Show st george valley irr co waters its land the st george valley irrigation company turned water through its pipe line last saturday and water ii now irrigating land in the lower part of the valley tint has never heretofore been irrigated the editor was piloted over the line intake and canal monday by engineer leo A snow under whose directions tho work has been done and saw the water being used to soak up land so that planting may be done the company is incorporated for the being E H snow president jos T atkin vice president jos S snow u tary treasurer these with A N winsor brinham jams and leo A snow form the the water 19 obtained from the st george washington canal and is earned about two miles ali rough a canal made by the st george r I 1 co to the concrete and cemented intake where it is forced into the 18 inch wooden pipes the pipe line is carried u alie nver suspended under the bridge and up from the north bank of the river to the highest point that can bo irrigated line in alie form of an inverted dyphon where it crosses the nver acet of 18 inch pipe and feet of 14 inch pipe is used the amount of land that will be irrigated from tins pipe line is between 00 and acres all innig within the st george city limits in the southern pait of the city the cost of tho water is 30 per acre and it is all paid for the first water to bo used was un land owned by jos S snow some of alie land under this ss will bo planted tins be lion and most of it will be under cultivation nat year this will make a great and change from birc debart to beautiful and productive land when alie to alie surplus cottonwood waters is carried through there will bo watt r enough to cover alie entire st george valley making nice homes possible tor many families it is all good work and those who undertake and tarry such work through are benefactors at laige maud how did ou feel when tack was proposing ethel I 1 felt sine id say PS ever got through bos boston |