The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-12-20
The TuOlumne Co. Water Company against
the Columbia and Stanislnus River Water
Company and the People Of TuOlumnc Co.

! The TuOlumnc Co. Water Company against
the Columbia and Stanislaus River Water
| Company and the People Of Tuolumnc Co.
There are few in this community who do not
well remember the circumstances which brought
INTO existence the Corporation known as the
Columbia and Stanislaus River Water Co., and
every one who are at all familiar with those cir
| cumstances. understand and acknowledge the
direct int which the people of this county
have and should manifest in the final success of
that company all oo well know and under
sa d the bitter hes il y of the Tuolumpe Co.
water Co., against them. They have time and
again predicted their downfall, and ,ciYed their
destruction, and have labored with a zeal, wor-
thy of a better cause, to carry out their predic-
| ions and effect their wishes but their predic-
tons and efforts have thus far proved most sic
nal failures ; and they finally begin to omen
| their eyes to the absolute certainty Of the com
plete success of the victim of their anmositv
unless they change their tactics and double
, their diligence and consequently We find them
exhausting all their diplomatic skill to effect
an ofaasice alliance with all the principal water
| companies in the county, and moving Heaven
and Earth to possess themselves of a certain
| mortgage against the said c. & S. r. W. Co.
confident by so doing they can effect their over
throw with ease. But should they succeed
| should they find, and prove to the world that
the best men have their price (Which | never
will admit, and do not believe) should they get
| possession of this, Ito them) Invaluable treasnre
| their success will be as unavailing, as their OBJ
| ject is unworthy and contcmptible A commu-
nifty as intelligent and enterprisng as ours. will
never suffer corporation of their OWN to be
overthrow, and an enterprise upon which their
| future wealth. and prosperity and the develon
ment of their resources depends to fall into the
hands of monopoly. merely to gratfy tho SCI
tiishness and avarice of certain few who have
too long held them at their mercy. and know too
| we'll the sweets OF power to yield it mn without
! struggle. No community can prosner whore
so essential an auxiliary to their prosp, ritv as
is water an operative agent is in the hands of
any one Co. no matter how liberal or generous
they may be and much more by company
whose regard for the common welfare las nrov-
ed by their acts) is absorbed by their own sell
fshness, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Who is there
that has been long citizen of this county who
does realize that monopoly existing by the in
action or liberation of the people is equally az
destructive to the true interests of a community
as fatal to their growth and progress. and the
! development OF their resources as one existinc.
and sustained by statute law. No. this eommu.
nlty VIII never allow themselves to be again
placed at the mercy of few whose only beacon
| light IS their own supremacy-one word Mr.
Editor to the members or laborers of the new
Ditch and will no farther trespass upon your
| kindness at this time To your efforts pentle-
men, your nndying energy and unyieldng per-
severance. under the most adverse circumstan-
ces. is the company and the community indel ted
| for their present and past success and this too
Is their Chief reliance for their final triumph,
and you nave everything to stimulate You to,
exertlon, you have the sympathies of the COM
munity, and glorious Object in view. and more
than this you have powerful and deadly foe
to work against you, an enemy that has willed
your destruction and that are untiring in their
eXtrtlons to accomplish tan enemy that
wonld take from you the proceeds of the sweat
OF your brow the bread yOu eat the clothes You
wear, and your last shilling. and then. un-
moved 10y the tears of wife or little ones or
| the agonies OF an aged and grey-headed father
or mother, who are waiting patiently and look
| ing for the return of him. upon whom all their
hopes are centered. turn you out upon your
own resources to help yourself as best yOu
| could. These are the circumstances under
which yon are laboring, but you are equal to
them; by proper direction of your energies.
| and proper of the advantages already
| gained, let every one
Feel as though himself were he
| Ca whose sole hangs yiet0ry
| AND you will rise above all difficulties Vic
tory viii proclaim in your favor and the com
fnunty will regard AID reward You as their
| benelactOrs A. I, q.
| We regret that feelings such as are exhibited
above, should be entertained between gentle
men, FOR all OF whom sc have Che h ghest CARDS;
ard in giving publication to he above communal
cation, We do not take position with ether
Of those Ditch companies il the difficulties
that appear to exist between them. In our
opinion there will be ample opportunities Tor
both to prosper. Our miners viii need more
than all the water which both can furnish Our
paper however is open alike to the grievances
Of either or any company
| NS-T The Amer1cqn chronicles an immense num-
| Der of political arrivals, most of whom are
| lnniSlafiun officn-SnnlnrS Of thnco