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Show niGcant when set along side that clone by the hundreds of thousands, thous-ands, yea, millions of dollars which the canal capitalists themselves would put into the work. The consummation of the great undertaking would be a notable feather in the cap of Eastern Box Elder. Now let every man who favors this project come out and say so. Talk to your neighbors and get their co-operation in spreading a favorable spirit. Talk it up; even on the top of 1 your house tups but talk. "Write to your friends The ' Buglkr, for instance; we shall be pleased to publish any number of short letters, either for or against the canal. We should like to hear from every man living between the river and the mountain. . Men of influence here are already; laboring industriously to aid in the accomplishment of this praiseworthy praise-worthy undertaking, and The Bugler Bu-gler will be found sticking byi them in their laudable efforts. i Come now; shall we have the east canal, or no? THE EAST BRANCH. Benefits to be Derived From the Completion of Bear River Canal. WATER IN EXGHANCE FOR LABOR. The People From Collinston to Willard Should Unite to Help Push the Work on the Canal. The east branch of the great i Bear River Canal is completed from the mammoth dam in the gorge to Deweyville, a distance of nearly fifteen miles. Over a half million of dollars has already been expended on it. That vast sum of money has successfully torn down a huge mountain, completing the most difficult and costly part of a stupendous stu-pendous undertaking, which is to furnish the eastern part of Box Elder county with a liberal supply of good water, thereby proving of incalculable good toward bringing this section rapidly to the front. By means of this east branch of the canal, the annual yields of thousands of acres of hay, grain and vegetable lands lying between Bear River and the east mountain can be easily doubled or trebled. By its means, hundreds of productive pro-ductive gardens and fruitful orchards orch-ards can be planted along its route with profit and satisfaction. By its means, our population can De largely increased. By its means, broad tracts of land, now practically worthless, can be brought under cultivation. cultiva-tion. By its means, manufactories can secure water for power, as the canal will skirt the hills high enough to a fiord water power, after which the stream can be utilized for irrigation purposes. By its means, the water supply of Brigham City can be doubled by exchange of canal for Box Elder Creek water. The advantages accruing from the building of the cast branch of the Bear River Canal are almost countless and the benefits to be derived de-rived from the same to this part of the county are really inestimable. inesti-mable. The enumeration of them all would fill columns; therefore we leave this part of the subject with the foregoing brief mention. Considering all this, is there a man owning property on this side of the river who would raise his hand to retard the prosecution and final accomplishment of this great work? or, rather, won't every individual in-dividual lend his mite toward helping help-ing it along? We believe an overwhelming over-whelming majority favors it. Now, all that is needed is the right kind of encouragement and a proper show of genuine appreciation. apprecia-tion. If the canal money backers have an idea we don't wairt the water of the canal and wont use or appreciate ap-preciate them should they come, do you think for a moment they will expend a million dollars or more money to complete this broad-minded broad-minded project? Verily no. The demand creates the supply. Every one knows full well we want more water; the smallest school boy in town will tell you this country is suffering for want of water. Therefore, we must show a disposition dis-position to increase our present water supply and the required help will flock to our assistance. The canal company is not composed com-posed of vultures or blood-suckers; they are reasonable men and will give the people a good, fair chance. By your own labor on the proposed pro-posed extension, you can secure a perpetual water right. Hundreds of men living along this route arc able and should be willing to labor for this invaluable accession to their dry, unfruitful hinds. If a majority of the 5,000 or 0,000 people in the district between Willard and Collinston would show an inclination to help on the gigantic scheme by working for water, or otherwise, we believe we , are safe in saying that before the snow flies next winter, the cunal com pa n y will b a v e beg u n work in dead enrnest; having put a large force to work, in connection with ' the inhabitants, who would be laboring for water shares, to rush the work through to an early completion. com-pletion. W'c have good backing for this statement. The work performed by the people peo-ple would be comparatively insig- |