The Delta independent., 1888-03-13
Elected Delegates.
HoTcHKIss, CoLo,, Marc

hOTCHKISS, COLo,, March 10. 1888.
EDS. 1NDEPENDENT:-.As per promise, !
herewith send copy Of the minutes of the
meeting held here on the 9th, to elect dele
gates to attend the state convention at Den
yer on the 18th:
"a call for the people of Water District
No. 49, to meet at Hotchkiss on the oh inst
at 400 o'clock p. m, was made by the Water
Commissioner of said district.
Pursuant to the above call large and
earnest crowd of ranchmen met ut the stated
time and place and were called to order by
Water Commissioner Frank r. Ross. On
motion Hon. Enos T. Hotchkiss was elected
chairman and T. 3. McGinty, secretary.
The chairman stated the object of the meet
ing, after which Commissioner Ross present
ed letters from the various business organiza-
tiens Of Denver, the Colorado State Farmers
Protective Association. and the call of the
Governor, all of which were read before the
meeting.
Brief remarks were made by many present
after which the following were elected as
delegates to attend the State Convention, viz:
Frank K. Ross, Hon. Sam'l Wade, S. b.
Niles. Hon. Enos T. Hotchkiss and Hon.
John b. Hart.
Z. b. Quackenbush and Amos Reynolds
were elected alternates6
On motion a committee on resolutions
were appointed who made the following re-
port:
"Ycur committee appointed to draft reso-
lutions, expressing the of this meeting
in IL h.. ,fe urip tafa q II
government aid to build bitches and reser-
vors to utilize the waste water of this Water
District for irrigating purposes, in accord
ance with the Governors proclamation, here
with submit the following
Whereas, there is known to be more than
three hundred thousand acres of agricultural
land in this Water District upon which no
water can be now obtained without great ex-
pense and
Whereas, said land, if properly irrigated
and cultivated, would produce abundant
crops of all kinds of fruit, grain, grasses and
vegetables, thereby making homes for many
hundreds of people, and
Whereas, there are many natural locations
for reservoirs on the head Of Surface, Lareaux
aud Forked Tongue creeks where great lakes
could be made for the storing of the surplus
water of the above streams, and
Whereas, the Gunnison and its large tribu-
taries, especially its branch, known as North
Fork, could be utilized to irrigate much of
the vacant land in this Water District, could
bitches be constructed to secure its waters,
and
Whereas, the development Of the state is
retarded by the inability of the people TO
build bitches and reservoirs for securing
water to cultivate this land, and
Whereas, the cost of constructing such
means OF conveying water is greater than iu-
dividuals can bear, therefore,
BE it resolved, that the delegates sent to
represent this Water District in the State
Convention on the 10Th inst, be instructed
and are directed TO act in harmony with the
delegates from other localities in deyising
such means NAV be necessary TO present to
our State Legislature at its next session, and
To Congress at its present session, tn. neces-
sity and importanc. Of securing State and
Government aid To assist in retaining the
vast amount of arid land in this state"
FRANK K. Ross.
J. Il. MCGISTY,
c. O. ROGERS,
CLARK DrSS,
J. ii. BARROW,
Committee.
The above resolutions were adopted and
the meeting adjourned.
ENos T. HorcHKIss.
J. b. MCGISrp. Chairman
Secretary.