The Glenwood post., 1918-05-18
State Irrigation Officials Will
Ask For Economical
Use Of Water
WILL HOLD MEETINGS

A movement is on foot calling fol
the cooperation of patriotic citizens
aaa especially farmers and water users
to uphold the state and district waite!
officials in a more economical admins
tration of the irrigation waters Of thu
state to the end that greater crop:
may be produced during the emergency
period of the war.
The movement was inaugurated by
President Charles A. Lory of the State
Agricultural college and chairman Of
the committee on food production, con
servation and marketing of the Colo
RADIO Council of National Defense. Mr.
Lory sent the following letter to mum
Der of water users of the Cache L.
Poudre valley:
HColorado must increase her ag-
ricultural production to meet war
needs for Colorado. To accom-
plish this every factor influencing
production must be safeguarded.
We must have adequate labor, bet
ter cultivation, protection against
losses from insects and from plant
diseases, better farm management
and more power machinery. All
Of these have been considered in
outlining the national and state
agricultural programs, but one of
the most important factors influ-
eacing crop production in Colorado
has not had the attention its i'm
portance deserves. We have taken
measures to guard our reservoirs
sad canal structures, but no con-
ference has been held for planning
to make the greatest possible use
Of our water supply or to safe
guard production by eliminating
waste in the distribution and in
the application of water in irriga-
tion.'
At a meeting called to discuss tn
letter and the needs for definite actio,
on the subject, an organization wa
formed having for its object the bette
conserving and utilizing of the irri
CATION waters of the state.
A special committee was appointe,
consisting of Prof. E. B. House of tn
Agricultural college, State Enginee
A. J. McCune and John Field ,forme
state engineer. This committee, togeth
er with the division engineers of tn
state, met in Denver last week an,
outlined a plan of bringing this i'm
portant matter to the attention of tn
people and asking for their supper
and cooperation in this emergency eff
fort to make the lands and water o
the state produce greater crops, nov
SO much needed.
The plan does not contemplate tn
jeopardizing of any vested rights, bu
the committee will ask for a NOR
equitable distribution and use of tn
water in order that the desired en-,
may be attained.
State Engineer McCune will arriv
in Glenwood next Monday and the frs
meeting will be held in the distric
court room Monday afternoon unde
the auspices Of the Garfield Count
Council of Defense. Mr.. McCune an,
Division Engineer Dickson will thel
go to New Castle where meeting will
be held Monday evening. Tuesday af
ternoon it is planned to hold a meet
ing at Fairview school house on Di
vide creek and in the evening anothe
meeting will be held at Rifle. Wed
nesday afternoon the closing meetiu,
will be held at Grand Valley At
o'clock. 1t is to be hoped that Count,
Agent Alfred will be able to accom-
pany the engineers and take part Il
al these meetings. Also water CON,
nissioners and deputies and all farm
ers who can do 80 are earnestly re
quested to be present to hear the mes
age of Mr.. McCune on this very i'm
portant subject