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Show THE WATER QUESTION. Everywhere we found the only doubtful feature with the farmers was a sufficient and permanent aupply of water for Irrigation purposes. Not one of them believed that 18 Inches was sufficient. Some of them thought It might be sufficient in two or, three years; others thought it never would. A great many of tbem declared they would not prove up on their land until un-til they knew they were going to have enough, although we believe proving up will not prevent them securing more . water, If more la necessary. They are also alarmed at the reservoir reser-voir going empty the end of July, where It ought to furnish a aupply until the end of September. They say that If even half the tract had been under cultivation this year there would have been no water after June 1, and all crops would have been a failure. The company says this was an exceptional year, and a shortage will not occur again. We have never been alarmed about the amount or permanency of the water wa-ter supply. The editor's farm has been cultivated three years, and unless un-less he Is greatly mistaken In the amount, be has used this year, he be next year. He doesn't say this of all lands on the project He believes there Is aome land on the project where 18 Inchea will never be sufficient suffi-cient Nor does he fear that these lands will ever be waterloged, unless It may be some In the far south. The water-logged lands around Deseret are pointed out as horrible examples. But the conditions that waterlogged the land there can never exist on the Delta and Melville projects. Down there they used from four to ten feet of water and the canals were full all winter. No one on these latter projects proj-ects can ever get that much water and every ditch Is dry for six months in the year. What water do not evaporate evap-orate from the surface will drain away Into the deep soil below. We do believe, however, that until It has been demonstrated without a doubt bow much water Is necessary on every piece of land, the Delta Company Com-pany should not be permitted to appropriate ap-propriate any of their water to any lands outside this Carey Act segregation segrega-tion of 43,000 acre. If theyiave any water to spare, It won't get away from them. The land will keep. If tbey sell more land than they have water for, either the old or the new settlers set-tlers are the onea who -will suffer. We have a deep and fertile aoll, capable of raising anything. A climate cli-mate unsurpassed, the best of markets, mar-kets, the finest lithla water for domestic do-mestic use and very advantage that nature can give. This Is destined to b one of the m-st prosperous valleys In Utah. But prosperity can only come through eternal vigilance, not only against weeds, rust and other pests, but also against the greed and carelessness of man. |