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Show FARMERS MUST PAY FOR RECLAMATION Washington, May 26. More than 10,000 farmors on reclamation proj-octs proj-octs of the west will be affected by tho supremo court's decision today thht they must pay to the government the cost or maintaining and operating operat-ing the various reclamation projects pending their completion. The decision was In the suit by D. P. Daker nnd other farmers on the Sunnyalde unit or tne Yaklmo, Washington, project to have tho reclamation re-clamation service enjoined from cutting cut-ting off the water supply to enforce collection of such charges, Imposed upon the instructions from the secretary sec-retary of tho Interior In 1902. Nearly Near-ly a million dollars have already been collected by tho 'government. Half a million more is hbout duo. Justlco Lamar announced the court's unanimous decision and declared de-clared that congress Intended thf settlers should pay the cost of maintenance main-tenance and operation. |