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Show Questions Asked j As to Proposed j Irrigation Districts Editor Standard Sometime ago the county commissioners created an lrrlg-i-tion district. Including all of Web4V count outside of Ogden City The Farm 1 Bureau Weekly News Bulletin of Oeto- J ber 24 slates that "only those who hae water allotments made to their lands will bo eligible to vote' upqn the question of the creation of a district For Infor- j in.ntion for mnny farmers, as well as ths j writer, we would appreciate an answ?v to the following questions: How will the money be obtained o build the storage rescrolrs" fudging from the estimates for HlintS-v HlintS-v 11 1 o drainage district, Xo 1, where "it n recent election on a ."0,000 bond proposition prop-osition carrying with it an interest charge ol S3M.000, making an indebtedness indebted-ness of $80,000. It was voted down hy a three to one vote, because they considered con-sidered the cost greater than the bene fit derived, and the project not feasible ; th amount of money needed for the. storage reservoirs will be more than three-quarters of a million dollars. What Is meant by "water allotments! and how arc they made? Sonjethlng like this tor example. A farmer has acquired 30 acres cf water right, and owns only 25 acres of land, but use3 the entire amount cf center on his land, after viewing the lan J jkl the engineer decides that 25 acres of 'L Sr water right, used to the full efflelene W iM of the water. ou!d be enough for th? , i .i 25 acres of land. What would he dcu. Inl 1 ftfefl with the surplus fhc acres of water Thanking you, yours truly. i "his PHIL ORTH. ',' 41 Huntsvllte, Nov. 5. 0i: |