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ei nsinAY MORNING. JANUARY 2, IMife
THE OGDEN i i"ANOARD-LaAiiI.NE.R snNPAT , Jj4l
I Weber River Water Supply
L By A. F. Parker. Member American Society Civil Engineers
Chief Engineer. I tah Water Storage Association
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The counties of Davie-. Weber. Mor nunlly waste Into the Great Salt hake
id dwow . building of dams and hlrh
Snii and Summit derive their au r J ollMon of th prob.
supply for irrljrnitni: the erops mown ( m
frdmtbe Weber river andiu j WJJ (m mo.t- conserrntree estimates
Uk The normal water SUPPl) IS BW
all under engagement for Inia.ton there arc In four countie. 150,
power and municipal i - Xnv - " n" ,,'"c u,l supplj o. .
addition thereto must b- n. . d. ' stor Irrigation water The data lurn.shini. ,
Ire for lat,r use some ol the sprln, the basis of such estimate lp hown,
floods which mr are allowed to an I on the following tabulations:
COUNTY AUDITOR'S FIRST REPORTS TO THE STATE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION.
KAKM LANDS (All ptnr.ielv owned land except city and town lots.) j
Fruit Com. '
counties Imp. I'nimp. Orchard Grazing Waste
Bforgan ItJM M K gj'gt
Summit 40.87!,. 3.446 SM.1Q -MUg
Darts 37J71 11.922 Wl SUg J-"
Wcbl.r (6,713 51. M" 8,02 149.710 24.772 878,618 1
I Totals 13S.1I-.. 7 1. '.;.. 2.153 1.012.814 60.308 1.284.998!
FARMED AND IRRIGATED LAND 1920
According to i hi best Information obtainable at Ibis time when statistics
:.r.- .still Incomplete, tin- land- i armed and Irripai.-d ,,- a follow.
Xo. of Irrigated Dry Farm and Fallowed j
'ountles Farms ;. , ral Fruit Gardens Totals Dry Farm Fallow Total.; ;
Morgan ... 24'. '...771 13o S50 10.W1 1.245 710 1.95.
Summit .... 520 3G.31S 260 36.57s 1.456 1.430 2,88b,
. r,nvs l u'.o.v. 1,242 1,500 11,801 8,74,6 2.250 5005
Weber 1,700 4n.f.7l 2,022 1.815 4411 8,400 8JJ50 lMW
Totals . ..3,660 115.822 3.394 4.335 123.451 9.846 11.350 21.196
DATA ON TOTAL AREAS
Names of Total Water Privately - Public Lands- 1
Counties Area In Surface Net Land owned Forest Other Pub '
Acres 4KI Arte Land Rcsen'? Land
Morgan .... 398.120 898,120 2S7.499 2. !! 621
Summit ,...1477,000, 1,177.000 581.532 452.CUO 143.46S,
Dai .... (00,920 222.110 178,810 142,351 851 36,108 j
Weber 432.240 88.480 343.760 273.616 5,472 64,672
Totals 2.408.280 310.590 2,097.690 1.284.998 459.823 352.869;
I Note that the amount of farm lands .
according to assessment rolls gives 1 I
.nly sue)', land as are under prtvati
ownership. Those landl ! Ill held by
the slate and federal government and ,
QUOST filings are no) Included. F'J'
luer, grazing lands djO abl Includi anj .
ralley lands, such lands being includ
ed as waste lands, and considerable.
01 ruth areas are susceptible Ol irri
gation. Again, because the reported,
.arreagc irrigated Includes all landl ir
rigated, be it ever so little. It is net
-ary to estimate the amount fully ir
rigated Because II is well known
that there Is a ohiome .shortage ol
water for all Irrigated lands ailer .lulv
1 of each year, ard DUl teif farms
liavr I sulficien- late water supply t
warrant the planting of mm It pi the
late and more profitable crops, It is s
limated that one halt of the area re,
ported as irrigated, has a roll suppl;.
.nd iliat the Othei one-hall requires a
full supply.
NO CROP FICURES.
Thus is the total ol 160.00(1 son I
Flood waters before Juiv l
I Normal How aflej Jul i
t Stored water
Total for Irrigation
j Wasted for powi i
Fnavoldedly wasted
I Storage and ose abovt 0 ....
