The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-01

and so on through the history OF the
country ithas been the farmer boy
who he's made the greatest records.
The home builder is REGARDED with
moro honor than the renter.
we shall be able 10 grow the best
fruit IN the world right here In this
state. whcl the farmers learn the les
son OF proper farming.
Utah is not holding a high stand
ard of improvement in agriculture.
and II is 4 deplorable fact
Build homes. cultivate the soil a1d
make 1t pleasing to the rest OF the
world -.
The quartette then rendered an
other pleasing selection.
Major Richard W. Young.
Mai. Richard w. Young was the
next speaker. He has been most in
terested in this work for number Of
years and he outlined the organization
of the district He said In part;
Speaking of home building. bring
TO mind q we'll known saying, We
all know how In our own day people
have been willing TO fight for ho1ae
and fireside. but who even heard OF
a man shoulderlng a gun in defense
OF his boarding house?'
I'm brief, this is the development
OF irrigation in this country.
1T first started with little ditch
run from stream by a man TO water
his crops. Then he called In a few
neighbors and the community ditch
was formed. Out of this grew the
corporation canals, and finally the gov
ernment stepped In and we now have
the gigantic irrigation projects"
Since the Reclamation Act OF 1902.
the products of the sales OF public
lands have increased S52.000,000 and
with this money the government Is
financing the larger projects,
Utah state Law
The irrigation law adopted by our
legislature Is a copy of the old Wright
low OF California, which has been
amended and improved. This has
worked very successfully in California
and other states and should do so
here.
81 Will give a brief outline of the
way the formation OF a district should
be brought about.
First a petition is signed by the
| residents Of the district and presented
district court for the land IN the dis
trict The court determines boundaries
for the district and bars all lands that
will not be benefited. He then posts
his findings in the newspapers and
also submits them to the county COM
missioners. After the commissioners
have consldered-and II they find 1t
"a alaTtinnc 00ll0
opened. The people of the district
vote upon the matter and also for
three directors who will manage the
organization. The majority rules.
This places the management in the
hands of the people.
"If bonds are to be contracted for,
another vote from the people VIII de-
eide the Issue. The directors are not
allowed TO make contracts, incur in
debtedness or do anything OF that kind
without first putting the matter before
the people TO vote upon
Water Rights Secured.
This takes away the tyranny of
corporation lands and lets the people
know just what is being done and
what will be done.
"Mr. Shepherd and his associates
have agreed to turn over all water
rights on which he has an option and
also sell n perfect water system 10
this district for S125 per acre; and
for 10000 acres he will take the bonds
at par The interest, which is per
cent shall be paid for the first ten
years and for the next ten years the
interest and the principal will be paid
of. clearing the debt in twenty years,
For the last nine years the resi-
dents of Weber and Davis counties
have wrestled with this problem and
now comes the time for its solution"
Engineer in Charge.
Major Young was followed by
Colonel Willard Young. who is the en-
gineer In charge of the proposed pro-
ject He said; Somewhere above
Echo large reservoir will be built.
1t Will be large enough TO hold 10000
acre-feet OF water and Will also allow
for seepage. II will be large enough
to keep an amount of water which,
when delivered to the farmers In the
canals, Will amount 10 $4,000 acre-feet.
The government does not build
these systems unless 10000 acres oil
land are to be benefited.
The canal will be used during dry
seasons with water from the reservoir.
and when the food waters come down
Weber river this water will be turned
into the canals,
The people might think these
f1nanciers are making more money
than they ought 70. but they are bare
ly making the contractors profit. be-
sides. they are furnishing the system,
turning over water rights on which
they have an option, and are furnish
Ing the engineering. which in itself
is equivalent to 5 per cent of the total
cost,
Some of the land Is no good. and
hope this will be barred, but there are
more than 10000 acres that are good
and this land should be irrigated
Professor Merrill'e Address.
Professor Lewis A. Merrill was In
troduced as the man who can make
two blades of grass grow where out
one formerly grew, He said The
agricuturist Is the man who farms
With his Jaw. while the farmer farms
with his muscle.
L met Tom Richardson. secretary of
the Portland chamber OF commerce.
the other day and he told me that
$4,000 TO advertise Oregon and not
one cent was 10 be used in Portland.
"'fhe people In Salt Lake have been
clamoring for a greater Salt Lake and
| wish 10 state that the way to make
greater Salt Lake is to make
greater Utah