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Show f < § #! 8. various canal companies are arranging to subscribe for stock in the association> A draft of repayment contract has been prepared and is now being given consideration* The first construction work to be undertaken will be the Moon Lake dam and reservoir* Data necessary for the preparation of final design and specifications are being assembled with the intention of advertising for bids shortly after execution of the repayment contract* I# 0* Larson, with headquarters at Salt Lake City, is in charge of preliminary operations* ( the estimated cost of the project is # la500, QQO„) BRIEF HISTORY 0? INVESTIGATIONS UP TO jjjg General investigations of the water resources of the State were made under the office of the Experiment Stations of the United States Department of Agriculture about 1900 to 1903* The Bureau of Reclamation, then called the Reclamation Service, began its investigations about 1908, beginning with the investigation of the Bear Diver system, the development of which has since been made by the Utah Power and Light Companyc The main part of this development was power* The Beolamation Service investigated the possibilities of Utah Lake from 1903 to 1904* There was not very much interest for an increased water supply at that time and as there were no opportunities for large new projects, the Utah Lake development was dropped and the investigations of the Strawberry project taken upe The investigations of this project finally led to an authorization by Congress for construction after which the project was builto The Bureau of Reclamation was again requested to carry on investigations in 1922 at the instance of the Utah water Storage Commissi on 0 Although during the first year or two the investigations were confined to |