Salt Lake Herald | 1909-02-17 | Page 2 | Bill Provides for Irrigation Districts

BILL PROVIDES FOR F IRRIGATION DISTRICTS House bill No 4 S by Rock M 1 Pope of Wasatch providing for tor the creation of ir irrigation Irrigation districts was passed by the house yesterday without a dissenting vote yote The bill b goes at length into the details necessary necessarY necessary essary for the establishment of the ma machinery chinery of elections and the like Uke Gen Generally Generally Generally speaking when a fL number of land landl l or land owners conclude to Irrigate a tract of land by means of a common system of ot canals and ditches they the must do so RO by calling a special election If It the tile proposition Is favored the enterprise en is carried out The bill which is patterned after the tile Colorado law largely arge but which Includes the best beat 1 est of the laws of other western states with additions to conform to local conditions Is considered of first Importance In many of the districts where irrigable land is to be found in vast tracts Dr J 1 A it WIdtsoe president of the Agri Agi Agricultural cultural college collage and Professor ProCessor Ball Bali a member of the were visitors In Inthe Inthe Inthe the legislative halls hails yesterday yost rda