The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-12-29

road to financial independence through
tilling the soil. They have proved
beyond a doubt that good crops can
be raised, for which ready market is
at hand. There are numerous profit
able crops suitable to this climate
that have not yet been tried. Among
these might be mentioned the sugar
beet, which is the foundation of many
prosperous farming communities in
the west. A beet-sugar factory will
be erected in this valley just as soon
as the people agree to plant and culti-
vate 5000 acres of beets for period
of five years.
OF VITAL INTEREST TO ALL.
This is not question that should
interest any one class Of our people;
the construction of a government
canal in this valley would affect di-
rectly the welfare of every individual
living in it. The class of people most
directly benefited will, of course, be
the farmers, but the surest foundation
for the prosperity of any town lies in
a good farming community surrounding
it, For this reason we believe that
every business and professional man
has direct interest in this matter
and should use his best efforts to
!, further the work.
ADJUDICATION OF WATER RIGHTS.
The general suit for the adiudica-
tion of water rights of the valley will
be brought to trial shortly in the
I district court at Fort Benton. This
J adjudication must be an accomplished
| fact before the government will con-
! slider the consider the construction OF
E the Milk River system. 1t IS there
Y fore to the interest OF every water
f user and ditch owner to see that this
l suit is pushed with all possible speed.
= If this suit is delayed into the spring
/ months it will result in direct loss
e to many ranchers interested In In It,.
e If it should come to trial when these
Y men should be at work on their ranch
e es irrigating or preparing for the sum-
Y mer's work, it will be a great hardship
s to them. This adjudication of water
e rights is a matter which would event
it ually have come up without the inter
IS vention of the government, and 1T in
wolves questions which must be de-
termined if any further progress is to
: be made in the development of the
- valley. We believe that the majority
:, of our people will see the matter II
- this light and be willing to subordin
= ate the individual interest to the
- general good.
Tt will be necessary for the lrrlga
- tion association to have meeting a.
- an early date, to review the Worl
- done, and outline the work necessar.
~ to remove all existing obstacles to TIN
~ early beginning of construction. Thu
~ Harlem Canal company will want tt
know If sufficient funds have heel
oe raised to justify it in assuming tn
r. task of having the rights adjudicate'
~ for the entire Milk River valley, 0
~ confine it's efforts to it's individual
w. interests: in this respect it may b
~ stated that the towns that hay
W. promptly responded are Havre, Hal
RI lem, Malta, Coburg and Saco.
Dodson, Vandalia and Glasgow hay
not been heard from yet.
No Another matter of Importance t
re come before the meeting will be t
'ct devise means of avoiding any possib'
ST delay in construction by appeals frol
IN. the district court adjudications. TIL
lat might be done by the water users an
ne water chalmers agreeing not 40 al
ais propriate any of the waters turne
on into the river by the government
os- agreeing to accept the measuremef
mo of the government engineers as to I'll
cal amount of water added to the strea
ere by the St. Mary's canal, or held
er- check by reservoirs constructed alof
ce, the Milk river. With an assuran
lat that rs per cent of the land will su
Dhe scribe for water, regardless OF u
Ihe land owned by private irrigation int
lth ests, there is then nothing in the w;
KS. of construction this coming summe
but the adjudication of water right
ind and that these may be satlsfactorl
emit adjusted this winter, is the strol
his hope of northern Montana. No del
pli- whatever may be expected from a.
ing international differences; nothing b
ICE, adjudication OF rights is delaying I
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