The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-07
The Farmers UaIo. Ditch.

Editor JOURNAL:
Will you be kind enough 70 allow me
space TO say . word for tho officers Of the
Farmers' Union Ditch Company. Re-
Gently some adverse criticism has been
made 10 regard TO the work on tho main
canal It will bc remembered by those
Interested that at the annual meeting Of
the stockholders It Was decided BY .
unanimous vote 70 substitute siphous
for fumes where The Usioa crossss the
Travsllse3 latsfals 10 cass Il was pos
sibls 70 Do % This became . necessity
- the banks were % high that there
wss coastant danger Of brsakags and
great losa A. engineer for the company
! vas called upoo TO prepare places by
which The Satsr could bs passed under
instead of over and At the same time
maintain the perfect grade - IL existed
for the Travelsra A thing rather dim.
cult to do and not hsrstosors attsm pied
in the valley. The plans wsrs submitted
TO the hoard oe directors and approved
and tho pfssident authorized to begin
work. The drst plans contemplated .
structure OF t,mbsrs. The material was
contracted for and work begun on the
excavations but bsiors Il was completed
the Travslisrs' people served an injuno.
tion and stopped work temporarily.
About this tims The saw mill people
fai'e'l and Il was found impossible 70 oh.
tain lumbss. II wss then suggested that
. stone siphoo b Constructed and 10 &C.
cordancs ] was instructed 70 prepare
plans for that. by this time cold wsa.
thsr was coming on and every sosrgy
wss bsnt 10 trying 70 get the masonry
completed bsiors freezing weather. Ad.
ded To the many discouraging obstacIss
that had 70 b surmountsd the company
laboe-d uodse The did,culty u not hav.
log rssdy usoosy with which 70 operate
snd 1t was finally the dead Of winter
when Tho masoory was oompistsd. Ths
earth nllin8 was Isst undoos until sps,ne
and In order 70 have the structure ready
Tor water whsa demanded the work of
hiliog ln was doos bseoes the soil hsd
sntirely thawssl out
Cnfostuesssly Tor mankind there y Q
class q psainisas, ehroaic srunblse.,
vhoAss - oaly Tie dark slds, Who pes.
dlctsd that The entire schssss would b
. failure ssd vhso ths wssse wss turned
10 and soos Il The lonss dirt vashsd out
tearing sway oas wing. thsss sass men
wsse loud in their dsouncaasisa oe ths
officers asd . usual .kesw The COW
wouM eat ths grndssoos." Anons thoss
who have TALKED The sose sss thoss who
always have bssa and ars sssmIss - ths
Pasmsn' Ustoa Ditch O.. They ass
thnss vbo today bsloag 70 . sGsoog CON.
pany sed thisk bscasss . few fasusss
attempt 70 peoesct ths@ssivss they hsvs
10 rsshtA II hss sppsFsstiy hssa ths
policy of Ne Tsavsssss 10 kitl eli ooaps-
itsoo By injunct,oa nsthoris, but On b..
half oe ~ UsIoa Cohpasy I wieh 70
say that thsv ~ hoosse, faIr. aisslsd,
libseal .ose, good ssbstaatiai eitlssss
sad, LIKE ~ aphoa, srs 10 70 say.
Ths sloekho,dsss ca rssa assussd
that thsis ialsessts viii b suhssevsd asd
- ths "1oau0est q folly" - soos
have hssa psaassd 10 eaii II seili sGssds
and 70 woskiss pssssotiy saeIsesssssy.
eassylag . AspsA Il fess fsss Il vssse
above 10 oas difsoelsa ed twtcs ths
quantity below Ia ssoshsr. The saswss ol
Philip vhoaA b sulleiset whea Il wss
ssksd, 'Caa aay good thiag oons cut ol
NaaasolASs Philip answered, sCo0s ed
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