The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
|6D[N IN NEED
II MORE WATER
10 Obtain Supply From
Z South Fork to Be Dis
cussed Today.
y Is MEETING CALLED
W FOR THIS AFTERNOON
',rers and Others Will Have
Last Opportunity to
III Get H."
. The Tribune.

IaI 10 The l!'pu"V'
'nrN sept. s.-Farmers and stock
q I, the various canal companies OF
\ ,,,,v will be given their last
4 20 get In" on the South FORK
{ rsssvoir project Saturday after
!, o'clock when there VIII nc a
,,,s,lnr OF those interested in OBJ
q A greater supply Of water Tor al
!. nv the people OF Ogden city and
u county. u,oro 10
.'y,an, OF water and many ia'oraole
srd reservoir sites. some OF "hlGh
,raa hy Ogden city, others by pri-
'sarties from whom 81 the plcss.'
.bey can he purchased al a reason
" the plan 10 build reservoir. IN
-r,en, ihc citv's supply and TO the
t,,iaatIon ditches IN the county
MANAGED /, was decided TO hold
4 meeting. organize stock com
~ buIld the dam and reservoir. A
= of subscriptions 10 the stock were
'ts indIviduals. canal companies ana
4 .l,y Ire latter pledging itself To
<uf6 ono worth oc stock In the cntcr-
lin ali so1i 900 was subscribed, the
a cf the county taking S26,ooo OF
|lpunl.
0rden Needs More Money.
IA Tho urgent necessity of Ogden
1tfaIning a greater water SUPPLY
|haf owned at the present. the CITY
a AZ It's. last meeting passed a reso-
upcD the recommendation OF Mayor
.ann 10 build the dam and reservoir
.bdentlv OF the farmers II the latter
.tog their unwillingness 10 take
. Saturday will be the last .call.
. me farmers show a willingness TO
.ratp with the city in building the
La CITY will go ahead. complete the
4 and sell the farmers what water
= spared during the irrigation sea-
y O, the farmers have refused to
-|be 10 stock i'm the reservoir project.
@tsuse they DO not need the water.
>rause they say that the Merchants
. & Power company. a local con
has an understanding with Ogden
hal II the dam is built tho cont
4lli receive the power without cost.
Ihs inrmers and the other stock
d will receive no other cmolumcnt
II the water TO the amount OF stock
This theory of the farmers is
||cEs based upon the close business
Hs which ere known 10 exist be
certain city officials and the main
|oldsfs OF the power company,
Water Famine Threatens.
since Ogden city purchased its
psks system from private inter
ffre have been many Tumors IN
4 certain city ofncinls which are
*Hily circulated. Much money has
ent on the waterworks system In
70 the sum raid for It's posses
Nv Il remains fact that the city
on tho verge OF a water famine
fhs dr. months OF summer, and
present water supply would he
nadequa'e In meet an eTigcnCy
pig fre or other unusual demand.
not generally known. and il hae
|e OASIS of much criticism directed
me city officials. that the people
va arc consuming 81 the present
tser from Ogden river Into which
and sewage is dumped from
and other points above the
fet no notice has been given
people OF the city that the water
0rlnkine comes from that
several years ago. when ogden
yer w2s turned into the mains,
aN epidemic Of typhoid fever
eusHd IN" death OF manY persons.
Eiyotion followed, which result
" ditoorcry that the people OF
were drinking water from
'pated stream.
Need Is Serious.
'eeds Of Ogden city for greater.
water supply are serious
.ne ,act that the city has cl<-
S'nsioeGble. money In "prospeCi-
wafer III Cold Water cany'on,
Py which was expected from
~ That locality nas ,,nf obtained
"A T. sIlles out rs plan 10 build
rii, south Fork canyon, only
IN oN expended for dam large
liz ,oS.sll something more than
|a,r ~. ~ %hter 4 day for tho
4, .5t "hen tho dry season Is at
In, engineer has already been
rahb,ss hhead and strip the dam
bsdrn, creek In South Fork can
nd ~, and an appropriation OF
c,,,. made for this purpose
4 ~1nsss n1uhcli. ,li. When this Is done
vii, haEe decided whether or
iho srl The subscription up 10
10 alnnunt necessary 10 buiId
Z II roi,he I'VE required height. II the
Ne sid0 oo" i" act, the city will an
TIM, Tor n small dam Ia be
fXtnr can 10 enlarged al anx,