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Show NEVIN NATIONAL NEWS MOTS' FKOX WASHINGTON Washington, March 9 Irrigation farmers ot Utah and other sections of the west will bo enabled to negotiate first mortgage loans on their property if if congress passes a bill for that pur. pose which comes up before the (House this week. y The law as it bow stands makes the water charges a first lien against again-st tho property. It la proposed to I1 amend this so that the water charges will be primarily a liability of the , district served. Congressman Leatherwood, in commenting com-menting upon the bill explained that th0 object of the change In the law was to enable the farmers to negotiate loans through the Federal -Farm Loan I Banks, and the member banks ot the Federal Reiorvo System, which can not be done nt the present tlmo because be-cause the water charges constitute a first lien against th0 property. Tho bill providing an extension of time for payment of construction and maintenance charges on rcclaimatlon projects passed tho IIouso last week. I .... Increased Irrigation for Utah Is bo- Ung urged upon tho officials ot tho Interior Department by memobra of tho Utah Congressional Delegation1, and Congressman Leatherwood has recoived ossuranco that more liberal appropriations will be recommended for that purposo in future j James M. Whltesldes, ot tayton, and Archibald Stuart, ot Bingham Canyon lmvo been nominated for postmasters at those places. o |