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Show IRRIGATION DISTRICT PLANNED IN IDAHO kimblrley, Ida.. July 21 Organisation Or-ganisation of an Irrigation district In the Klmberley, Hansen and Murlaugn sections of Cassia anil Twin Kalis county, to Irrigate 5.000 acres of dry lands in what Is known as the Han-sen-Llutt project. Is being planned. A meeting was held recently in Klmberley Klmber-ley by land owners and a lomporary organizatlon was made with vV. H. Turner as president and O Q. Zuck as 8 i retary. A similar meeting was held at Mur-taugh Mur-taugh and the farmers orgurilzed temporary tem-porary with T. 1). Nash as chair-, man and the following as a commit-tee! commit-tee! J. YV. Porter, E. J. Finch. W, R j Ashdovvn of P.urlev and J L. Stei- . nour, W. C. Hall and J L Barnes of &lurtangh, A subcommittee was i appointed at tho MUrtaugh meeting to wait on the landowners in the project. pro-ject. With a view to effecting a per- tnansnt organisation of the district and company. H. Q. Henderson, an engineer rep- resenting n Denver firm, is on tne ground conferring with the settlers for the financing of the enterprise It Is purposed to put In a pumping plant on Snake river near Muitaugh and generate electricity sufficient to run the pumps and also have electric power pow-er for the tract. It Is stated that the water will cost by Installing such a ssteni $1-3 an Siere. The lands are some of the finest fin-est In this section of Idaho They lie west and south of Murlaugn. a portion por-tion in Cassia county and a portion In Twin Falls. -oo |