The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-07
BIG IRRIGATION MEETING
BEING HELD HERE TODAY
UNITED MILK RIVER IRRIGATION
ASSOCIATION MEETS THIS AFTERNOON

L. Newman, President OF the United
Milk River Irrigation Association
called a meeting of the Association
which is being held in our city today.
For some reason or other The EN-
TERPR1sE was not notified of this
meeting until very late date, hence
could not give it the publicity 1T
should have had. The object of the
meeting is to bring about as soon as
possible the adjustment of the water
rights in the valley and to discuss
and try to formulate plans for the
completion of the main canal and the
- laterals. If eighty or eighty-live per
per cent of the people in the Milk
river valley can be induced to sign
up for their water right certificates,
the water from St. Mary's river will
no doubt be turned into Milk river,
thus insuring an abundance of water
for irrigation purposes. 1t is to be
hoped homesteaders under the ditch
will realize the Importance of their
action in this matter and lose no
time in doing their utmost to hasten
the completion of the ditch.
Quite a percentage of the
farmers under the big ditch speak
favorably of cooperative work among
themselves. A large number of
delegates are in attendance. Presi-
dent Newman letter is as follows:
Havre, Mont, June 2Sth, 1910
Dear Sir
Several months are now past since
any activity has been exercised by
the United Milk River Irrigation
Association, in the interest of irriga-
= tion for the Milk river valley.
Not since the beginning of the pro-
ject, or the inception of onr associa-
tion has the time been as propitious
= and occasion for action SO urgent as
at present.
One of the greatest difficulties re-
tarding the progress of the project,
namely the international controversy,
has been removed.
Another, the lack of funds to prose-
cute the work which has been removed
by the authority issuing twenty
millions of dollars to finish projects
under way.
The main difficulty remaining now
is the lack of agreement among the
people of the valley on such a definite
plan as will insure the prosecution
and completion of the entire project.
1t is certain that great pressure
will be brought to bear by the var
ious incompleted projects in the ap-
portionment of the twenty millions
of dollars, and unless the people in
terested in the Milk River Project
arrange to agree on some definite and
united plan of action now, that it
soon will be too late.
Various plans exist in the minds
OF those who have in the past taken
an active interest in the project, and
with hope that something definite
may be formulated, l respectfully
urge a co. ference of representatives
of the various towns to be held in
Malta on the 7th day of July 1910, at
p. m. Said representatives to be
either named by the executive COM
mittee-men. or by the citizens of the
respective town and should be appor-
toned in number as follows:
Havre, 8 Malta, 3
Harlem, 3 Coburg, l
Dodson, 2 Ashfield,
Hinsdale,3 Vandalia,
Glasgow, 8 Saco, 8
Any others interested should not
be barred from attending.
IT some definite plan can be agreed
'on as a result of this conference,
same to be submitted to the people
of the valley at subsequent general
meeting.
This letter is addressed to all the
executive committeeman, and II
would respectfully urge you to see
that your towns are represented at
this conference.
Kindly advise me at once that your
town will be represented, and oblige
Yours truly,
,, l.. Newman, Pres. United
Milk River Irrigation Association.
Mrs. Milo Mushberber and little
son, of Omemee, N. d., concluded
their visit at the home of VIM. Suter
at Straiter, last week and started
for home last Friday evening.