Show PETITION PE FOR AID OF WEST BENCH SETTLERS O'Neil's Joint Memorial Asks Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress to Appropriate to Complete Irrigation System Now Sow Under Construction Representative ONeil O'Neil has has' introduced Introduced Introduced Intro Intro- a n Joint memorial to congress asking for aid for West Nest bench The represent That on the open opening Ins of the tho former Uintah Indian n reservation it was provided d that settlers taking lands under the homestead act shall be required required required re re- re- re to pay per acre at the time of final proof for the land so entered Whereas tho the settlers on the West Nest bench a n part of said reservation In Duchesne county Utah have struggled struggled struggled in season and out of season to bring water onto their lands thus taken without success and to their very great financial loss unless the government comes to their assistance seals assis tance and Whereas there thero is more than six thousand acres of choice agricultural al land on said West Nest bench now occupied occupied oc 00 oc- oc cup led by forty eight settlers and and owners therefore Be It Resolved that WP we the governor governor governor gov gov- and legislature of oC the State tate of ot Utah respectfully memorialize the congress of the United States to make an appropriation of to complete the Irrigation sy n now under construction Resolved further that a copy of this memorial be bo sent by the secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of state to Senators King Icing and Smoot and Representatives May and i Welling i |