Show WHAT OF THE WATER QUESTION gradually every drop of water that can be appropriated tor for irrigation or culinary purposes is being filed on and the time is fast approaching when there will not tie be a stream ot of I 1 v water anywhere an Y cherdin wh erdin ln the country cotui try I 1 only this week prominent ogden parties have tiled filed on the hood flood waters of box do x elder creek which they propose to impound in a big flat reservoir somewhere west ot of this city and pump the water into canals which will conduct it to thirsty farm lands during the hot summer months last year was an exceptionally dry season on the snow tall fail during the I 1 past w winter anter has been way below the normal and the earth has not stored up anat thing near the amount of 0 moisture necessary to mature dry farm crops nor to feed the water sources so that he irrigating streams will be i able to meet the demand made upon them the only salvation for the country is rain and it if we dont get rain we are round bound to have a lean year all that country lying along the foothills from collinston collingston Col linston to hot springs is in need of water this entire area can be irrigated by extending the he hammond canal from its present terminus terminus at harper but there is a time limit in which that work can be done this is the golden time to take action and we should not permit a day to pass before the machinery Is set in motion to secure the necessary water to make these desert acres blossom as the ahe rose every day we delay we jeopardize our future just that much and ie chance is too big to take risks with let us have an organization empowered to secure the ho extension of oe th canal let us pledge by subscription to purchase the water from the canal oni pany lot let us agree to almost anything it if only we can get the water for this his s our last chance gentlemen are we going to be into inactivity because of 0 our own unwillingness to see the situation in ill all its grave outlines or shall we step ut and have faith that as we make ne step the way will be made clear or the next one the situation is an il one we must not be deceia d tor for unless we take the initiative and et to work immediately it is mor ethan probable that our inaction willcott will wili cost us the last opportunity to secure the pos assion of 0 the one element water which will make this bonim community unity wealthy and happy beyond our present imagination |