The Glenwood post., 1920-03-27
THAT IRRIGATION DISTRICT LAW
txI ITHOUT doubt the members of the legislators W
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w members the legislators who nnteen
w years ago passed irrigation district law permitting
districts for the of issuing
of irrigation works. acted with the best
motives the belief that they eesatng for he
their legislation other
barren sections would be made to blossom the and the
wealth of the would be greatly enhanced.
their prophecies jused2 Time, the great evee
ofa things apparently has failed to their action and the
today far less popular than the days of
Its inception
Theoretically all right Itis beautiful dream but
practically has proved miserable
failure the earnest adv"-
the time of its We could not see
could be otherwise but blessing om'n-
and therefore blessing to the entire state How
blessing if would enable certain
mnes to issue bonds to finance an irrigation project ha wou
and thus greatly increase the production and wealth
of community? Such appeared to be well founded
theory the plan entirely feasible and contemplating the good
would communities glad to champion
the plan.
the NATTER how he declared that
California and other states where the plan had been tried out GER
shemins political farmers exercising special Influence over
their neghbor of less strength OF character had been able
control the public meetings held IN the ds select te ooa
directors afterwards control the business actions of this
choosng how omes contracts were let if
matters ever parties
being made in the bonds of the district until
bond issue had been made the community had receiv
the bonds with the result that inter
began bonds Notwithstanding benefit accrued
the community, whole remained sandsl for
else the people by vote authorized second
bond ISSUE placed and
scienou finished the system usually
hundred four hundred cent of what should be
workings of the law in Colorado matters have not
Often almost the
rttered away hawed about the country
of worthless rights of fictitious
filings of directors dominated by two
finally when the truth dawned
the residents they awoke to the true situation they
bonds working overtime with nothing OF
expenditure with prospective settlers and
OF the tremendous Indebtedness
Of TO
Colorado construction long delayed hs
finally been completed fashion and tremendous
the districts second bond issue beng required before
any a all available for the lands
In Garfield districts have been organized under
the law or at least preense organizing districts has been
districts has been legally In of these districts
as provided by law been collected result
iof special district levy.
In the other district little attempt has been made
fined very largely families and far benefit
coming district apparently these bonds might sbon as well
Ihave swapped for a lame mule
district which Judge Shumate this week declared
been illegally organized Of the nciency of notice Of
meeting required by law and he made ruling which
lin effect district orders the bonds delivered th
deem proper that this law cureal foT
irrigation ills neither unmixed blessing which
hoped prove be- appears that it might be and
ought blessing altogether often be just
opposite predicted hoped be-