Show UE THE irrigation ARTICLE millar Trl tribune bune your tour comment of at sunday on the irrigation article has been noted the minority report Is lackins in wit the te state la in not made a party to the water transactions transact loni civins ins to the relations between the state and ami the united states and between the states state it would appear to be of advantage to declare the water to be the property of the state provided such ownership shall in nowise interfere with lawfully acquired rights the Leg Mature should be riven power to regulate the writer water business the same as any other matter but n nothing more it may decide to do this through some nome sort of a board of control if so the board should have its powers limited and in such shape as aa to be readily got at to put a board such as Is contemplated in the a board with unlimited and doubtful powers appears to me to be exceptionally nally dangerous ground 1 I hivo hilve failed to observe any ally such a characteristic a state t ate ot of affairs in the water matters as the advocates advocat ca of the iret first proposition giors picture to us its if the awful condition exists that we nye roust must take such buch a revolutionary step then li it would be better to give the legislature power to do this leaving it to their judgment what was best beat to do let me relt reiterate erate that thai 1 it the ahe arti article c le goe boes 5 into the constitution as it comes aroun the ilia committee the control of the water right Is confiscated this Is the intention of the article it was for this purpose and Is being pushed for this purpose cull call it what you may the result will be tho the same aarne it if it la is carried the people aill find the amter in the hands of it board with that supreme satisfaction that li it they dont like it tho the courts court can be appealed to A A MILLS AUr cultural college exp eap station logan utah april esth |