Arnold, John Powers, Elmer Hathway. and John Hall. The capital stock was originally $200,000.

The inception of the water users plan found its origin in the Salt River valley, Arizona. The editor-in-chief was informed of its existence by the editor of the Irrigation Age, Mr. D. H. Anderson, of Chicago. Immediately, I wrote for a copy of these articles, and with some amendments to meet local conditions, these were the articles adopted by the North Platte Valley Water Users Association.

The Gering and Fort Laramie canal is under a different plan. Judge Will R. King for years under President Wilson and Secretary Lane was a constructive chief counsel of the reclamation service. And he formulated a plan for irrigation districts functioning in the place of water users associations. It was believed the elimination of the eight hour feature in the work of administering the water would be an economy, which under the water users plan leaves that to the government directing law, which is for eight hour labor. It yet remains to be demonstrated. In any event if it fails to satisfy the public, the public need blame nobody but itself. Just now the higher costs of maintenance under the Interstate project is causing considerable irritation and criticism. Perhaps this is without just cause, and perhaps had the territory the district plan of management it would find its expense as great.

The official roster of the North Platte Valley Water Lasers Association is interesting. Few of the incorporators have held office for any length of time. Of the original seventeen, ten have never been officials. Five of these still are farming under the government ditch. Three others who have held office are farmers under the project. Of the present officials I think only one had land in the project at the time the organization was created.