Anotherpotnt of interest would Ih* to in^^struct the legislature for the encourage^^ment of this enterprise, to have irrigation^companies releaneo: from taxation for a^nuuitrer of years. As to the consumers,^they have no priority of water rights. As^an example, suppose fifty locators have^claims at the head of adilch; those below^would be compelled to go to law lo gain a^supply of walvr from tbose above, which^would cause great expense to poor farmers^who, as a general rule, cannot afford to go^to law, auct as you know they very seldom^do; instead they frequently resort to force^to maintain their rights which Often^results disastrously. This trouble could^easily be obviated by the appointment of s^board of directors, as is done in Colorado^and California, which shall have authority^to atate the amount of water each claimant^Is entitled to. In this way the law will uot^have to be resorted to and as a rule It gives^giner.il satisfaction Of coure patrons^may appeal from the decision of the board.
Itseems to me a general emigration act^shculd be passed in the legislature, some^^thing like the laws in the states 1 have^mentioned. Such an action would greatly^Increase the farming industry aud redound^In general good for the we:tare of the tern^torv.
'1he subject In hand was left for the leg^^islative committee afterwards appoint* '1
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