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Show COMING WATER IS BEFORE LOCAL MEETING I To discuss the urgent need for conserving con-serving watrr for irrigation in this county, members of tho farm bureau, officers of r.inal systems, directors of j the farm bureau and all interested persons will meet this afternoon in : the federal building at 2 o'clock. Tho meeting will be under direction I of J. L. Robson, chairman of the irri- j gation committee of the farm bureau. Mr Robson has made an extensive istudy of the water systems in this j county and aiso in the state and Idaho Ion behalf of the United States govern-I govern-I ment. How to utilize the supply of water to reliee the present situation and the problem of increasing the water supply in this county permanently will be the chief topics of discussion, ac cording to W Preston Thomas, agricultural agri-cultural agent of the farm bureau. All present methods of obtaining waer, such as draining, pumping and getting water from irrigation canals will be discussed. The b 1 11 1 d i n cr of reservoirs to store e all excess water and thereby save it I for future need Will also be discussed Mr Thomas stated this morning that the need for water in this county ix fast becoming more critical. Crops ' are beginning to dry. 00 |