, 1923-01-10
RANCHERS CANNOT
STAND MORE TAXES
SAYS 0. B. Mann
CONSTRUCTION OF Sunshine Dam
Means Conditions Similar To
Those Now Existing On
The Powell Flat

As the people of the Greybull Val
ley begin to know and realize the
full sense and meaning of the Wyo.
Irrigation Law as it is being forced
upon them by the Greybull Improve
ment District they no longer feel that
they are obligated in any way by the
petition that many were lead to sign
through Misrepresentation.
Many were told that It was only :
see how many would favor a reser-
vior and that at the most the cost
would be small.
How many realized that they were
signing away their right to the home?
Would one in six have signed II they
had known?
Is there any reason why a man
should not have a right to change his
mind as long as 1t does not injure
another?
And II a mans money is to be spent
or thrown away, why shouldn't he
have as much to say as any n else
how 1t should be done?
No the Wyoming Irrigation Law
will select a man for the job, to say
just how. when and where your money
shall be spent. but 1t does not say
you shall receive full value. 1t does
not guarantee that you will yer re-
ceive any thing in return.
How many out side of the promot-
ers and their agents will ever rec
one cent in return for the 10000 al
ready spent?
How car It be a law for the people,
BY the people. without the guarantee
OF value received" for every dollar
taken from the home builder. -
1t is gratifying to know that the
people Of Montana have also rebel
led against the Montana Irrigation
Law. from which most Of the Wyo.
law was copied and which we are
led to believe Is as unjust and unreas
enable as our own. VIII not our
members Of the Legislature try to
bring some speedy relief for the
over burdened tax payer. give some
encouragement to the discouraged
farmer. who Is the only producer and
any law that h~andicaps or interferes
In any way with the farm or farmer
is not a law and should not be recog-
nized as such. 3.
Now the promoters Of this Grey
bull Improvement District in carrying
out the Wyoming Irrigation law say
to the farmer. you must provide us
with the money that we may carry
out this wild scheme; you can turn
over this $500, 900 and II there is any
mistake in our estimate, or we should
change the plans. we will ASSURE you
mat you will not be bonded for more
unan the real value Of your property.
and OF course II in any way you should
iail to pay your assessment and In
terest all we would think II asking
would be that you turn over your
land and Join the Exodus. an! when
enough of the farmers have done this
we can colonize after our own fashiot
Perhaps the Powell Irrigation Dis
uict Is the best known of any in this
part OF The state. and we will take
II In comparison with the Greybull
Improvement District.
me Powell district gives it's land
owners 20 years TO pay without IN
erest' which means hat they are to
gay an average OF five per cent each
sear' Under the present conditions
many are unable to meet their pay
ment and unless they can make some
arrangement for deferred payments.
mey may lose their land. Why should
suco conditions prevail since they
nave a railroad. a market for sugar
oeets and all the hay and grain they
an raise? This five per cent pay
men' and theu p-keep OF the reservoir
aau bitches are the answer. II such
.onuitions prevail under the best
mrms and management the Govern
~rn. can give. what would be the
s. uai.ions Of the people In the Grey
san Improvement District under the
s~ioners? ~
mere we have a questionable res
m sorr site, built on the side OF n
, ao a with a dirt dam 1900 It.
S Tas, 500 IT wide and 100 II. high. 1
- suut II there is another such dam
IN, inc U. s. and yet the engineers
nave never built. or o such
safe. s"y " III p~erieesiy
nanls proposed irrigation syptem.
VIII. engineers say. will cost $4,000.
MA u their estimatas are not right,
ma. u should cost $780, 10000 which
lay prove n rlr.~- --s--.- -