The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-27
THE WATER Wall.
Another Appeal for Some
s. Wet.

Editors Herald:
In your issue OF July 19th, and IN
connection of our correspondence TO
you concerning the way we have
been treated in the years that are
past, and continuing at the present,
we have determined to write up the
matter, that the public may know
the truth, as we have plenty OF rea-
Sons for believing that tnere are
among our officers. appointed by the
people. t'of which we are part"
men who have misrepresented US,
and through their Efforts put forth
TOR selfish erds, we have up to the
pres Mt time been severely abused.
We have read up our writings. and
If there is any abuse contained
therein we have failed to see it yet,
but still there may be that which
appears abuse, az the snow would
appear green through green specfa-
Giles. We have been care al to write
the truth as far IS We have gone,
but have not given it all yet. We
have done many times what may
sppear 10 be not done. We have so
M any times over, in our correspon-
dence told the City Council and the
public ss you can see by reference to
your files, that We wanted the sur
plus water of City Creek. We are
not asking the Council for what it
ia impossible for them to do; we
know it ia easy to bring that water
to Us; we abstain from mentioning
names at present and hope there
will be no occasion to, but we can.
We can tell the public WHO'S gainst
Us having the much needed element
and can spell our names If we are
driven to it, and also show The OBJ
ject they have In view. 1t Is not
for the public good. We have not
sought to deprive any one soul of
his Just rights. We have begged
| for the surplus water of City Greek,
| that neither the City Council "nor
any other man" can control; If 1t
| were diverted from that into 8
channel that would bring it up on
to the north bench, we would try
| and control II for the benefit and
blessing Of the people WHO now sufr
fer for want; and as for a perma.
nent supply OF WAFER for drinking
and cooking purposes, your cores
pondept will in another article
show you what he knows;
but in this article his object il to
remove the idea that we are writ.
ing to and through your paper to
abuse the municipal government
of cur city. Would to God we could
respect and sustain them as our
| friends and protectors.
But On the other hsnd, who is
abused9 The Inhabitants of the
north bench are, and have been
abused by the City Council past and
present, until we can no longer
bear the cruel bonds, and we are de-
termined, with Gods help, unto
whom wa cry in our distress, and
your help, through the means you
have of publishing our views, and
with the influences OF those who see
with unprecedented eyes, and hear
our cry for help without that in
ward sellshness which character.
ICES our enemies, as we term them
for distinction sake, we may sue
coed in obtaining for our use the
only available water supply for the
west portion of the north bench at
any rate. We do not wish to ex-
! clude any portion, but the waters
coming here from an eastern source
are not certain, as we have found
by experience, but have been very
! glad to get them anyway.
The waters Of Dry Canyon, which
have been running over so much Of
late, we are pretty well acquainted
with, and contrary to a report / saw
in the Netos Of July 1, wherein is ar
unfinished report Of Mr.. Pepper.
protest, that the owners Of the
bench lots have an intense feeling
| in relation thereto. We have moi
spared labor in trying to find ou'
where that Curious feeling existed
but must give up the search. There
ia an intense feeling nevertheless
| which the Council would have nc
difficulty in finding out if they
would be SO humane as to present
themselves upon the north bench
They could then hear every wore
we have written endorsed by the
people, their ears would Jingle witt
the tales Of suffering in labor ant
pain caused by their (ths Councils
obstinacy in always rejecting ou
sup plications.
The readers of our correspond
ence everywhere in The cit,
know that countless thousand
OF tons Of water have beer
needlessly emptied into the Grea
Salt Lake, and we have not ever
received the first reason why. TIL,
people of the vested right portion o.
this chartered city do not want i
on their farms if they did, why no
take it? If they did take it W,
should not ask for 1t; they can't us
it; the Council can't use it; there i!
too much for any people in the cit
to use; they don't want i; but stil
the municipal cry is, "you cam
have il, but we will go where Their
is none and. get some Lice, DIR,
water for you; that's all you de
serve, you disconnected grum blers.