Divert to PToro rlvel
Total avt rage : ,eid
The 242, aen i ei . ler I -n
I ample supply for Irrigation for u
lands below th. mould ol Weber .:u
I on that, can be supplied from
slrenm. The umouni dlvortcd to III
, Provo area depends upon first BOppl:
inp the Wi her lauds, at nil Unit
Years of light p pita t ion Iht ' ma
I be none to o to Provo river That is
I looked out lor and wflU " protet
luiring water arrived at. It ia th- beat
poealblfl to do at this time, bul it Is
il.ar to anyone familair with con ,
dlttane, tli.Tt it is strongly prObablei
that there is more that may b Irrlgat-i-d
Mian shown by the above figures,
rake the 123 151 aen - iiTtgali d plus
9,846 acres of dry faun juid we bare b
total of 1832297 acres producing crops.
No figures are yet availuhle for the
ralui "t the 1920 crope i Iter 1919.
a year of water shortage and lib'
crops, the aiue oi farm products is
given ai 1202890, acrgi producing crops
o( n value ol $7.813;000 it is thus
clearly possible to more, mucb more,,
than double the crop production n
ibe lour counlcj. This is especially
evident when It is remembered that a
proper water SUpp1 will enable the
maturing of the Snore profitable late
(-.,,,- and promote more intensive eul
i . :! jn generally
The water supply yielded by the We
bi r river, an aeras..' if lif " n v.ars'
n r.ls. show s I ha' ' for irrigation be
Ipw Devil s Gate there Is, v.-hen full,
di elopment is mad :
... 1 1, acre feet
58.240 acre fee,
94.35s acre feel
242.358 acre feet I
11 ; ,:;Ti
76.7S1 2232282 acre feet
ulS.twQ acre (eel
l
lor the Weber area rauei havt all of
the water its lands need from the We-
bi i rher.
Data now available erlll not alios -segregation
of lands between tin- Og
den end Weber river.- except by what
:s simply a guess. This gues3 is a to
il 165,000 acres, 6.6,000 acres to
be watered from Ogden river andi
Marsh I.'.:'. and !i", ")" .i;.e. :n.ui tin-
I
Weber river. All that can be said
now. Is that, with lull storage and dc
velopment there is enough water fori
all these lands.
It is the work or the i lab Water
Storage association that has cable I
even this teritathe Information to be '
Come available. Legislation Is needed
to continue the work so well started.
The various state and federal bodies
who gather and compile BtatlstfCl
seem In devote their endeavors e ,
it; branch of Industry, and affairs ex -;
cept the fundamental matter of irriga-1
tion The year 192") marks the first
known attempt to ascertain the acre
age Irrigated throughout the state. Ir
rigation district ol which several are'
Started, will automatically supply and
record rriuch needed information along,
this line
BEDROCK OF INDUSTRY.
Agriculture is the bedrock uponl
which all our Induatrj commerce j
i. sts .,nd Irrigation Is an indispensa
ble adjunct of agricultun- Farms are
tean manufacturing plants whese
products arc food, homes and citizens.
How long would other Industries be
able to continue operations if the
farms should cease to function?
Where would "tir factories find rav
products to work with" Where would
the railroads find sufficiency of
m ight to haul? Where would our pro
fessinnal men find continued employ
ment? Where would ihere be work
whereby the working man may earn
a livelihood?,
In tact, f WO search for the soul of
the commonsrealtn, where idiaii we
find it? Not jn the cities, not at the
desk or behind the counter; not In the
a I- e . 1 .. .K rl.- ... 11...
narK oi uie nun,' ui mi- me i
smaller; not in the mar of the rail-1
road or the din of the factor) Uathc r
will it be found in the opt n, sunlii,
welMilled fildn. where irrigation is,
kin:;.' Because it is really Irrigation
that realU 'nal.es all else possible, is;
the above true.
It Is in the snutll villages and on thoj
I'arini where tin homel) virtues most
thrive, and the "simple life" is most I
often realised; Cities are consumers
rather than producer ol men. The
farms are the nursety ol nations And
most of all. Is the fact, the incontro i
enibie fact. thl ,n' forma iin' ,u'i
real foundation upon Which, in the!
end, all else depends; and our farms'
have to depend Upon irrigation. A
practice of such Importance as is irri
gallon should be u vital concern of the;
stale, just a.s much BS a'c roads upon
which such great sums are lavlshl)
expend' i.
