The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-03-29
Compromise.

The Lobi l rgation and the North
Center Often companies should make
their best endeavor To- compromise the
water question. They can come nearer
what is just and light to both companies
than any court in the territory. There
are men Of Judgement and experience
belonging TO both Boards whom the
larger majority OF the stockholders are
willing to trust this matter with, with
out calling public Meeting to vote on
the question. The two Boards can meet
and talk over, and discuss all the points
connected with the subjecf in calm
-aad-dsiibssassv lhfftIttss
where some persons always 20 wild
whenever the question of water ia |
preached. Such persons one would tbink |
from the manner in which thew express
themselves, don't wish another person
TO come TO our city, nor DO the possessor
oil one drop Of water. The idea seems IN
be because they were fortunate enough
10 come here first, that every flake Of
snow that falls upon the mountain top
IL theirs. Seemingly to forget how s-ch
expressions betray the idea convayed
when they tell how the waters have in.
creased during the past 25 or 80 years
There are matters that are very siyniG-
cantly connected with this question Of
water, that much could be said and !
written on the subject Our increase of
population is one which throws itself u
before MS, for instance we have nearly .
ooo young people between the age of 6 a p
10 years. Beside these we have between d.
Oo ~ 20 young men grown TO manhood in h,
our midst, and they will all need homes b,
n little while They are our own b,
'hlidren' what are We going TO do with in
" Tor themY Are we going to drive 81
mem from our borders telling them TO -,
eek homes how, aud where they can
IL there duty which meets us nj s''
very turn OF the road on our journey of Fo
re- telling us to give this matter our th'
lost cerous attention. ou
we feel there is no question of more COZ
Importance to the people than the one thi
now to provide means whereby the wh
'u'h OF our city and those who come inc
ON other lands can make a living neo
~ nave homes of their own. To do con
ls the people must be generous enoueb
uiVide mp what they have, or TO put
eir means together and increase The POI
A'er supply So that the sage brush l
N be uprooted, and in its place beaut- her
MONIES, the green verdure, the golden thin
AIN and the sweet scented flowers Il
hat II IT does take few dollars from that
ose who have it, to increase our water are
pply, there ismore pleasure in doing amo
Tor TINS purpose, than spending il IN ,;on
courts which neither gives us water
mes iarins nor good feelings.
The two Boards should come toeetber ",0
tn a feeling each showing a desire Mhe
reach compromise, and il thew do 'hei
ere Is no question but what a fair one disn
y be reached to both. They are only calls
lttle way apart at present. The Lebi beg
igation Co Offering to the other worl
npany 225 shares and the other asking The,
, The Le.i Irrigation Co. is for 4
Ferful one, and for it to raise an offer tbci,
700 would be 80 small an amount, that s,1o
stock holder would ever know ,he ~.
erence If he did not know of the ~, ,''''
The North Center Ditch nius'
can afford locome down the 20 shar mrnl
ch better than it can afford heavy gave
suit, which would cripple II for years Of th
at the end OF those years tho dis Il
'eableness OF the division Of the water talkr
I'D be no better than It is to-day kept
re seems to be no reason Why the Who,
ctors Of these companies cannot rosne
IL this matter by compromise. ,bon
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