Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-23


| @. What assurance is there that thu
land which enter will be irrigated?
A. You can have no assurance tha
the land will be irrigated until public
notice has been given. If you enter IL
advance of the public notice you make
a speculative entry, wholly at your
own risk, ana without any guarantee o,
safeguard that water will be supplied
and with a reasonable probability tina,
you may lose your homestead right.
| Water Users Association.
@. What are the Water Users AS
sociations?
| A. a These are associations of indi
viduals owning or having claims Ito
water and lands to which water may
be supplied by the works constructed
by the government. .-.
@. Why are the associations
formed?
A. They are formed in order to as,
sure the government that the land
owners will apply for water from the
irrigation works, and that they will so
ADJUST the existing claims to the use of
water. that the administration of all
the water available for lands in private
ownership, whether from private or
! government irrigation works, shall be
under one control, viz: that of the
water users themselves. This organi-
zation is necessary in order that there
may be supervision over the distrih,l-
ton of water to lands in private owner
ship, contemplated by section S of the
Reclamation Act.
@. What is the form of organiza-
ton?
A. The form of the organization
may vary in different parts of the
country, in accordance with the local
needs. A general form has been pre-
pared, preliminary to approval by the
secretary of the interior, which can be
used in organizing such associations.
Its principles have been approved by
the secretary Of the interior.
q. What is required of persons join.
ing such associations?
A. (1) They agree to turn over to
the management of the association the
water which they have heretofore ap-
propriated, to be administered in con-
nection with the additional water sup
ply furnished from the government ir-
rigation system. (2) They agree to
make their former water rights, as well
as the government water rights, ap-
purtenant to the lands to be irrigated.
90 They agree to pay the charges for
the water rights required by the re-
clamation act. a. They agree that,
their land shall be security for the gov
eminent charge for water, and that
such charges shall be lien on the land
which the association may enforce if
they do not pay for the water. ~ They
agree to dispose of the lands they own
which are in excess of the limit of
lands in private ownership permitted
to apply for water from the govern
ment system.
@. How is the association managed?
A.. Directly by the water users
themselves and through the officers
elected by them.
@. How much water will be fur
nished to each water user?
A. He will receive his proportional
part of the entire supply in the hands
Of the association, not in excess of the
amount necessary for the, proper cult
walton Of land owned by him.
@. What assurance has he of a
sufficient supply?
A. The association is required to
limit the lands represented by its
shares to the area which the govern
ment has determined can be cultivated
to the highest efficiency.
@. What will be the cost of the
government water right?
A. The smallest amount consistent
with permanent work. Steel and con-
crete will be used wherever required.
The heaviest part of the cost, that is,
the maintenance, which goes On for
ever, will be reduced to minimum.
@. What is the connection between
the association and the government?
A. Before the beginning of con-
struction the government will make a
contract with the association, in which
the latter will guarantee the payments
and agree to: enforce the collections
from it's shareholders by means OF the
lien on their lands If necessary.
@. Does the shareholder derive and
advantage from this lien?
| A. Yes, it protects him against the
possibility of being required to pay for
a shiftless neighbor's water right, for
without the lien the association would
be required to, assess each member for
any deficiency. +z.4. ..-..s.' 6. g..
@. How soon must man dispose
OF his excess land? NJ i
He will MT Io resn,,irnI5 II, n, IL,