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gatlon district under the state law,
which requireB that all of the land
must share In paying the mainten- ,
ance charges, whether water in taken j
or not.
This, with other reasons that could j
be mentioned, in having the desired
effect of putting In motion plan for
having this splendid trari of laud piu j
under cultivation and Inimitioii in j
the near future.
The wuter right of the Bridgeport
Irrigation District is Number H tin-,
der (lie slate law. This gives a pri- j
ority of right that practically insures
an abundance of water at all times,
but to Insure against any unfavorable
i-mernency that might possibly arise
In a dry year, a contract has been
made with the government for l'.ooo
acre feet of water annually from tin
Pathtlnder dam. which mean a foot
of water for all the Irrigable hind, in
addition to what It is entitled to un
der its water right.
The ofllcerB and directors of the
Bridgeport Irrigation District for tin
ensuing yeur are:
J. L. Hanway, president. j
W. K. Guthrie, secretary.
R. I. Scott, treasurer.
J. L. Hanway, 1 C. Wade and
Fred Llndberg, directors.
While we have not been requested J
to do so, we suggest that persons who i
wish more Information about the;
Bridgeport Irrigation District write
the secretary, W. E. Guthrie, Bridge
port, Nebr.
Morrill County Court House at Bridgeport
KIlIIXlKrOHT NEWSPAPF.HS
Bridgeport is particularly fortun-j
ate In the matter of Its newspapers.
The Bridgeport Herald la a weekly !
paper, ably edited by C. D. Casper,
who Is Its publisher. When a resi-
dent of Butler county, Nebr., Mr. j
Casper served four terms as a mem-1
ber of the state legislature, three an j
representative and one as state sen- i
ator. Since coming to Morrill coun- j
ty he has served as county clerk. He I
still gives attention, editorially, to
politics.
Tho Bridgeport News-Blade, of
which Bruce Wilcox, former register
of the United States land office at Al-;
llance, is editor and publisher, easily j
ranks as one of the leading newspa-:
pcrs of the North I'latte Valley am!
western Nebraska. Mr. Wilcox has
the efficient assistance of his son.
Max. in conducting the busbies- and
employs a force of lirst-class pi inters
in the mechanical department, which
Is well equipped for Job printing as
well as newspaper work.
We wibh to express our apprecia
tion of the co-operation of the editors
and printers of Bridgeport in our ef
forts to creditably "feature" the town
In this issue, and furthermore advise
every person who is interested in
Bridgeport and Morrill county to sub
scribe for one or both of the Bridge
port papers
Bridgeport's Prospects
yVUIInm Hitchie. Jr.. well known
attorney who was formerly county
u pe inlendent of public instruction
ii ',d now president or the Bridgeport
fume i rclal Club, has written a
splendid article on the city's past,
present and rut u re for The Nebraska
fluid. man. which is published in this
Issue. We wish lo try to emphasize
a few things regarding the future uf
the town and the surrouudlns coun-
To mention a few things that are
of greatest importance:
The development of the surround
ing country will be rapid durhie the
next few years This is a matter of
interest, not only to the business
nun. but to persons who have invest
ed in land near the town or expect to
do so. There is a large amount of
rich, irrigable land tributary to
Bridgeport that has not yet been de
veloped but that will be put under
cultivation and Irrigation soon. We
cannot take space here to go Into de
tails as to why this has not been done
or how we know that It will be done
soon, hut watch for developments
and you will see It.
As the railroad center of the great
North Platte Valley, Bridgeport Is in
line to become an Important whole
sale and jobbing center as well as
the principal shipping point of this
territory. That the railroad facili
ties will he greatly increased within
the next few years, no one doubts,
who understands the situation.
Perhaps the greatest surprise in
store for those who do not appreciate
Bridgeport's advantageous position
; will be in regard to the development
. ifiiiiiiiiu, i in iij iinrirDiD. Alirnu;
a start has been made In this direc
tion, with a probability of a remark
able Increase In I he near future. Wo
wish every reader of this paper who
is Interested in the matter to remem
ber what we are saying here and
watch. It may be a pleasure a few
years from now to say, "I told you
so," when speaking of what will then
b taking place in Bridgeport, and
point to this Item as proof of the pre
diction. Not the least among the thlnns
that will make for the future pros-
perity of Bridgeport and the develop
ment of the surrounding country is
J the disposition on the part of the cit
j Izens to pull together for the accom
; pllshment of the desired object.
They're a bunch of boosters at
Bridgeport and know how to pull to
gether when handling a proposition
that all are interested in. This is of
ten a deciding factor In trying to land
manufacturing enterprises.
Credit is due the following named
business men and firms for financing
the Bridgeport feature in this Issue
of The Nebraska Stockman: Bridge
port Bank, Bridgeport Lumber Co.,
Carr & Neff Lumber Co.. Clawges &
Nelson, Gardner & Farrls, W. E.
Guthrie, J. L. Johnson, Nebraska
State Bank. It. C. Neumann, Ritchie
& Perry, J. A. Schwender, A. T. Sey
bolt Abstract Co.. and W. H. Willis.
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