The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-09
TO IRRIGATE 5000 ACRES
Lehi Company Will Take Water From
Utah Lake.

Lehi, Oct s-The directors of the Lhi
Irrigation company, assisted by Ray
Wentz, county surveyor, yesterday made
the preliminary survey for the pipe line
that Will carry water for irrigation pur-
poses from Utah lake onto the farms
west and south of LehL Ii is proposed
to convey the water through a wooden
pipe two and three-quarter miles in length
to a point near the I. r. Jones farm,
where the elevation will be seventy-tIve
feet above the present level tthe lake.
Valves will also let portions of the stream
out at the county road fifty feet above
the lake and at point just north OF the
d. & r, G. track at an elevation sixty
five feet above the lake Below these
points there are 5000 acres of land, and
it is estimated that thirty second feet
Will supply all the water necessary. The
directors of the irrigation company viii
a once get detailed estimates of the cost
of constructing such plant ana,2lpe line,
and will also have attorneys draw up
amendments TO the cOmpanys articles OF
incorporation permitting them. 10 carry
out the project and then submit the whole
proposition TO the stockholders Tor their
approval
The Lehi sugar factory is now well sup
piled with beets TO commence the sea
sons campaign. and will commence Sic
ing early Tuesday morning. Work Will
also be commenced at the same time at
Springville and Spanish Fork. The farm
ers state that the beetS are turning out
three weeks ago. In many fields where
the beet tops would indicate failure
the roots are fairly good. Since the white
flv went the beetS have made material
growth and have also been greatly helped
BY the recent rains.
The Stiffins plant will be completed III
about three weeks and viii go into com
Lott Russon was taken to the L. D. S.
hospital Friday, suffering from an attack
OF appendicitis, He underwent an opera
ton Yesterday and is reported to have
rallied successfully.
home Wednesday. was taken back 20 the
/. d. :. hospital Friday. she mas a Sc
rious attack Of paralysis.
g +. Ellsworth arrived home Wednes-
day from the northern states mission, OF
which he is president. Mrs. Ellsworth re
NAMED in Chicago and will be Joined by
her husband in about ten days.
The directors of the Lehi Mill * EeIe-
vator company let a contract for the cree
ton of their flour mill TO \. 9. Whlpple-
Work on the excavation for the founda-
ton. which will be OF concrete and ce-
mPnt was commenced Yesterday,
Jesse VIM who has been I'm Duoglass,
Ariz- for the past two years arrived
home last evening.
Mrs Zina Stevens left this week TOT
Percival, la where she viii sDend the
winter with her daughter Mrs Carter.
The management of the LEM opera
house is putting i'm new stairway ana
remCuellnE the scatliE ARA li6ei-iSil10 al-N
making other material improvements.
Wilson & Taylor are the contractors.
Lehfs new S2G.010 school house is near
ing completion and is the admiration or
ali beholders The roof is ON and plas-
terers will commence work ON the III
terror at an early date.
The Second ward is advertising for bids
for finishing the basement Of the new
tabernacle. which Will be used by the
ward for Sunday school, Mutual Improve
meDt and religious class purposes. Tt rs
expected that the improvements viii cost
! a bOut s. 600