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Show I A FINESYSTEM. B Mr. Austin tells about tlic Bear River Water Co. B Mr. George Austin returned cm ftnt- lg, unlay from a trip to tlio Hear rivor IB country. Wlillo awiiy lio visited and In- JBj spcclod tlio largest and moat uxtonaiyo mK irrigation system on this continent. It HBT is known as tlio Hear Klver Will or Co K which ownH nnd operates 100 miles ol tB canals nud laterals carrying GOO unit ol Wft water per fecond from tlio Hoar river to Mf thousands of acres of line farming l.uul. M There la front 75,000 to 100,000 aci us ol .X land under tliia e.nal nnd of this some ll .'10,000 la under cultivation ho llieru is jflr yet tliouaaudaof ncrca which nro tin- fM culnlvatcd nnd only need tlio touch of IK tlio (iinnor to tiaiisfoiin them into B splendid f.irms. Tlio land in u clay j loam with uomu light, sandy loam and la H very productive as il produces from -5 R to -15, bushels of wheat and 5 or G Ions IH of luccruo per acre, fliu farmers hnvo B been troubled about water since thu Q canal una completed, (' yeais nyo but V sinco the change was nindo lit sprinjr ill when David Kvnua, formerly of Lohii M acquired lliu title to tho cnnnlnud water M rgihls tliuy have had no trouble but are II well satlslled This year the company 11 spending $30,000 in making necessary ffl lopuira on tlio canul nnd will put it In first class aliapo so that it will carry II enough water to irrigate -10,0(10 nuiea. 1 The aupply in tlio Hear liver is almost II 'n.-xhiustiblo so that they itiu nlwnya auro of plinly of water nnd the fauncru B theie havo tho bent water right in Jie I atutu nnd are entitled to a continuous Jj How of 1 cu ft pel second for each 80 H acres of land from Mny 1 to Nov. I. Bf Tlioao who own water rights pay l per H ncrc annually nnd for the first time the M company will nct year rent water to M farmers not owning rights for 2 per M acre. Good laud nud n liter cm be puri "J clmsed for fBOto $10 perncio to bo jTHTif ft -for In 1 years and people who nru look- "1 Jng for now locations should investigate -J this country. Anumbernf I-ohi fanners will go look over this proposition In tho I Bpring. Austin llros. expect to- buy laud nnd wntor rights there. Mr. I Austin wns bo faomb!y impressed with" tho system that ho and T. H. Othler, Moslali Kvans and Josepk Uoeghegin have purchased ono-fourth of tho Stank from David Kvans paying $02,500 for it ' The Salt Luke papeis wiy this deal means the election of u sugar factory neat Cnriiino but tlio purehusois be not say so. i , Lehi Supar Beet College |