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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt:...LITIGATION RESULTING FAVOR-ABl.Y TO IRRIGATION. Sonrce of Supply and Sketch of the-Dam and Canal System--The Cost Not so roach progress has heen mad in Stanislans county in the direction o) irrigation enterprise as in other portions of the great San Joaquin valley. Thil has not heen due to any lack of sources of supply, for few counties are hetter provided with never-lailing streams of the largest size. Rather has it heen the result of a lack of necessity for irrigation in those hranches of agriculture which have until recently occupied almost the entire 'ttention of the farmers of this county. Wheat-growing has heen tne chief indus-/ try, and so favorahle is the soil and climate that largo harvests have heen the rule for a long series of years. However, the same gradnal change has set In here that is seen all over the State Agriculture, or rather wheat growing, la giving wav steadily to the cultivation of fruits, and more and more attention is paid to this profitahle pursuit every year. But while wheat can he successlully produced without irrigation, not so with ruit. Hence, the people have heen aronsed to the importance of the estahlishment of n comorehensivo system of irrigation. The Wright law owes its anthorship to a prominent resident of Stanislans county, C. C. Wright, and, naturally, the provisions of that act were promptly taken advantage of soon after it hecame a purt of the laws of the State. The petition for the formation of Modesto district was presented to the Board ol Supervisors May 11, 1SS7, and was considered hy them from the date of its presentation to June 7, 1SS7. There was considerate opposition made to the organisation oi thu district on the ground that ihe opponents did not desire irrigation hy any olan. However, the petition was gra...