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Show jTUE IiUllCUTION ritoiiLKii. A Few SuRcestlons on tbe Solv- inn of It Editors Herald: I It was with reason that Uovornor lOaidry invited our Sjlous to legislate 1 on the matter of irrigation. This ie 'an important subject, so important, that it ie to be regretted that it ncvir line heon investigated by the press of the territory, and as Inure is no precedent, pre-cedent, our legislators will have to draw out of themselves tho necessary liyht und wisdom. Toe groat difficulty will be to con-J oiliate tho rights of tbe first with the nncBaaitiea of subsequent settlors. We aro rendy to suslain tbe following propositions: 1st, The rights of the first settlers are nut ahpolute, they are rolalive; if they were absolute, the city council ot Salt Lako ccnld never take from the first settUrs the waters of Oily creek. 2d. If those nubia are relative, they can bo modified and, regulated in the inter tela of the whole community, eubauj'iout aottltrs included. The above are our conclusions on the subject of the first seniors' right. The legislature will have to find a way to regulate the supply of water mora equitably than it is now, and give a chance, though small, to new comers, or else immigration had better bet-ter be stopped, as all the irrigating streams are taken up, a water aristocracy aris-tocracy is last formiui among us, and if sonitf are permitted to monopolize the supply, increase and all, we arc too many already. We ofler the following suggestions: To make a misdemeanor the turning of tli water to waste on uncultivated grounde, be it done by a first settler or anybody else. To protect indi viduala or companies who will make reservoirs, in tbe replenishing of such in certain months in tbe yoar. That if a saw-mill or other water power improvement is built below the first and subsequent settlers, the water 'will run free and untrammeled to aaid mill or water power improvement, improve-ment, when not needed for irrigating purposes. That if a man or a company com-pany opens fpringe, or, by his labor, augments materially the amouut of water running iu a creek used for irrigating purpose, he or thoy shall have a right to said increase of water at the point of distribution or division, I suppose tbe above is enough fur once, aud to n:iv,- y-iu the trouble of repeating lui you u; nut responsible for the views of your correspondent, I subscribe myself, youra, respectfully, respect-fully, pEriCK A. DliOTBiY. |