Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-08-07 | Page 9 | Water District Talks Arranged

WATER ATER DISTRICT p TAlKS ARRANGED Meetings 1 to Be Held in Davis County KA KAYSVILLE A Aug g. g 6 Some Some of tho the tho states state's best beet speakers will v visit Davis county this month Meetings Meeting V will 11 I be hold held ut t the tho Clearfield amus amusement ment hall August AUKust JQ 0 at tho the opera house August 11 and at nt Latonia hall at nt at Lagoon August 12 Meetings will take place at 8 p. p m. m at each tach place The speakers will wiil include Governor Mabe Mabey Harden BennIo Bennion State Engineer Engineer Engi Engi- neer E. E E. E Caldwell Joseph R. R Murdock and aud B n. n J. J Stewart They Thoy will speak u upon lon matters of Irrigation and ton lion dIstricts Meetings were Here held in the different wards rdA of or North Davis avis stake July 31 51 31 The central Irrigation committee of tho the farm bureau feeling that the people should have a chance to he hear r th tho thu ad Rd advantages ad- ad vantages and dl disadvantages of ot the Pl Plan n from r reliable sources mado made special effort efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts fort to obtain speakers who are fa familiar familiar fa- fa with Irrigation problems rn At all aU these meetings short speeches will be made after which an opportunity opportunity will be given ghen to all nil to auk ask questions questions ques ques- finns regarding the Irrigation district law Vot Votes s for tor or against a tho the Irrigation district can nn be bo made only by those hav- hav lair a n water allotment There Thera are over acres acre being watered According to the United States Statu census for 1920 there then wore were 10 io per cent le lees Jeu farms In Davis county and 13 per cent fewer white farmers 1111 than tn in iilO There Thera are acres of land Jand the proposed district If It two thirds v vote t tavor favorably bly con construction work will willbo willbo bo be started and and tho the water old or distributed distributed dis dis- dia- dia to the tho people at cost