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in the government until otherwise provided. Held, that the 

 Secretary of the Interior, being authorized to tax and deter- 

 mine the charges, was authorized to divide the same into two 

 parts, one for construction, and the other for maintenance 

 and operation ; and hence he was authorized to impose rea- 

 sonable assessments on land irrigated prior to the time when 

 payment of the major portion of the cost of construction had 

 been made, and the works passed under management of the 

 owners of the irrigated lands. United States v. Contrail. 

 I". S. Circuit Court, District of Oregon. 176 Federal 949. 

 OPPRESSION BY WATER COMPANY. 



The conclusion that defendant water company was guilty 

 of malice and oppression in failing to furnish water to 

 plaintiff for irrigation, making it liable for exemplary dam- 

 ages, is authorized' by evidence that its general manager told 

 him not to put in a side gate to receive water from its ditch; 

 that its directors had notified him to tell plaintiff that they 

 would not give him any water for that land, and that plaintiff 

 knew why; that its president told him its directors were 

 bitter towards him because of the condemnation proceeding 

 for its right of way, and that it would furnish him no water 

 till plaintiff paid back the damages he received in that pro- 

 ceeding, and while he was occupying with his ditch a portion 

 of its right of way; and that no attention was paid to his 

 written demand for water which he left with the person in 

 charge of its office, at the same time making tender of water 

 rates, as defendant had, and must have known it had, no 

 right to insist on such matters as a condition precedent to 

 furnishing water. Loive v. Yolo County Consol. Water Co. 

 Supreme Court of California. 108 Pacific 297. 



(Continued from page 354.) 



$2,000,000; dairy products, $2,200,000; sugar beets. $1,900- 

 000; cereals, $8,000,000; horticultural products, $1,700,000; 

 salt products, $165,000. making a grand total of $75,000,- 



000, and yet the development of her resources have only 

 begun, for example experts have estimated that the coal 

 fields of Utah contain over two hundred billion tons of 

 coal, one county alone contains more coal than the state 

 of Pennsylvania. The iron fields are the largest in the 

 world. She stands third in her copper deposits. Surely 

 Utah offers an inviting field to all. 



Home. 



What wonderful memories surround the word home, 

 "Home, sweet home, be it ever so humble there is no 

 place like home." But, my brother, have you a home of 

 your very own? Let me tell you something. Out in 

 the valleys of Utah there is being provided for you an 

 opportunity to secure a home, a home on a sure founda- 

 tion, where the crops never fail, where the climate is 

 healthful and the sun shines nearly every day in the year, 

 pure water to drink and plenty to irrigate with, good mar- 

 kets, railroads, schools, churches, and good people to 

 associate and neighbor with. 



Perhaps you may say I am a stranger to this wonder- 

 ful country. What additional assurance have I, if I should 

 come out there to investigate that I would find things as 

 you say? In answer to these questions let us say that Mr. 



1. B. Perrine, of Twin Falls, Idaho, has become interested 

 in irrigation in Utah. Mr. Perrine is the father of the 

 Twin Falls country. He, more than any other man, is 

 responsible for the millions of acres that are being re- 

 claimed in Idaho. He, when all others grew discouraged, 

 pushed forward realizing that he was on the sure founda- 

 tion, and today, as the result of his labor, thousands of 

 happy and prosperous farmers are reaping a sure reward. 

 Mr. Perrine and his associates have interested themselves 

 in the Sevier River Irrigation Project in Utah, believing 

 it to be a good thing, something they could recommend 

 to their friends. All eyes are being turned towards Utah 

 and no doubt 1910 will see a tremendous influx of people 

 looking for homes and investments and they will not be 

 disappointed. 



An Irrigation Farmer in Colorado says: 



"This spring my laterals were full of thistles and trash, so we could not run 

 the plow, as they would gather under the beam and put the plow out. As I was 

 passing one of these ditches with the 20th Century Grader, thought we would 

 try, but did not think we could do anything with it until we had taken the trash 

 out. Well, once up and once back, and I had the prettiest ditch you ever saw. 

 Took out the trash and everything and left the ditch clean. 



"We loaned our 20th Century Grader to a neighbor at $1.00 a day. When 

 he returned it he paid us double the price, as he said he made more and better 

 ditches in three days than he could make in a month with scrapers." 



A.J.NORDLOH. 



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