The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15
VIKING UP
TO THE LAST
nth Jordan Company Helped TO
Draw Up Articles.
BENEFITS OF The MERGER
CLAIMED DIRECTORS DID NOT
INTEND no CONSOLIDATE.

sentiment obtains that the consoli-
ddtion of the. four canal companies will
De perfected. regardless Of the action of
The North Jordan directors. 1t is be-
lleved that when the matter is brought
10 the attention Of the shareholders
they Will appreciate the wisdom of the
proposed merger. The entire proceed
Ing renters now in that company,
whose officers have temporarily, at
teast, defeated the prospects for en-
closing the waters of Utah lake at gov
eminent expense The action OF the di-
rectors seems to have oecasioned some
criticism.
The directors are W. H. Haigh Of
Taylorsville. J. C. 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-
seedlings. Everything appeared to be
moving along swimmingly until the
meeting in the Commercial club rooms
last 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 a
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-
casioned surprise inasmuch as the di-
Tectors up 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.
}. 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.
/ 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 it.
They certainly have everything to gain,
and there is less risk for them than
Tor any of the other companies The
North Jordan company being farthest
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
to 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 il had
not been the plan any of the time TO
enter into the proposed com bination.
This statement occasioned some sur
prise. in view of the fact that the North
Jordan company was represented on the
leommittee which was preparing the ar
5ticles of agreement for the consoiida-
ton. There seems to be a consensus
or opinion that the consolidation is the
best thing that could happen to secure
foT 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 ii
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 Tor city use.