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Show 'irrigators Hold. Important Session At the annual meeting of the Piute Reservoir . & Irrigation company com-pany held at Salina last Monday a majority of the stockholders were present either in person or represented represent-ed by proxy. One of the features of the meeting was the selection of officers offi-cers for the ensuing year, the stockholders stock-holders being so satisfied that the old officers and board of directors were returned with a unanimous voice. Many topics touching on the welfare wel-fare of the company were discussed and plans were made for improving the system' and carrying out a program pro-gram that will be of great advantage to all the stockholders, and those under the big irrigation system. One of the great surprises and one which all the stockholders in the company are grateful, was the announcement an-nouncement that Governor Mabey would not exact the $60,000 payment due April 1 of the present year. Instead In-stead of exacting the payment now it is announced that the amount due the state will be proportioned and added to the early payments which run for the next twenty years. Gunnison and the Gunnison valley was well represented at the meeting and all those who attended are highly high-ly elated over the future of the big irrigation project. |