The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-19
THE CANAL COMPANIES.
CLOUD ON THE HORIZON OF THE
ASSOCIATION.
A Storm May Break Out as Soon as
the Companies Are Called Upon to
Eject Officers.

There is a good sized cloud on the
horizon of the Associated Canal COM
panies OF this county and that cloud
portends a serious storm, which will
break just as soon as the stockholders
of the various companies are called
upon to make election of officers. The
cause of the impending trouble IS the
action of the presidents and boards OF
directors in increasing the salaries to
be paid to the presidents Of the COM
panies. The increase was not very
material, viewed in the light of the
modern salary schedule. but taken IN
connection with a decrease In the
amount of wages to be paid TO thu
hands, laborerS on the canals ana those
men who have teams at work the adj
vance is marked. 1t is claimed that
the new salary resolution will allow the
presidents to make 81 per day for IN !
time they are engaged in transactlnS
the business of the companies. UntH
this year the salary has been % per
day and actual expenses. but hereafter,
or at least until the end of the year,
it is to be 81 and all expenses, special
and general. These increases are sald
to be the cause of the continued heavy
assessments placed upon the Stockholm
erS of the companies.
In addition to the Salt Lake and Jor-
dan canal there are four great canal
companies in this county. Last montn
a meeting of the presidents and boards
of directors of the four companies held
a specially called meeting for the pur-
pose of fixing the compensation of the
officers for the year. There was APP
parent a general feeling that an IN
crease should be ordered and 81 per
day and expenses was suggested as
the pay of the presidents. This was
opposed by Bishop Rawlins, one of the
presidents, and the entire board, in
Guiding it's president, of the North
Jordan company. The resolution went
however, on an overwhelming
vote and now the North Jordan COM
pany has given notice that it will not
make payment of its proportion of the
expenses, with the presidents drawing
the sum of 81 and expenses per diem.
Just where the matter will end is not
known, but there is a strong feeling
among the stockholders Of the COM
panies to resent this increase, for ii
means an increase in the amount oil
money to be raised by assessments.
In q. recent issue of the Murray |
a stockholder of one of the
signing himself Farmer"
has the following to say regarding the |
matter:
''Sone of the farmers and owners of |
canal stock are beginning to get their |
eyes open. At the two recent meetings
Of the presidents and boards of direc- !
tors of canal companies, the question
IF 81 per day, with board and travelling |
expenses paid (amounting to 81 per
lay), was pretty well agitated, and the
directors of the North Jordan canal
lad the temerity to question the JUS
ice of the presidents fixing their own
prices and paying themselves as they
Zee fit. Said directors made a vigorous
Iick against paying such outrageous
prices when a man and team, that
works with a Scraper in the mud and
water gets only So per day and boards
himself and team and pays his own
transportation, and receives no pay
Until he is on the ground where work
s. And Notwithstanding the formid-
Ible array of Bishops and Presidents
hat were brought to bear against
hem, the directory of North Jordan
lad the nerve to have their names go
m record as being opposed TO paying
uch outrageou salaries to men that
he laboring men have put into Office
o look after and protect their interests
instead of bankrupting them Some of
he presidents threatened to resign if
heir demands for Sc and 81 per day
we're not complied with, but as this is
"consummation most devoutedly ia
)e wished there is not much proba-
,ility of its being done. 1t comes with |
| very poor grace in these hard times
or our officers to curtail the laboring
mems wages Is per cent in order to /
5ay themselves an advance of % per
cent.
1.-The people can point with pride to
he action of the directors of the North |
Jordan. and all right thinking men will |
uphold them in the stand they have
aiken against oppression; they cannot |
zee the justice of portion of the COM
nunity raising wheat for 40 cents a
1ushel and potatoes for 20 cents to OBJ
ain money to pay another portion of |
he community 81 per day. Most of the |
and many of the luxuried |
# life are now very cheap; hut there |
S one commodity that appears to be at
premium Notwithstanding the hard |
lines, and one which the average |
aborer should indulge in as little as
possible, unless he can get a cheaper
variety, viz: The articles called presl-
Ients and possibly some other officers.
some of the other canal companies are
Wishing they had directors who would
ook after the interest of their constitu-
.nts, and make investigations accord
ng to their rights instead Of yielding
bind obedience to some one who has
m moro nOuer than fhpu,,