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Show In might ba wail to point out that a reaurn to "the old order would not be poaaioia if tne provijion3 of tha d9ur^ and the Court's orders -'ire strictly enforced and the tenaency is towards a stricter oaforceraent of those provisions. In the past many of the Indiana would have a s&raura od -water running unattended for "weeka at a time with tne result that road3 would be flooded and water would be wasted down drawa and parts of the Indian's land would become waterlogged. Dor some uaracra reason this waste waa parmittod in tha past without protest from the secondary rights, probably beoause they wara -wasting water in this way themselves , by reason of poorly constructed canal3. The Inulans "were^ never taught ahat it waa wroriK to waste water or that •; ,/ that this waste of water was injuring them. dome of ', • \ the radicals among tram maintain that tho v/ater all \ belongs to the Ute a ^ad tnat thay can do what thay wish'x, with it. it is for thia reason that they want Indian \ ditch riders. . \. Aftar two years study of ths situation I beliave _\ that the piopar thing to do is to continue the rotation \ system and endeavor to show the Indiana that it will 7/ork much batter than tha old system If they will ba on hand to r-acoiva thair water when their turn cornea. Coma- of tiie mure obatinata among them refused to taks the water '/he a thair turn care but andenvorad to take it during aoaoeona alsea turn as a protest against rs.^ulation of thair rwya ttreurl.y «*s I. ,/. Irsfe_c ii. •rojact fngineer.. |