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( C O P Y ) June 10, 1913. Senator Reed Smoot, United States Senate, Washington, B.O. Dear Sir I have j'ust had occasion in my work as Agriculturist for the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad to visit a number of the new settlers who has chosen lands under the En­larged Homestead Entry in Iron, Washington and Reaver Or.unties. The majority of these people have come from Southern California. In many instances they have located on land where the soil will fflake dry farming practically impossible, and when in addition to that we have the factor of a very limited precipitation, it would seem that these people will easily become discouraged and liesatis­fied, and I am afraid Utah will lose many desirable residents be­cause of the failure sure to be encountered. I do not mean to imply that all of these settlers are on lands unfavorably located, but it is true in a number of instances. Unfortunately many of these people have been induced to come through misrepresentations of land companies at Los Angeles. These people have been told fruit can be raised without irrigation. They have been told, too, that as soon as their claims are patented the land will be worth from JUOO.OO an acre upwards. We have lent these-people every encouragement possible, but feel that they will, in many instances, become discouraged and leave the State. While visiting this section I was very much surprised to find that practically over the entire area from Black Rock to Modeaa subterranean water can be found at a depth varying from