The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-07-01

most liberal modification TO suit ever.
local need
The company, while not legally OBJ
ligated to assume this responsibility
f has employed number of extra mel
10 help the farmers through this mos
! trying water season the state has eve
Z known Chief among these is Mr. "
L. Gorton, intimately associated viii
the construction OF the system, latel
its chief engineer, ana for the pas
three years one Of the highest pricec
irrigation engineers in the United
States government employ. as CHIEF
of the irrigation bureau for the Phil
ippine Islands. He recently resigned
from the federal service, to come back
to the United States. which is Home
TO him and his family. He will be on
the job all through the irrigation sea-
son. Other men have been put on TO
assist in giving the best possible water
service to the irrigators. The com
pany will spare no effort or expense
in handling the water during the re-
mainder of the season with the ut
most efficiency and economy.
While there has been some specu-
iation as to the possible effect of a
reduced supply. the beneficial results
of better irrigation because of using
less water are already apparent It
is the opinion of many good farmers.
that because of the diminished use of
water, the crops will be better than
ever before with unlimited water. Ow-
ing to the cold and wet. and in some
limited localities to the ravages of
worms. the first crop of alfalfa was
apart from all water conditions. At
present, the other crop prospects could
not be better.
AS it is to the great financial bene-
fit of every farmer and landowner to
make this short water season show the
farmer and landowner to make this
short water season show the stability
of his water rights. it is earnestly de-
sired that all shall cooperate in MAX
ing the revised distribution system
success The lands are practically all
sold and in the hands of individual
owners: it is their direct loss if dis
content or failure ensue. Every un-
justified kick, every attack on Nature
for the water shortage. is wantonly
shaving the value of ones holdings
a hundred, five hundred. a thousand
dollars, if one wanted to sell 1t is
a notable fact that according to the
exhaustive tests carried on by Don
Bark of the government service-Mr. |
Bark is the foremost investigator of all
the United States into the duty of |
water in irrigation-there is now in
storage enough water to develop every |
crop to its maximum growth and pro-
ductivity even though it isn't nearly !
as much as most farmers would mis-
use if left alone with too much water
at this disposal. If the farmers viii
ng their crops through this short wa
ter season, they can add a million dol
ars to the sales value of their lands,
instead of destroying their value by
Injustified protests.
1t is urged that every farmer study
carefully the needs of his crop. in the
of the amount of water
for use-about one and one
lalf acre feet on the 10th of June
md try to get the best possible use Of
ii the water at his disposal. AS
practically all the lands are Sold and
at this time, it is urged that
his is only rudimentary good business ,
olicy for every land owner to follow
Everything is in readiness for the O
ig Fourth of July celebration to be 6
eld in Shoshone and the city now c
as the appearance of a large city. z
he big electric merry -go-round is +
ere and is located on the street in s
ont of the Lincoln County National s
ank The stands are all up and the
)indle wheel and doll rack are here, G
i fact everything looks more like an
d fashioned celebration than it has &
IF years. People are coming from
7ery direction on foot, horse back, in
agons, on trains and in autos, but 81
ever the-less they are coming-the
g, the little, the old and the young.
Te are getting our paper out few I,
ours early this week so that we may
l be able to enjoy the big time, as
ZEN printer likes to celebrate some
mes. Let her buck; let the eagle
ream and let's all have a glorious g
me. The program will be carried out W