Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-12
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Especial 10 Nne t'N""'
pdgham city, Utah, July l2.-rhe Of
s.ars Of the Utah Sugar company were
u by good crowd, at the opera
honsa last night. representing every
nrscInct in the county lying on inc
s, eide of Bear river. The Brig
ham CITY military band had been play
,ng and when the meeting was called
- order at s o'clock, the pit OF the
house was just about all taken up Tom
n Pitt stepped onto the stage and SAID
Thai II would be necessary to nave an
oryanizatIon. in order to conduct me
htslpess OF the evening, ana accoraihB
r' Nominated as chairman ffeslueh'
Cbas Kelly, who was elected
NJ Kelly briefly outlined the OBJECT
80 he meeting and also called attention
" ne fact that 1t was highly imporI-
ont that some decided action be taken
~, me property owners on this side
~ ,be river TO have the water brought
out on this side, as there We're cana's
beIng built farther up the stream anu
,he water will be appropriated Detore
yery long in which case u VIII pc
forever lost 10 us. Mr. Kelly thoughi
mai the country on this side had
ehont reached the extent of its possible
development until more water could be
obtained. 49, ,.,..
of the meeting, Mr. Hyrum Standing
was elected secretary for the evening.
Hon. T. Il. Cutler was introduced
10 the meeting and proceeded at once
10 explain the object the company mad
IN meeting with the citizens. He said
that he had been Informed that there
was a tract of perhaps lS,OoO acres OF
land which could be brought under
cultivation on this side Of the Bear
river II the canal could be built, but
without the cooperation of the land
owners TO be benefited the canal could
not be completed. He thought that II
would be necessary for the citizens 10
subscribe for at least 10000 acres at
figure not to exceed $40 per acre, as the
matter involved a great many ques-
tlons back of the mere building of the
canal This was preliminary meet
ing and when an expression was had
from the land owners and the company
had made an estimate of the cost of
construction, etc, they could present
to the people a decisive proposition
which might be better than that al
ready made: how much better or
whether Il could be a great deal better,
he could not now say, but he wished
10 hear from the people az TO whether
or not they would be willing to give
the company the guarantee of as much
OF a subscription as that mentioned
above that Is, whether or not they
wanted that much water. He did not
want anyone TO do this to help the
company as they needed no help II
they should undertake TO build, but he
wished to know II the people wanted
the water sufficiently TO enter into this
guarantee.
The audience then proceeded to ask
few questions as follows:
In case the perpetual water right Is
PLACID at $40 per acre. what would be
the annual rental per acre thereafter?
Answer was-Not more than 81 per
acre and possibly less.
DIN case part Of the purchase price
Of water should be paid on time. what
would be the rate of interest to be paid
upon the remainder
Ans,-ln all probability It would not
be more than per cent, the same as
they are paying on the other side OF
The river.
Mr. d. p. Tarpey announced that the
Toltec Ranch company. which he rep
fesents, would subscribe for 1000 acres.
Great applause)
James Nielsen OF Three Mile intimated
that the price named was above his
expectations and could not answer for
his ward, as 10 how much would be
subscribed for at that price.
OFF an amount exceeding 10000
acres were subscribed for, would that
reduce the price per acre.,
Mr. Cutler answered that he couldn't
say at present, but the company must