Show BRING ON THE CANAL E every very movement that means greater development of our community ought to have the undivided support of all the people in the community no man should stand in the way of public progress and development simply because he may lie inconvenienced somewhat the greatest good to the greatest number should be the consideration uppermost in the minds of the people for when the greatest good Is distributed to the greatest number everybody Is affected beneficially la in the bringing on ot of the canal to brigham city and perry a sure means la is offered tor for the securing of water the most necessary item in the future growth and development of this particular section ot of the state we simply have to ha have ve it both on the farms and in our city water system and the extending of the mcanal canal offers the most economical means of f securing it that has yet been proffered the price asked by the canal company for the water is not exorbitant and there we are plen ty of purchasers x vf r want water the extension of tv tb ita iso provides a way whereby brigham city can secure tile the necessary water for her municipal water system which when once secured will make it possible tor for this city to launch out in the development which Is impossible under present conditions these are the things that should be kept in mind by those who are not lending the ori encouragement cour to the proposition that they should and this opportunity may never come again tor for the hammond canal company fully realizes as does any individual that it cannot retain Us its claim to the waters of bear river provided tor for in its contract with tho the utah fitall idaho sugar company unless those waters are placed on the land water does not belong to any ally man it Is a commodity that cannot bo be bought and sold outright its use is tile the only thing that Is marketable and it if ono ona party falls falla to USO use it another party can come along and take the right away providing tho the second party can put the water to use the hammond canal is forced to dispose of tho the water it owns under Us contract or tho the contract will become vold told right now parties parities are clamoring tor for water on the I 1 flat north of bear river near the canyon and they are asking that a pumping plant be installed stalled to raise the waters ot of the river up to their lands this will surely bo be done it I 1 the hammond C canal an al company falls to use its full water right we therefore feel that no property owner should stand in the way ot of the extension of the canal by refusing to permit the ditch to pass through his premises he could not do that ur under der the law but the city does not feel that such measures ought to bo be resorted to landowners who are going to have their premises cut in twain will be paid tor for their land but the price should not be an exorbitant one we must pull together in tills this matter and havo have tile one object in view that of securing the water wo we need so badly |