Deseret Evening News | 1906-05-26 | Page 27 | Farmers Get "Cold Feet" on Irrigation Scheme

FARMERS GET COLD FEET ON IRRIGATION SCHEME Mil May I CI 24 Ilm MO on of nf the tho late latek k ot of the Hellon much of the Ih spring work Is yet et to 10 be he done clone of oC the farmers iv t yet ct being putting In their grain crops and 1111 only n I very er few hf 0 na as yet ct planted 11 their potatoes and n much of ot their thel gulden stuffs Last rn t week thon thoro a 0 very Ery heavy hea rain which did much lu h for Cor thE ranges In pastures and a 11 grains rills already For ot several ears past the people have had hit under consideration the tIl con of Iho canal 1111 while a II big h undertaking thc estimated cost being would woul be ho a great boon hoon to tho Iho of ot thU country bus his appeared to be heartily In accord with wih the and It was os decided best hest to nn 11 Irrigation district which was WIH clone tollO and thu ells voted bonds hOlds In II the sum SUII of So O Tin lh work worl of ut surveying was IS pushed and construction con commenced Last October Octo her the of or directors levied an nn assessment of ut no per nero aero to 10 de fray tho of oC organizing etc and all now many of ot those thoRe who heretofore have hao been heen so SQ deeply concerned In the construction of ot the tho me lre light lighting l hl ing It ty strenuously le go IU no HI far til as aR to say Aar that their ground Is Ik so RO wet that It his haR become to 10 dig drains In order to work It I and that would not use I the water oven eel though h tho canal were wre completed and the tho water furnished them tree free of nt rhal To 10 abandon the project now na name Home are desirous of If doing would mean the throwing of oC nor oer four years yell labor and about ns fR well HI al the losing of or the tight Ind title tte to tn the water there being other com companies companies who oro eager ell e to secure the same 11 The political ball lal was started last Saturday when the tho county COUl I central committee l met mt fixed the time and In place foi to the tho holding of oC the first county convention which la 9 to be benL b bl nL l Juno June 20 when whon Boar Lako Republicans will wi elect 11 1 delegates to the tho state convention nt al lorn tello telo Aug u 1 1 The ho health of tho Is b not as asgood II good Ioor as al nt at our writing there thore he heIng heIng Ing several Ivel I cases r f illness nothing or how over vel The hl building boom Is I ham hampered bv by the II lurk lack of ot material all ni avail available able ahll st being ec for foi some