The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-09-28

What is said to be the most .t,.
pendous reclamation project ever a.
vised in the West was ofri,i,lt,
launched last Monday when nit, men
created tentative organization doe-
tined To promote "a redemption ~
Tour million acres of land in the colo.
RADIO river drainage area. Exprndi.
ture of between SEQ. coo 600 aud 500
100000 H. involved m the project
which would convert between six and
eight hundred thousand acres Of
thirsty lands into thriving Utah mrr
This vast expenditure. tu be- horne hy
the federal government aud states Boz
the Colorado drainage area. has fur
Its primary object the reclamation uf
lands FOR the soldiers who will re-
turn from Europe Gov Simon uam-
berger presided a. temporary chair
man. and -. J. Grimes as se,rcar,
of the conference. which continued
throughout Monday last The dele.
gates appointed bv Governor Uamher-
ger a. "A committee on permanent ur-
ganizatiou are Former Governor vii.
liam Spry. Salt Lake city chairman.
/ J. L. tytei Provo. ". n. Mckay.
Huntsville. w a. Watts. ogden.
George s. Auerhayh. Salt Lake city.
/ w W Armstrong Salt Lake CITY.
VIII o. Farrell Salt Lake Cily. score.
tary.
Permanent Ofnc-r~ Chosen.
Monday afternoon permanent Oft.
GERS aud committeeman were selected
They are W. a. wallace. salt Lake
city. president. William sprN salt
Lake City. first vice president. 4 W
WINS. Salt Lake city. second vice
president. VIII q Farrell. Salt Lake
city. secretary. :. T. iNtci Provo. W
~ Watts ogden n. n. KAY.
Huntsville. George = Aucrharh. Salt
Lake Ctty. W W Armstrong Salt
Lake CITY. georE. Albert Smith. Salt
Lake cts. pr y a. Peterson. Logan,
T.. W curry Nctnal. nnd T. !. Allen.
ConiNiiic Here atc two uf the ror"s
buttons formulated Dos this committee
Resolved THAT ~" governor ~
rtah appoint standing '"mmitte" 81
fifteen. delegated with fnll power 60
elect officers fpr this organization. &"
select nii necessary committees ana z"
perform such other executive duties
a. pertain a. the aur,oraful carrying
out IT this plan.
"Tbnt the governor of vWh also Be-.
she F-ucrnl call fnr u conference ="
Ia. hold iu Salt Lake GitN nt Hn rhtN
date. a. hr composed 81 delegates
. from the states Included In the drain
age area named. f"r the pufp"s" "l
pcrfrctinE 20 general plan f"r The '''
rumpilshmcut uf the object
Vast Ncrrasr Concerned.
g.nrEr g. M,GuuuEir. state cugiu'
ssr. outlined paramount th'i- lh CON
nortlnu with federal reports "n ih'
lrnlnrsds river project tie says thh'
LA prrssnt there d. under cultivation u
Ithe Colorado ubsu iaNi,ooo acres
with the completion ul the PROBE
Ithi. additional acreage could l'
drought under cultivation lh
Ieio ooo. wyoming lUo,ooo. Colorado
} al. goo N.W M,rl,u apN.oun. Az
) an, $40 600. california. i.ohN,ono
Initial a.ssa. 600 M,GauHglr sIld ihri'
Ilr alsn H possibility "i d"'rl"r'N. '
Ittnh $50. 600 Horsepower 1000" ln W.
'ominF 5000 600 h'rrr"N'f l''''
) t,t,, present at thr '"u'rf'n'r were
, o.. a. Lyman. ucWso T. M',''n
f, |ssls. ". g Wallace e. J.. OLSON p" ~
ITuuir. 80. q. Irir' "N % W.
eier. O,urgr bern a ~ iflur. "''l %
! Aih.rt smith GrnrEr NHrl.''' =,
. ,gu Il. FARRELL WuInm srih. HAlr'
. M wnalle,. John g. W'di..' ll''.,'
f.npinn George ThUmls \. w W..
1 IAubur aud a. g.. StHurr "I ". H''
IIak. c.ty. Eu, Uu.ieu. a. % l''''.
I I'M and D.. a., owen. Logan. ~ u
! lNrkav aud ". a. Watur "slrnt
or LytrI. Provo. Archibald h'Nt'
= r,o.l,. D. a.. 81 laWrs h'h7' ',''
! LA. n. paws. willard. y " l''' n.'',
! sprIng,mc. Thomas Q. Allen ', y
' Iypl,. " q. sutton Park 'l'N ~
. porter CcmrrnIe. ooh" D., : '''i
' It,ber. George a W""tt"n. l ''','
= T.. smell Spanish r"rk ~. j.. H', I.....
] lare,n RIVER and George '''''
/ IMannalr.