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Show STATE NEWS 10 RECONSTRUCT HUGEJESERVOIR Farmer Plan to Rebuild Big Irrigation System PRICK, Jan. Jl. Rebuilding of the Mam mot h rwscrvoir, it.-. ted n t Ixwr ooseberry on the headwarters of the Pru-e river, rehabilitation of the old dnjn of the I1 Tire River Irrigation company and construction o the tieiiaant Valley dam, a. few m 1 lea below ischofleld, are contemplated by fartTi-r of Helper. Spring tili-n. WtilinKton. Price and vicin-Hy, vicin-Hy, who have eMeuMvety vii'tinl a eti-tion eti-tion catling upon t.ie board of county commissioners to skuthonie formation of an Irrigation distnfl. . Vaat dep.-rt iracts, consisting of at, least 2OU.0M0 acre of land, will Te given water and brought un1v cultivation by the formation of the pronoaed irrigation district, it has been estimated. The project h.ts received the support of the I'rice chamber of rommeree and under : the auspices of thin lusty haturday night. IiW farmers he:brd Assistant State Engineer Engi-neer C .1. Plrlch c&plain the- law re-i re-i garding formation of su.-h districts) and the twnefiis to be derived from them. Immediate action wan favored at the meet i nr. and it wm i-eiicted that the irrigation diMr.ct would become a reality and work would be started on th reservoirs reser-voirs within sixty dya. |