V. lien will the public midW finally
grasp the Importance of helping the
rural popurattpn in ;hi.s vital matter;
vital to the welfare and continued';
prosperity of all men jfbf all Btatlon
occupations and degrees? Some time,
i' will become SO evident that it ear,
no longer be denied, but why wali
when other weptem stales art doing;
so much in tin- line oi Irrigation.' To,
go at it, and set som active, con-true
i i endeavor In motion will result In
adding to the public wealth and .
ness to an extent thai will cause com-;
inu generations in 'Till us blessed. i
TCAM WORK NEEDED
Bnl team woik is neeoed. All must
g4-t in the push, SL.t aid and super
vision is necessan and to this end
proper legislation must be enacted, '
I'un't stand on the side lines and eri'i
Ci2e. Wake up to the true cpudltloni
and realize that we nov have but a
pioneer developincni thai li bul somt
one third of h (oii'ple.e de eir.pnicnt
li la surely worJh the attention of ev-'
, y PRICES: NIGHTS, 50c TO $2.00 SEATS NOW SELLING H
I TkeMY RICHARD WALTON T LILLY 1
THAT fx-''.."-' (Jas. G Peede. General Manager)
l bare:') r Tnc SUCCESS of TWO CONTINENTS
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AND A BRILLIANT CAST
I REASONS VHY THE BIRD OF PARADISE HAS LIVED FOR NINE YEARS
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eryone having the Wtlfars of our com
r nwaUb In mind. It Is not only the,'
communis a - a whole, but. n the th'.
the prosperity of individuals that w ill
be promoted, for such make up the
w hole.
A newspaper item of December 8,1
1920. says
"The value of crops grow n on land- t
within government i tarnation pt"
' Is (or the sinsle year 1919 was $15,
000,040 greater than thf- $125,000,000'
expended on all projects constructed ,
up to the close of the fiscal year. '
Th.- value of crops produced on lands
was Just about twice as large per acre
as the average yield of unirrigated
lands is the humid recions."
Again, the report of the Columbia
basin survey commission. Stale ol
Washington, says:
"For a number of years the annual
irrigated crop in the state of
Washington, has been greater in 1
value than the entire capital cost
of irrigation constructions to date.
From a viewpoint of national prosper
ity. irrigation would be justified it II
icturned to gross annual output bur
I or 5 per cent of Its construction ,
cost."
While i hey calculate 4 or 5 per cent
is enough, they are realizing 100 per!
cent.
If the public mind will ever grasp
the situation and the urban population
get in and help the rural districts in
the same way they got behind road
building, then, at a mucb less expend
iture than is made for roads, will
there be realized such an increase In
values as will provide more money for
road building, 'lhe benefits of road
budding cannot be considered a per-:
manem Investment affording direct
returns; roads wear out, have to some I
time be rebuilt and the returns, while
great and desirable, do not show ex ,
cept indirectly. No one will. If of
sound Judgment, decry the "value oi
good roads. Dut irrigation structures'
cost less, property bulli they are per
manem and such do give immediate
cash returns in Increased valuations'
an :-u add to the stutc revenue.
PUBLIC SHOULD HELP
l.'n.-.d.. a i p li:; ill for bv the DUbl'lC I
and lMiiiin- I- pa.d back Irrigation j
work.-1, as usually handled, have the
i D..N paid back by the ovners pi the
farms using he water, and the farms
pay directly all costs of maintenance
snd operation, 11 certainly seems iha
there is- a strong argument why the
public, through the state, should help
the farmers with this important raal-j
ler. It is at bast, as important as
are bard surfaced roads, and costs (
less, - more permanent, maintenance;
e paid bj the water users and Its re-;
turns add cash directly to the wealth,
anil revenues ol the state.
, The total cost of the work of Inves
tigation conducted by the Uttb Watt i
Storage association would build but
about one-hair a mile of hard surfaced
roads. The value of the work done
by the association will be demonstrat
ed as bemc great when the final re
port is published. What Is WNslble
to accomplish in the way or irrigation
development, and the way to go at
the work, will be shown: as such in
formation must be bad before any
thing can be definitely known as to
what Is possible, H has a trenumdon S
vj:lue.
So it must be evident to all readerj
who have thought :;nd desire to Be
our state prosper as do other western
i: . . that it i: only the part ol wis
dOm for all esp'eciall) business mc:i
through their dubs and organ at lit
bodies, to lend their moral support to
the farmer and help put through Hie
legislation necessary to secure atatt
aid and supervision.
