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<br />''BE rr RESOLVED, That the :Provo River Water Usel's <br />Association re-a1'firms and reiterates the action taken <br />. by it on November 10, 1950 by:which it was resolved <br />tThat the Pl'OVO River Water USers Association does <br />hereby elect to develop the P9wer possibilities 01' the <br />Deer Creek Division 01' the Provo River Project of the <br />United States Bureau of Reclamation, and that the <br />Secretary of the Interior be informed 01' this action <br />and his approval be reCl.uested!. t" <br /> <br />The essence 01' the Associationts action was to express its desire <br />and intention, unless checked by arbitrary power, to manage and control <br />its own Pl'oject; to itself determine its best interest and to act in <br />accord with it by means of such resources as mey be available. 'rhe <br />decision is largely and sufficiently bali1ed upon economic interest) but <br />that has not been its single inducement)' it has been influenced in <br />substantial meaSUl'e by the protracted i~di1'1'erence 01' govel'nment officers <br />charged with an obligation elf solicitude concerning the subject) by their <br />strangely unsympathettc and even hostile reception 01' a plan for the Associa- <br />tion/s benefit, the result of its unaided and even discoUl'agedefforts) and <br />by the insincerity and at ttm.es the arrQgance with which the governmentts <br />views in opposition have been stated and :lJllposed, - the :Implication ai' all <br />01' which is not reassuring. <br /> <br />On the 24th 01' last month the formal proposal of the utah Power <br />& Light Company was sent to the Secreta;j:oy, and the enti'te situation was re- <br />viewed as outlined above. '!helletter related the decision of the Association <br />Directors by l'esolution of October 24, ana ended with this reCl.uestl <br /> <br />"All in all, the officers and directors of the <br />Provo River Water Users Association, charged with sole <br />responsibility for the cond~t of its business in the <br />interest alone of thewatel' ~Sel'BJ its stockholders, <br />feel strongly :Impelled to as,k again that this bueiness, <br />so far advanced more than two years ago by theil' own <br />initiative, be cOlllIllitted wi11h your approval to them <br />for conclusion.,r <br /> <br />The Secretary has not yet acted upon the. reCl.uest. <br /> <br />*********** <br /> <br />ADVANTAGl!:S OF SMfLL RESERVOIRS <br /> <br />P.erl'Y W. J$nkins <br />Green River Development CompaIw, Wyoming <br /> <br />(Mr. Jenkins gave an informative description 01' the accomplishments <br />in the Green River basin, Wyoming, in :the development and. utilization 01' <br />water resources by lIJ.Bans 01' a:mall reservoirs constructed and financed by <br />pri vateendeavor. ) <br /> <br />~4- <br />