Show A WORD TO PROF MILLS the NEWS readily recognizes that the subject of irrigation to la one ot of the most moat import importing int affecting the interests of the of this part pan of america with a lively sion ion rif of what irrigation means as a factor in the material progress of the people the NEWS also realizes the for having the distribution of water based upon such a foundation as will preserve inviolate the acquired rights of will perpetuate the system instituted lo iu these valleys by the pioneers that system having been proved to be superior to ROY other attempted either here bore or elsewhere since under it the absolute right to tho use of irrigating water inheres in the owner of the land upon which the water is utilized by that means there to is reserved for the actual cultivator of the soil an element with out which in this locality litY cultivation cannot be successfully carried on H tiding pronounced views upon this subject because of its vital importance to ext otence itself in these valleys the NEWS is constrained to coil call attention tu to the attitude of prof A A mills MIJI of the cache county agricultural so biety and the abe agricultural college of utah we oo ao so in the kindliest kind liest spirit toward professor mills ano in the abe sincere hope that he be will change a course which Is ie alike injurious to himself and to the interests Inte ot of U utah tab because ot of its ite misleading upon those who listen to him were it not that his bis actions are becoming a public menace we would gladly pass them toy by but our du do y to the people demands that the silence the NEWS has hag preserved on this particular subject be broken there is no question that mr mills mille has the ability to be a useful factor in agricultural education to in utah in ID cleste ot of that branch which gives special attention to irrigation and water rights that it is if be moves in the proper path this he be has not been dol doing ni as every well informed person who has read his letters and board beard his speeches must have observed and since in order to be klod kind to him bim jim in pointing out a serious fault there is no occasion to mines mince worle or to be other than perfectly candid in this matter we will state that in our view the gentleman has practically assumed this position belore before the public 1 he poses as the leader instigator and chief advocate of the idea ol of individual ownership of water rights in utah as applied to those these who urse ue the water for irrigation 2 he decries as enemies to this system and consequently enemies to the public welfare men who may be connected with any corporation which purposes bringing out water for useful urpo ee sep and also the members of the I 1 irrigation association who are trying to secure legislation that will preserve the water rights ot of tbt tb people in connection with the state entity 8 by the false position he be hs asas as umea fumed on these propositions he has baa been able to mislead some gome who have listened liel ened to his h if assertions until there to la more or less of a division of sentiment as to what legislation is necessary puch division being so serious as to impair the prospect of securing confirm ing inand and maintaining a large proportion of water raghu cresent and prospective in the state stale ot of utah As to the first position po we desire to call attention to the fact that mr milled virtual claim in this respect is incorrect he to ie not noe a leader or representative of ane idea of individual water waier rights referred to nor did he be institute the plan that was done if we mistake not the gent lemand agge age in utah before he was born by the pioneers certainly nearly dearly halt a century beare the ibe advent in utah regarding the second proposition we will state that some of the very men he assails are those who are the leaders he would assume to be hla his assaults upon them we regard as an out outrage ragel and his bis oft repeated assertion that bat these MOD men some of them for nearly fifty BUY years in building up the system of if water rights now lo in vogue are operating inimically to the bert interests of the people or to the be per petua tion ot of that system Is ie a piece of impudence only tolerable where pAti patient ont forbearance has baa become a marked trait in the individuals affected chere is not a hint blot in conne connection eklon with ebe che bus bua nest need of any corporation elthor either of abl na may be connected conneCt ea with to deprive any individual of an iota ot of acquired ired water gimbl they could not do so ao if they wished neither is there the least desire for legislation injuriously affecting such the opposite to ie the end ought fought on the third point the danger comes from the tact fact that by reason of a false cry regarding declared state owne ownership nhip of water and of water right a diVIS division IOD has baa been caused ty ky making bome people believe there is an to disturb or impair existing water rights whereas the purpose is to confirm and maintain them this division tending to prevent a very necessary action for the state to secure to the people their rights as against eu en croach ments of neighboring states in 10 jelense of its very existence as a pro broue commonwealth the state of utah must declare its ownership of water within the state bounds boundaries rits it must appropriate for the benefit of the citizens all water con title to future individual appropriators pria tors but it must moist not and cannot because of any ady declaration of abstract abe tract ownership ship of water abrogate any title already acquired to we the use of such water the distinction is quite marked after this somewhat prolonged state ment of a subject on which much more might be said the NEWS makes to professor milk the be sug ug austion Kest lon first that he allow due credit to those who inaugurated the system of irrigation and water rights to in utah second that he be cease his bis un on called for upon men who have as much interest in the agricultural class as he be has to say the least and third that his bis future efforts be for nai fica tiou of the people for such legisla tion as will place the eState tb state I 1 in a a position to malu maintain idin existing rights and to de fend the chibis of individual citizens in any water dispute that may arise with |