The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-19
DIXON AND PRAY ATTEND MEET
ING OF WATER USERS ASSO-
CITATION IN MALTA

The Board of Directors of the Low.
er Milk River Water Users Associa.
tion held an interesting meeting
at the office Of the Secretary, B. W.
l3rockway, last Saturday. U. s.
Senator JOS. NJ. Dixon and Represen-
tative Charles n. Pray were present
and interested citizens from nearly
every town in the valley We're in at
tendance. An informal meeting
was held Saturday morning by those
who had arrived early but the prin-
cipal meeting, to discuss ways and
means tor the early completion of
the Lower Milk RiyerIrrigation pro.
.ject, was held in the afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock. Senator Dixon and
| Representative Pray are both inter-
estpd III the early completion Of this
project snd We're in Malta to secure
accurate knowledge of the status Of
affairs in connection with the work
OF the reclamation service ON the
project, and also familiariZe them
selves with existing conditions in the
valley.
1t is generally believed that unless
some action is taken soon to prose-
cute work on the project it may be
abandoned by the government Oh the
supposition that the people do not
want it.. Progress has been hindered
by the people OF the upper valley re-
fusing to sign contracts or accede to
the requests of the government rela-
tive to a re-survey of their land.
Unless the three million dollars al
loted by the government last year for
the project is expended in reasona-
BILE time, the money will revert back
to the general fund and be appropri-
ated for work OH some other project.
a letter from Able Ady, President
of the Kalamath Water Users Asso-
citation, Midland, Oregon, to thisasso-
citation regarding the formation OF a
National Water Users association,
was read by the Secretary, and on
motion b. W. Brockway was appoint
ed as a delegate from this associa-
tion to meet with other delegates in
Chicago, III, the coming December,
for the purpose of completing the
formation of the National associa-
ton.
j.. T. Farris of Glasgow, intro
dnced the following resolution which
was adopted by the association:
Resolved THAT we. the board Of
directors of the Lower Milk River
Water Users association in session
now assembled do hereby express
our utmost confidence in the sinceri-
ty of the able work and wise council
of U. 5. Senator Dixon and Congress-
man Pray in their endeavors to
secure the speedy completion ef the
great Milk River Irrigation project
and that we welcome their presence
at this meeting.
Resolved: THAT we ask our repre-
sentatiyes in the T.. S. Congress to
do all things and use all honora bic
methods to obtain the early compile
tion OF the Milk River project and
that we pledge ourselves to do any
and all things within our power to
aid them in this work, believing that
the completion of this project means
great prosperity to the people resid-
ing within the territory to be irrigat-
ed.
Resolved: THAT we thank U. s.
Senator II. l.. Myers for the interest
he has taken in the project and that
we ask his hearty support in the
Those in attendance at the meeting
Were:-J. L. Farris, w. II. Mann,
Duncan McGregor, j. G. Duncan,
j. +. Arnot, J. l.. Truscott, Dan Nc
Kay, Glasgow; Cecil Taylor, Saco;
q. +. Tanner, Hinsdale; John Lohr,
Tampico; Fl. IL. Nelson, Vandalia.