The Redwood gazette., 1919-09-24
Flood Control
Talked by Owners
The Minnesota Valley Drainage Asso-
citation met at Mankato and Trans
acted Business.

The Minnesota Valley Drainage As
sociation held very important busi-
ness meeting at Mankato Saturday
last, being in session most of the day,
from 10 o'clock in the forenoon until
p. m. The attendance in member
ship was not large for the notice was
not general. The directors were all
present and transacted considerable
important business, among which was
the approval and adoption of the ar
ticles of Incorporation, as prepared
by the secretary Jos. j. Moriarity and
the constitution and bylaws as pre-
pared by same. The articles of in
corporation will be published next
week LIE Sueur is made the princi-
pal place of business and the only OBJ
ject of the association is flood con-
troll. An effort was made to slip in
some power" and "road" dope but
it was promptly rejected. There is
an organization as named, for control
of the waters in the flooded district
of the Minnesota Valley and it has no
other object. 1t is not organized to
give anyone junkets at the expense
of the membership. A number of
Representatives of newspapers were
present. M w. Grimes of LIE Sueur
will act in capacity of publicity rep
resentative and will weekly send in
formation to the press of the districts
interested. Secretary Moriarity made
very complete report. He has the
flooded acreage of eight of the nine
teen counties, tabulated and arranged.
The others are in a state of prepara-
ton. This week assessment cards
will be sent out to land owners, with
question card which they must an
swer. 1t is expected that every man
who owns a foot of flooded land will
respond promptly with remittance
of 10 cents for each acre of flooded
land he owns, to help pay operation
expenses. 1t is needed. When you get
your card do not delay in filling it
out and making remittance as directed
This is an organization for owners OF
| flooded lands. On the board of dlrec-
tors are 16 men from the 16 counties
in the district. They are elected IN
each county by the owners Of the
flooded lands. No man can have more
than one vote at the annual meeting
and none can vote by proxy. This is
one of the safe guards. Every man
who owns foot of flooded land should
become a member at once. Do not
delay. The organization had legis-
lative committee in ST. Paul this week
to observe some bills in the legisla-
ture and to know they were doing
before passage. 1t ascertain that the
organization will succeed beyond even
wild dream, if the people who own
lands get back of it and at once. 1t
has a good board of directors, splen-
did officers and all it needs now TO be
winner is the united support of the
land owners Remember no fancy
sums are to be collected from you,
just 10 cents an acre, at this time,
and possibly 10 cents more per acre
later. Remember that the floods OF
this year will be nothing as compared
to what will come in ten years If we
do not get into the game now, and
control them. The system of ditch
ing, as planned up the river, will make
your land, entirely valueless, unless
! food control comes and it can moi
come too soon. Don't let George
do it, land owners. Do your part, OF
this organizatin will go out of exist
ence and the officers who know their
duty are not shirking, will drop the
matter. The organization is for you
not them. All remittances go to the
secretary, JOS. ]. Moriarity, at Shake
pee, Mimi.