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Show .i.or-ina j;iiif m-( "., l'l Tho nosprvolr. On Tuouday afternoon wo pai'd n visit to tho eight of tlio rcrerrolr -which Is now being built on tho bench, north of the city. It is located n lllilu south of west fiom Mr Win. Yates' place. The sight rovers somo '10 acres of land, tho cost of which will lo about $800, about f20 porocre. The land elopes fiom tho east to west towards dry creek. Tlio west bank will have to he raised 8 'oethlKb, tho south 7 feet, the cast 2 feet and tho nortlv bank is natural nnd will not have to be rnlred any We found work! 1ft," under tho directions of directors W. a. Kvans and Henry Bmllli, somo 12 or 14 teams scraping up tho west hank. The dirt is easily moved nnd the teams aro nblo to gut In ft largo amount of it each day. nndlt will hike but n few months to finish tlio work, If the weather will permit. The work should ho pushed with all speed possible, and tho reservoir completed com-pleted tills season. To delay such n worthy project is. in our opinion, unwise un-wise from a llnnnral stand point and there is danjor In losing tho surplus water to llll tho reservoir, if delay Is caused. The directors and farmers ought to be ablo to sco where tho danger lies without with-out us pointing It out in tho columns of this paper. This move will set otheri to thinking andncting too, therefore wo sav If our farmers would bo Aviso they will push tlio work to a finish as quickly ns tlmo nud circumstances will permit. To do this means wtll havo to bo secured from somo sourco, nnd while tho sentiment senti-ment of the stockholders may bo agalntt the directors borrowing nionoyfor which interest will have to be paid, tliey Bhould not let this tcntiiiient prevail to such an extent ng to proo detrimental to thoir interest. They should stand at tho hack of tho directors in this project to n man, and give thein tho jiowcr, if they do not possess it, to secure tho necessary means to finish mm complete the work tliey havo commenced, if a body of financiers wcro engaged In a project to mnko money, they would meet often and discuss dis-cuss plans and means to carry it out, Why do notour fanners take the samo methods, Thero is more money in it than Bomd otlier'stitijecta they arc discussing dis-cussing from enrlv morn till lata nt night Farmers study tho building of tho reservoir thoroughly for your own good, nnd those of your children who shall como niter you. Wo will have nioroto say on this project as it dovclopes. |