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Show H Imp or taut Water H Meeting-. H The mooting of furmorH lioltl m Inst Saturday ovonhig tn consider H the movomont under way for M pumping wator from Utah lake, M was well attended, Judging M from tlio Hpirit and ronmrkH of H thoso present, Lohi will not lot H tliia opportunity to increase hor B wator sup)ly go by without at H , least testing tlio Hohomc. H All who spoko, ns woll as thoso B who listened, knew that tiio soil B and olimato surrounding us is H unsurpassed uud that the coun- B try awaits but the glad touch of B water to make it a choico spot of B B The frauknosa of tlio Lehi LLLH Commoroial Olub Irrigation H Committoo in explaining limttors H and ausworing questions dis- H polled any suspicion possiblo of H ulterior motives and made it ap- H paronfc that tlio movomont had B boon mado wholly with a view H of bettering the entire comiinin- B 1 Aftor considering di fib rent 1 methods for handling tlio 1 schorne, a motion carriod to place H it in tlio hands of tlio wator B board for further investigation H nnd progress. B This, wo boliavo, is a vise de- B oisiou sinco n groator numbor of B farmers will rocoivo tlio boueiits B by u distribution of water B throughout tlio ontiro water sys- B torn than if a private company B developed tlio plan and Hold to B those who could utilize ad- H ditional shares. . B The old Held farms H would be the greatest bene- H ficiarics in spite of all that B the water board could do, and of B course should bear the brunt of B the new expense ; but the bench H lands would be maternity iniprov- H ed by a conccntratoin of the can- B yon waters, and therefoer should H pay according to bcncfi's received. H It is simply a matter of all join- K ing in one common cause for the B benefit of all and because one man B cannot by reason of location re- B ccive as much water as another B in a different locality would be no B reason why he should not join B heartily in the movement, being B glad of the opportunity to help B the country as well as self. B The estimated cost of $3 per B acre for maintaining the pumps is B not considered a serious obstacle, B as two or three time." that amount B will be realized per acre from in- B creased yield, provided plenty of B While it is tlio characteristic of B ;i wise man to be careful, he will B not hestitatu to grasp opportunity B by the forelock. |