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Show BEAR RIVER AND MAGPIE DAM TD SUPPLY WATER TD THE FARMERS OF WEBER COUNTY From prefeent Indications the organization organ-ization of th'' Weber county irrigation district can take place in January, according ac-cording to W. Pr ston Thomas, farm agent, who adds that very ft v. farmers are objecting to the plans for devi lop-lag lop-lag new sources of water supply for irrigation. Questionnaires are rapidly being Filled in by the farmers in connection with the water allotment survey, it was stated. The percentage of opposition opposi-tion is declared negligible. "As soon as the organization is perfected per-fected " Mr. Thomas said, "arrangements "arrange-ments will be made to carry out the projects outlined. The questionnaires will let us know how much water is needed. We must decide where we shall get it and then how much it will cost." "It looks as though the Bear river plan will be the first to be carried out Water will be brought from Bear river to a point near the Hot Springs where the proposed pumping plant will be established. es-tablished. This water will supply one section. ' Then the Magpie dam is necessary to supply the wants of aimers located in other sections. We must look to the Weber river for a further supply." Mr. Thomas discussed the reeom mendatlons of Fred W Kipsel with regard re-gard to developing the dairy Industry! in Utah and especially in Weber county. "Development of the dairy industry , was one of tho projects of the Weber County Farm Bureau, but we found we wert going right around in a circle,"! he said. "We found that before we could de-1 vclop dairying we had to raise more hay We found we could not raise more hay because we did not have enough water for irrigation or because our lands were useless through lack of drainage. "So it is apparent that all big pro ! Jects for Weber countv farms hinge 1 on these big irrigation and drainage! projects When the irrigation and drainage questions are settled there will be nothing to pre-ent the development develop-ment of the dairy Industry " |