The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15
VIKING UP
{ TO THE LAST
rth Jordan Company Helped to
Draw Up Articles.
BENEFITS OF THE MERGER
CLAIMED DIRECTORS DID NOT
INTEND TO CONSOLIDATE.
BENEFITS OF THE MERGER

4 sentiment obtains that the consoli-
dstion of the. four canal companies viii
be perfected regardless Of the action of
the North Jordan. directors. 1t is be-
lieved that when the matter is brought
TO the attention Of the shareholders
they will appreciate the wisdom Of the
proposed merger. The entire proceed
ing centers now in that company,
whose officers have temporarily, at
least. defeated the prospects for en-
closing the waters of Utah lake at gov
ernment expense. The action of the di-
rectors seems to have occasioned some
criticism
The directors are w. II. Haigh of
Taylorsville. J. G. Mackay, Joseph Hill,
Henry BOwden and w j. Horne. all of
Granger. Mr.. Haigh is president of the
company. and he helped to draw UP the
articles of the proposed merger. and
until the final meeting, is said to have
manifested entire approval of the pro-
ceedings. Everything appeared to be
moving along swimmingly until the
meeting in the Commercial club rooms
Iast week The presidents of the sew
eral companies and the directors were
present but when the question of the
adoption of the articles was brought
up, preliminary to the formation of
permanent organization, the directors
o. the North Jordan company expressed
themselves as unwilling to enter into
the proposed merger.
Cause of the Hitch.
The directors gave as a reason for
changing their plans that they were
unwilling TO sink the identity of the
company This action. of course. oc-
easloned 3hfprise inasmuch as the d.
EJceerS-l0p to this time had expressed
themselves as pleased with the plans
OF consolidation and satisfied that the
proposed consolidation would be for the
BEST interests not only of the public,
but of the companies interested
j. N. lambert, who was present at
the meetings of the canal companies,
said yesterday that he entertained the
hope that the companies would all enter
into the merger.
Il think" said he, that when the
matter Is explained to the stockholders
they will appreciate the benefit of the
consolidation and vote in favor of il.
They certainly have everything to gain,
and there is less risk for them than
for any Of the other companies. The
North Jordan company being fsrthest
down the river is in less danger OF a
shortage of water than the other COM
panies, as there. would be enough seep-
age at all times to keep their share of
Inc water up to the required amount"
Favored the Plan.
When asked if the North Jordan COM
pany had manifested a disposition not
70 enter into the merger plan previous
to- the last meeting, Mr. Lambert said
that the directors seemed to favor the
plan, and that Mr.. Haigh helped to
draw up the articles. At the meeting
one Of the directors said that it had
. not been the plan any of the time to
enter into the proposed ombination.
This statement Occasioned some sur
prise in view of the fact that the North
Jordan company was represented on the
icpmmittee which was preparing the ar
1icleS of agreement for the consoliGa-
ton. There seems to be consensus
of opinion that the consolidation is the
best thing that could happen to secure
for Salt Lake and vicinity an unfailing
supply of water for present and future
use.
One of the plans is to use the Utah
lake water for irrigation purposes en-.
tirely and trade the water rights of the
city for the water rights of the two
Cottonwood streams. If this is done it
is one of the schemes to tunnel the
divide between. Strawberry creek and
one of the streams flowing into the lake
and connect the two. The creek waters
are unfit for culinary uses. but they
will answer for irrigation purposes and
insure the future supply of water. The
water from the COttOnWOOds would be
ample Cor city use.