Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-19


furnish water for 22,5OO acres at the
above duty or for the 10000 acres It
would mean one second foot for 80
acres.
We look upon this as an attempt TO
spread the water over n larger area
than the supply Is capable OF irrlgatlng.
Our nelghbors on the east side Of the
valley using water from the Big Cot
tonwood creek are In this condition an'
We see the eyil results. Reports OF ir-
rlgation investigation as per bulletin
No. | for 1900 by Elwood Mead says
of this particular creek. big Cotton
wood creek does not furnish enough
water to lrrlgate the land already COW
cred by bitches from t. Farmers have,
consequently to resort 10 early Irriga-
ton with the hope that excessive guam
titles applied In the spring months will
tide them over the months OF drouth
when the discharge of the stream Ia
low" Therefore we wish to avoid this
condition II possible.
Another point. TO what extent are
the lower canals TO be taxed for ex-
pense Of pumping water into upper
canals The South Jordan claims that
II would be unjust for them TO assist IN
pumping any amount beyond that
which they accept In lieu of their pri-
mary rights.
while the Utah and Salt Lake people
claim that the lower canals will he re-
quired to assist in pumping water into
the upper canals Ia the extent Of the
capacity Of the lower canals, and II this
point is not conceded I'm favor OF the
upper canals the Utah and Salt Lake
want nothing to do with the scheme be-
cause the expense OF pumping $40 addl-
tional second feet into their canal would
be too great for them TO bear.
If this committee which was appoint
ed ut the meeting that was held at the
East Jordan Westinghouse when Mr..
Newell was present aud assured the
people that their rights In Utah Lake
would be respected and protected. and
the committee instead OF protecting the
rights came forward with the PROPOSE
tlon for the canal companies to surren-
der one-half Of them. AT first they said
that II the companies ask for more than
40 second feet they would kill the
scheme; but when they saw that there
was no possible chance TO get the COM
panies to accept 40 second feet they
said that II may go through on a basis
OF so, and now they say they will give
us sixty. To US II looks as though this
committee Is attempting to accomplish
by diplomacy what they ought TO ac-
complish by fair dealings. BY the way
they were only appointed as n temper
airy committee 10 act as an emergency
committee until such time as the stock
holders OF the several canal companies
could be called together and appoint a
permanent committee TO act as an
agent between them and the govern-
ment In relation TO the proposed im-
proyements In the Utah lake. Now as
a matter Of fact the stockholders have
never had a chance TO appoint COM
mittee that In their judgment would
represent their interests before tho gov
eminent agents, Now II such a COM
mittee could be appointed, and they
would take up the matter OF adjusting
the differences between the individual
stockholders In the companies before
they undertake to adjust the differences
between the companies themselves, |
think that harmony could be brought
out aud a basis could be agreed upon
hat would be satisfactory TO an parties
concerned. And again for this COM
mittee to say that the South Jordan is
entitled TO only So second feet II they
had their just dues, We look upon this
statement az an absurdlty and as an
attempt to msrepresent the actual
facts.
1908 was one Of the driest seasons
that We ever experienced, The South
Jordan, according to the commissioners
report, averaged 1854 for a period Of
1914 days from March To oct. Is and
for the months OF May June and July,
which Is the period when the farmers
need the water most. we averaged %. IS
second feet. There has been but one or
two years In the entire history of canals
" hen We have not received more than
GO second feet In the early part of the
season In the latter part We do not
require SO much, therefore Il would be
much better for US to have 90 second
feet I'M the first part and be closed down
to 80 second feet IN the latter part.
Much more could be said In defense
N the position taken by the South Jor-
dan Canal company but these are some
NJ our ideas somewhat Crudely ex-
pressed, And Mr.. Editor as time and
space is valuable | shall close. trusting
hat you may see your way clear 10 per.
nit this to go before the public In the
columns Of your most valuable paper. |
subscribe myself,
Yours most respectfully,
JOSEPH HlBBARD,