This is especially advantageous for the raising of heavy tonnage crops such as potatoes, sugar beets and alfalfa.

The organization of the Kimball Irrigation District was consummated on November 6, 1909. at an election of land owners in the district who were qualified voters. There was not one dissenting vote at this election. Their organization wa- brought about through the efforts of four local residents and business men of the town of Kimball. I. S. Walker, who is now president of the district, is also secretary of the Pioneer I. an. I Company and one of the large land owners of the district.

The Kimball Irrigation District organization was really started by local parties who had tiled an appropriation for a Storage project \pril 15. PHIS. ( )n lulv 12. 1909, a petl-

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

tion signed by twenty-four land owners was presented to the board of county commissioners of Kimball county, praying for the organization of an irrigation district, and on October 9, the board approved the petition and called an election for November 6. On November 15. 1909, the commissioners met as a canvassing board, and finding an unanimous vote in favor of the district, declared it duly organized. On April 9, 1910, bonds in the sum of $250,000 were voted for the construction of the project. These were issued under date of July 1, 1911. They were sold during 1911, the purchasers being mostly local men.

When the Kimball Irrigation District formation was attempted in August, 1909, the petition was signed by Irving Walker, Will Davies, C. A. Eorsling, Henry Vogler, Fred Morgon, Thos. Wilkinson, Chas. Dillon, A. H. Amos, G. S. Brady, J. Pedrett, H. A. Clarke, L. H. Lilly, John Ewbank, John Tynell, M. F. Lemon, Jno. Alexander. P. L. Maers, Thos. Wilkinson.