The record-union., 1899-02-21
FAIR OAKS WATER SUPPLY.
a MATTER THAT THE PEOPLE
ARE CONSIDERING.
Their Conference With the Repre-
sentative Of the Ditch Com
pany on Saturday.
Correspondence Record Union.)

(COITeSDOnQ6uCG OH4oAi<
At the meeting held in the school-
house last Saturday evening Mr. Bucn-
anan, Secretary of the Ditch CompAny'
gave very clear statement concerning
the water privileges for Fair OAKS aaiu
made many suggestions as TO Wnat
may be cone to increase the water sup
ply and meet the present demands OF
the increasing planted acreage. MI.
Buchanan threw a good deal OF hsht
upon this water question, and le1t Inc
imp session that better arrangements
will be made for using the water.
T.. I. Calvin, in a brief ADDRESS,
showed that with the abundance -,
water within reach of Fair OAKS ainu
vicinity, the City of Sacramento hau
the largest suburban advantages OF any
city in California.
The feeling prevailed that the cltlzens
of Fair Oaks should strive 10 forget
past grievances, avoid litigation, make
as good terms as they can with HOW
ard & Wilson, or their successors, who-
ever they are, and take up the mat Inr
of increasing the water supply them
selves.
For the purpose of carrying out all
the suggestions, and looking into the
whole question of increased water sup
ply, meeting of the citizens will be
held on the evening of the 23d, when a
committee will be appointed to repre-
sent the landowners and regulate the
distribution of water for the present
season. The situation may now be
summed up as follows:
The amount of water can be used is
1000 inches.
Fair Oaks and the miners are using
less than 1900.
Fair Oaks present piping capacity is
1I3 inches, sufficient to irrigate the
present acreage Of planted lands of
1900 acres. if economically used.
The piping system now belongs to
Howard & Wilson Tor their successors,
who are keeping it in repair. The orig
inal agreement by the Howard & Will
son Company to put in a thirty-inch
main has been fulfilled, only in the mat
ter of laterals. The present main line
was temporary affair, being a twelve
inch one.
The original PLAN was to supply
water for 10000 acres, which was to
be scld by the Howard & Wilson Com
pany. Subsequent to this agreement
the greater part of these lands were
withdrawn from settlement, leaving
about 5000 acres to be supplied with
water, for which the present temporary
main is inadequate.
The question that now confronts the
owners of this smaller tract is what is
to he done to increase the irrigatinS
calracity of the piping system? Here is
water enough, which the comTany is
anxious to turn upon this land, suffi-
cient. as Mr.. Buchanan said, 'to drown
out the whole community, even on these
hills
Another similar main line will secure
enough water, but twenty-four inch
main will irrigate 1900 acres.
Mr.. Buchanan, as the representative
of the Ditch Company, gave many as
sruancee Of the good will and fair deal
ing which would be carried out. The
citizens are ready to hold the company
to it's promise, but the Ditch Company
knows that this community has often
listened to good talk, and may expect
that any future action will be taken
deliberately and after careful exami-
nation
After the meeting adjourned the cit
liens fingered long for consultation. A
feeling of confidence in the future of
this suburban community is stronger,
and there is resolute purpose to join
in the effort to secure to it all the adj
vantages which lie within its reach.
The next meeting is to be at the same
place next Thursday at o'clock in the
evening.