The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-02-05

IeleRFam6: are Irf ~ the lnter-St&te Artl
ficiaf Rain Col11pany. From the ton,
Of Melbonrne's letter it is inferred thath,
3 is buck Of the company.
CANTON, ONO. January, 9Th 1892
p. I. Erb. Dear sir:-Your favor o.
december to hand. The smallest a.
mount that I would care to make a con.
tract for next year would be two hun.
dred thousand dollars. believe
the best way to raise the money
would be to float county bonds. I iiu
not know Of any other satisfactory plan
to yourselves.
have not made any iyact with
Kansas people. Ihave not made any
contract IN any Of the states yet. /
would have to receive the money in
monthly installments.
Very truly yours.
F. MELBOURNE.
CANTON Ohio. January, 23j 1882.
III. j. Churchill, Hermosa, S. Dakota,
Dear Sir-Your letter OF the 10th in
stant to hand. could not think OF
making a contract withyoufor seasons
rain for a small amount like ten thosand
dollars, it would pay me better to re-
man idle than to make a low contract.
Remain Yours Truly.
e. MELBOURNE.
GooDLAND, Kansas, January.15. 1892
H: j. Churehll, Hermosa, s. d., Dear
Sir Yours Of thirteenth at hand. Will
say that our manager, Mr.. A. p. Mont
gomery, will be IN Miller. S. d., on the
twentieth inst. to attend mass conven-
tion$of ten counties. He also will 60 to
Dolan on the twenty-ffth. Parties are
negotiating for right OF South Dakota.
You had better go to Miller on the
twentieth and see our manager. He
will give you price, etc. We doubt
whether we will be able to furnish opera
tors for the summer but will demon
strate to your companies satisfaction.
We csrn no HI we CiaIIn anu sell rignJ OF
five counties. Yours,
n. Z. Don CARLOS, Sec,
REDFIELD. s. D., Jan. %, 1892.
H. j. Churchill, Hermosa, S. D,-Haye
sent for transportation if it arrives will
make Pidmont the thirtieth.
"A. B. Montgomery.
Sioux CITY, Iowa, January %, 1892
H. j. Churchill, Hermosa, S. D.,-Sick
with grip. Put off trip to further time
till convenient Will give them trial
rain at six hundred or the FIVE county
rights at twenty FIVE hundred'percounty.
A. B. NJ.
The above correspondence gives about
all the information obtainable on the
rain making question. A committee
was appointed to correspond with the
Goodland company. No definite
arrangements have been made as yet.
The mass meeting called to consider
the irrigation question, chose Capt. CIV.
Gardiner as chairman and Zach Holms
secretary.
A motion prevailed that COMMITTEES
OF five be appointed to draft resolutions.
The chair appointed S. E, Forsha, J. j.
Davenport, Joseph Burton, Joseph
Wickert and j. L. Denman.
This committee after due deliberatioI
submitted q series OF resolutions setting
forth the condition OF the agricultural
interests OF the citizens of south western
Dakota. The absolute necessity OF 8
system OF irrigation for same.
That Congress should be requested tx
appropriate all the unappropriated
lands in western South Dakota, known
as the Black Hills purchase from tn
Sioux Indians, in trust. for the specia
benefit OF the citizens thereof, incidental
" to the state at large. For the pul
pose OF constructing and maintaining
complete system OF irrigation for same
and for the purpose Of establishing an
promoting q complete system Of forest
ry.
Mr.. Forsha made some explanator
remarks, relative to these resolution
and on the Salt Lake platform on th
question OF irrigation, stating that
congress could be induced to make til
necessary appropriations Of land an
money to carry out the proposed pla
Of irrigation it would result in untol
benefit to the arid region, buth thougf
that three or four years would be I
qulred to complete the system after CO.
gress made the appropriatlo ions.
a motion prevailed that the resol
tions be adopted.
! Resolved That a committee Of sevt
beappointed to revise the resolution
and transmit them to our represent
tives il congress, and to take such ~
ther action as they deem best to secu
the accomplshme Of the object song
for. .s5,s -. Is 8s
The chair appointed J. ]. Dayenpol
Meade County; g. S. Pratt, Laweran
county; "A. III. Snyder, Butte count
Arom Nyswynger, Custer county; Jam
Redpath, Hall River county Levi McG
4 Penningt ton county; and 8. =. Forst
atlarge, as chairman 81 said commit
The meeting then adjourned.
Piedmont January sOth. 1892.
Zach Holmes
secretal
stock sAAsociations.
An unusual stir is at present notica
ia the whole northwest among sto
growers, rangers. as well as farmers.