The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-02
New Plans of the Rio Verde
Canal Company
BANQUET BY IRRIGATEONISTS
Showing of Franchises and Property
Controlled by the Company
Ample Capital To Carry Out the Great Scheme
TO Irrjgslte the Famous Salt
River Valley

Phoenix, Arz., Feb. 2S.--For some
months negotiations have been i'll prog
ress between the Rio Verde Canal Com
pany and the strong contracting firms OF
Messrs. Langdon, Linton & Go. OF Mime
apolis. and Messrs. d. Grant Il Co. oil
Faribault, Mimi, looking towards the
amendment of the former contract with
Messrs. L. L. & Co. and the acquisition by
the members of these firms OF % controil-
ing interest in the company 1frlgatlon
enterprise, and the construction by these
firms OF the company's works. These ne
cotiations were concluded in this city
February 10Th.
During the preceding week the sites OF
the Horseshoe reservoir and the diversion
dam, and yortions of the canal line and OF
the county to be watered by Rio Verde
were carefully inspected by Messrs. X. ID.
Langdon, A. II. Linton, Samuel X. ii.
Robinson, Frank l.. Conkey Of Nlinneap-
oils. and Mr.. j. W. Grant of Faribault,
under the guidance of President Sheldon
Supervising Engineer Campbell and the
local directors of the company Each OF
the visiting gentlemen expressed them
selves as more than pleased with the re-
SullS Oh bUtlI >iiiN' saw 'A0'
each representation made to them had
been moro than verified by their own OBJ
servation.
After the ratification OF the formal con-
tract by the comp any's board of directors
the annual meeting of the stockholders
(Which had taken recess from December
lasD was held. The following new Board
was elected: d. W. Grant, A. ii. Linton,
Samuel r. H. Robinson, Frank L.. Con-
kew. Prosper p Parker, Samuel c. Sy-
monds, Augustus &. Sheldon. Inc board
of directors Immediately organized by the
election OF the following officers: Presi
dent A. c. Sheldon; vice-president, A..
II. Linton: secretary, |. h. Doolittle /;
treasurer Frank l.. Conkey; Supervising
engineer, Donald W. Campbell.
Executive committee: a. Z. Sheldon,
Frank L. Conkey, F. 7. Parker, 5. c. Sy-
monds.
Alta o'clock this stage in the company's
affairs was modestly celebrated by an in
formal luncheon, at which the visiting
gentlemen and new members of the COM
panv were invited to meet, socially, rep
resentatives of various local interests
Local guests were: Chief Justice A. G..
Baker, Gen. NJ. Z. Collins, Chaplain Win
field Scott, Major +. W. Evans Dir. w. L..
Woodruff, Jas. A. Fleming, ii. E. Kemp,
VIM Christy, Walter Talbot n. A. Nor
ford. James McClintock. J. 0. Dunbar, A.
S. Mills, c. r. Hakes, j. 6. Hudson, C..
F. Leonard, P. J. Clark.
Local members of the company were
President A. c. Sheldon, Secretary J. X.
Doolittle, S. c. Symonds and Captain i.
7. Parker.
Visiting gentlemen and officials OF the
enterprise we're: A. II. Linton, of Lang
don. Linton & Co., the great railroad CON
tractors: General superintendent E. Pen
nington, of the 500" road; r. B. Lang
don, of Minneapolis; d. w. Grant, Fart
bault. Mimi; 5. X. II. Robinson, of
Langdon, Linton Il Co.. Frank l.. Con-
key, treasurer of the company; Donald
W. Campbell Of Denver, supervising en-
gineer; Granville Malcolm of Denver, L..
H. Wilson of New York, and &. j. Jones
of Tacoma, Wash.
OF the gathering The Herald says
The Rio Verde luncheon on Tuesday
afternoon, the progress OF which, with a
list of the guests, was announced i'll The
Herald of that evening. was one of the
most enjoyable impromptu affairs in the
citys history. The banquet was not de-
cided upon until late the evening before
Mr. Fleishman kindly rendered the use of
the floor of the Opera House and Lee II
Slade, the well-known and accommodate
ing caterers. did their best in the limited
time allowed to set before the guests of
the evening" and the visitors to the
valley, few viands both toothsome
and digestible. 1t was emphatlcally u
commercial spread. Nothing was presented
which could cloud the brain or replace
keen Judgment with artificial enthusiasm.
In general aspect it was an earnest gath
erng. Important business interests were
under consideration, and the professed
purpose OF the summons was Il social and
business acquaintanceship which should
usher in II great era of prosperity for the
Salt River Valley. While wit and fun did