the
canyon may be restored to the condi-
ton Of a natural forest as near ms
possible All Of the clty's watersheds
from the north side OF city creek to
Big and Little Cottonwood have been
withdrawn from entry and created as d
forest reserve As soon as the expert
ment IN regard to planting trees In
Big COTTONWOOD proves successful,
planting of forests win be commenced
IN the other canyons within the city's
water sheds.
Those who attended the meeting I'm
addition 90 Mn PnchOt were Senator
Smoot Mayor Morris, Attorney F, =.
Richards, Consulting Engineer Dore-
mus city Engineer Ritter President
Hewlett ana Counclmcn Wells, Fern
strom and Dean Of the special water
committee
WILL PROTECT STREAMS,
Mr.. Plnchot said that IN addition to
restoring the forests. the department
win assist the city I'm protecting tho
streams from pollution and as soon as
tho city gains control Of the waters OF
Big Cottonwood he would at once shut
ont the grazing of AN stock there IL
stated that In his trip up Big Cotton-
wood he noticed that the sanitary cou-
dItlous along the banks of the stream
were very bad, ag much filth and re-
fuse has been allowed To- accumulate
and 'Nill be menace to the health Of
the citizens unless the conditions arc
rrmcdied before the city begins using
Che Big cottonwood water, lie thought
that the city should at once take steps
10 prevent the pollution of the stream
and It IL could not control the matter
any other way, the claims Of those re-
siding on the stream should be pur-
chased
OTHER EXPRESSIONS.
Mr. Richards stated that the law
gave the citv control over its water
supply for distance of 10 miles from
where 10 Is taken into the conduit
Senator Smoot said that the law should
allow The city 10 control not only Big
Cottonwood and the other principal
source Of It's water supply but also their
tributaries re believed that the next
Tpglslatu would extend the jurisdlc-
ton of the city much farther over It's
Nn'tr sources.
Thp matter of locating reservoir sites
and mining claims IN the canyon was
discussed and both MI Pinchot and
Senator Smoot stated that these TO-
cations were made merely for the pur-
pose %. selling 10 the city and holding
the city up. They suggested that the
city contest the reservoir locations and
thus defeat them. They were also Of
the opinion that number Of the min
ing locations were made simply to So
cure summer residences aud resorts
and that the city could also defeat them
by entering a protest.
RESOLUTION TONIGHT.
At the conclusion of the discussion Il
WAS decided that Councilman Wells
should present a resolution az the coun-
ell meeting tonight pledging the 60.
operation and support Of the city i'm the
work VI protecting the water sheds and
thanking Mr. Pmchot and Senator
Smoot for their interest In tho mat
ter.