Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-25 | Page 16 | Farmers Want District, Claim

News Bulletin of County Farm Bureau Discusses Project Sentiment is strong for the Weber County Irrigation district according to the weekly news bulletin of the Weber County Farm bureau. Tho bulletin says: Satisfactory adjustments on water allotments aro being made throughout through-out the county. W. W. McLaughlin has spent a day at Iluntsvlllc, Eden, Farr West, Marriott and Wilson, in assisting land owners In determining tho exact amount of water they need fo.' their lands. At each town a local committee was on hand to assist Mr. McLaughlin and to receive allotment, cards after changes had been made. Theso committees will make recom-mendatlo'ns recom-mendatlo'ns and present 'requests of each land owner to county commls-j sloncrs on date set for hearings ' Ninety per cent of allotment cards from towns visited arc In the hands of local comltteomen and 99 per cent havo had adjustments made to the satisfaction of the owner and local committee. i Tho local committee and engineer will meet farmers In towns named below, next .week.- . Tuesday, April 27, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.. North. Ogden at aneeting house. p.- m. , Pleasant View S p. m. at , Rivorale. I Thursday, April 29 9 a. m. to 4 p. , m., West Weber 9 a. m. to I p. m. Taylor. j Thursday. April 29 S p. in. at Riverdale. Friday, April 30 9 a- m. to 1 p. m-Hooper m-Hooper 1 p. m. to 4 p. m Kanea-ville. Kanea-ville. Arrangements have been made with I tho county commissioners to have local lo-cal committees and individuals from each town appear before the board on certain days. Tho schedule arranged for next weej, Is- Tuesday, April 2S, 10 a. in. Ilunts-vllle- Wednesday, April 2S 10 a. m. at Farr West 2 p. m. at Eden. Thursday, April 29 10 a. m. Marriott. Mar-riott. Friday, April 30 10 a. m. Wilson. Tho local committee from each town will present Its requests from constituents on date sot. In case thoro is an Individual who wishes to appear personally ho should wait until un-til ho has had a conference with the engineer at his local town; 'also he should meet the county commissioners commission-ers on tho date, set for his locality to appear. Plenty of time will be, provided to make all necessary adjustments. ad-justments. Strong sentiments In favor of dis trict was expressed at meetings held E during the week at Huntsville, Eden, J Harrlsvlllo, Farr West, Pleasant View Marriott, Wilson, Slatervllle, Itlver-dalc. Itlver-dalc. Hooper, Taylor and North Ogden. Og-den. At the latter town a motion was passed 100 per cent strong as backing the district movement. This expression expres-sion was manifest after a full discussion discus-sion on purposes of the district, what would happen If no bed rock could I be secured for reservoirs or If reser-I reser-I volrs should break. oo