BROKER GUARDS
STOPHOLDUPS
NEW YORK, riec r3 Holdup
in the financial district of this city
which lart year were of costly fre
queace, are reported by surely com
panies to be decreasing This is
partly because brokers have hired
ex policemen and firemen to convoy
ninners and messengers carrying
valuable securities much as soldier
laden transports were protected b)
destroyers in war days. Also it is
attributed to unrelenting prosecution
of dishonest employes and mes-eii-g.-is
by surety concerns which bore
heavy losses during the orgy of rob-
erics and embezzlements.
In assigning these reasons for the
'fewer holdups. William A. tiriftin
vice-president of the National Buretj
company- said his concern and slmi-
'lar ones had spent several hundred
thousand dollars in ferreting out and
prosecuting men connected with the
dishonest practices.
I At police headquarters It was said
the services of reining patrolmtn
and firemen have been at a prem
ium since the surety companies ad
',,-i-i bnk rs to 1. r- iheru S. i.,l
hundred of these ex service men
have Wen employed in the financial
j district.
Some of the former patrolmen and
iremcn . . i..-d as guards awd
'watchmen inside offices of financial
concerns and others accompany mes
, sengera. Usually two of them pre
,1 the mi -' tigers and two lollow
'behind as thc go irnm banker to
broker carry in? bonds, flocks and
other BSCUllttea
Financial or commercial com-erns
which arc using this method of
guarding their proper!) vhll U
'transit through the streets declare
that it Is a vast improvement over
the employment as mec.., ngers of
UnreUahle youths about whom they
know nothing. Some of thee young
men have proved to be in conspiracy
wi'h gangs ot hold-up mn and have
notified them ot the opportunity to
;iage a rubbery that would hid a
big haul
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NEW DISEASE TAKES MANY
TtKI Nov 2t (Correspondence
jof the Associated Press.) A new
disease resembling scarlet fever but
less severe its attacking many people
throughout Japan. bfOSt ' the vie
;tlm are children, but adults are
not immune The symptoms are a
high temperature, followed b a
.sore throat and finally aa erupt im
like that of scarlet fever. Tm doc
tors hare name.) thi. illress "the
fourth discs. "
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Mors than H woinn arc mem-
A radium application to . I
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' into bud.
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MSSS NEY NEEN FARRELL L
Will siny at 6:10 7:55 and 9:40 p. m. each day
7 Wade Hamilton at the organ fl
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MANY GERMAN CAPTIVES
STILL HELD BY FRANCE
.By International Nevs Service)
PARIS. Jan. 1- Although It is now
more than two year agape Has Sr
mistire a -lened th' - remain
292 German prisoners of war m
France. They were soldiers hn
i rst interned, bul todav are consid
ered civilian prisoners for all are
serving terras of imprisonment for
i various offenses not consider 4 of it
I miUtgry nature There are also some
Turkish. Bulgarian Hungarian and
even Polish prisoners left in France
Some are servins terms of five
.years hard labor for theft, for fslsi
fjrbtg signatures, assault, destruction
I of French property, for refusal to
'ob superiors
Those serving time without hard
i labor are called upon to work for
French Interests and spam from
good food receive pay srermgtag one
franc a day. To this are added wine
eng; tobacco allowances for good con
I duet. None of the prisoner com
; plain or their lot. for most of tbroi
.re reputed dangerous crimlnsls in
'their own countries Nevertheless
.they sre allowed to correspond with
I their borne countries snd to teceiv
j mall sn1 packages ot food or rto'h
ink As a matter or fact French
.-n-ne, are uamed to show respect
to their captives and are told Sat
they Will te punished If even hea?d
to call a prisoner a "boche"
SEEK MORE AUTHORITY FOR
FRENCH AIR MINISTRY HEAD
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restores In th,. Dorthv oncclmn
,of it. twantjr-flfUi ai,niv,r? eCounl
Much of 'h furniture ai.i'
Ctttata-. -tore ,n thTesrly i "w,n'
froucht in bv ox ttm f'v Ml
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soa-rt r.va,oan1b,.Uken rrom
and amonK th a.rtlri-. r'lclr.
were . few bSSdlwffsl ?rii".
Pear. inUM rouVeul'.
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lean l.uyr. South Amer-
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