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Show ote, has been pending with the Canadian Canad-ian government. It has been discovered that an amendment will be urged and final intlflcaUon Indefinitely postponed because be-cause of rights granted a Canadlaa corporation to use water from the Milk river. Settlers in Montana will ask that the President give them some assurance of the intention of the government gov-ernment to provide water they require re-quire for farming, and Mr. Hill will request that the government no longer long-er wait upon tho final disposition of the treaty to develop Its policy for Irrigation Ir-rigation work in Montana. Under tho treaty, the Milk river, an international stream, was iucluJ-ed iucluJ-ed In an agreement aa to the amount of water that could bo utilized by th United States and Canada for Irrigation Irriga-tion and other purposes. Mr. Hill believes be-lieves the amount should be increased. MONTANA SETTLERS DESIRE TO BE ASSURED WATER Washington, Jan, 24 Chairman JAines J. Hill of the Great Northern board, is In Washington, where he has been Joined by other officials of that road, and will have a conference with tho President today concerning conditions on Milk river, Montina, A number of settlers In that country are deeply Interested In contemplated contemplat-ed Irrigation and other works, which have been suspended pending the ratification rati-fication of the International waterways water-ways treaty with Great Britain. The treaty, long ago ratified by the Ben- |