Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-30
1lIIH JORDAN'S
POSITION STATED,
RuudqpIst Answers for His
, r,i,,ds SO.CaIIed "Obstruc-
tiOnists
rvEs THE FACTS IN The CASE.
,,,,,, Report, Furnished the Salt
'''I lake Papers as RidlculOusly
False

10 .ns Iordan Utah, March e5.-There
VIZ IA desire on the part OF GER
seem, ,s,,ons when contributing news
'In - the press in salt Lake city to
''D .,, ~ funny" when writing
o .c,,on Of the stockholders In the
!: South sil jordan Canal company in con con-
s '.. with the much talked OF gov
I''4 Itah lake scheme" These
'a, nl,ce them not only In a rldicu-
, W.. hit in an unruthful light, init
~" Wing that they are lot Of clodhop.
nav a md fools who are not equal to
XVII XIII opponents in Intelligence or COM
Hyu ,Ssrefore ask that space be given
=. ,ou, valuable paper for the presen-
NIX n few facts from the view
,o s Of the 'obStructionlsts,' as our
,ssndsl!) 50 kindly term u.s.
~ srtloe appeared IN the Herald for
NON d wherein we are told that at
-ssfng OF the stockholders OF the
sAars named canal company, at West
io,isn March %, the majority still
sSiock me government plans;' that
nsy are still "aEn' the government"
g,, pest Cannon made an earnest
sl.a for the adoption OF the proposition
,,c,p,pd by the other canals and that
',ssre were but ten who voted In favor
a, ,hIs project" viz, 30 second feet of
T,,er N lieu Of the primary rights Of
,s,h canal, but they "battled bravely
n, hours with their errins brethren
vbo would not understand and re-
n.sd 10 see the light" and that a
motion 10 accept 90 second feet was
/ aso voted down.
The above certainly only took place
n The excited brain OF the writer.
FACTS IN THE CASE.
The truth OF the matter Is simply
| his. AZ meeting OF the South Jor-
dan Canal company held at West Jor-
IAN. Maph II. at which meeting the
PROPOSITION 10 accept 80 second feet Of
water m place Of the primary rights OF
he canal was rejected some held our
/ icr y feet and a compromise was final
/ y Effected accepting 70 feet. Later the
ether canals having called another
meeting for March %, 10 reconsider"
and many supposed that every stock
holder would simply slide into line"
and ask no questions. The results, how
Wer, vere quite TO the contrary.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Maseclal meeting Of the stock
holders Of the South Jordan Canal COM
lsny, called by order Of the president
At West Jordan, Utah, March e, 1904
81 i o'clock a, m. the following reso.
gtlon was adopted.
Whsrcas Three canal companies, viz,
North Jorian, Utah and Salt and East
jordan having agreed to accept 50 sec.
cd feet Of water % each canal In lieu
d their primary rights In Utah Lake
and Jordan river, and
whereas: The decree OF the courts
NaTded to the canals five hundred Plus
second feet OF water which would be
NE discharge OF Utah lake at comprom.
l@ point and farther by the installation
o. Me pumping plant, 400 second feet OF
wafer additional to the above 500 was
developed below low watermark.
view OF the said developments the
average daily flow Of the South Jordan
Gsia for the irrIgatng season OF 1908
ron Nay I. to October Is, covering
Idlo1 of l5i days was practically so
second leet Therefore be II
resolved That We, the stockholders
" ue south Jordan Canal company in
Wv mat our rights and interests as
uY nave been decreed TO us by the
yl,s ana developed in Utah lake and
,ulth river be reserved to us, There
lois be It further
m@lyed That we, the stockholders
zoe south Jordan Canal company.
W nol Wish to obstruct the improve
a'sOs on Utah lake known as the gov
ulm'rl scheme for the development Of
Ky second feet Of water. Provided,
INSCRIPTIONS for Is second feet OF water
mt new stock can be secured for the
%sIn Jordan canal company we are
Ihs 70 accept 30 second feet OF water
~ Isu 81 our primary rights; otherwise
w Hsht mat our rights remain as they
NV f',,u sIe' ana protest against any inter.
uehoe herewith.
MWl tle meeting was called 10 order
wy esoiuuon above given was present.
''snu Us adoption moved,
SPOKE AGAINST 1T.
inIs resolution as viii he seen, called
MY. Y second feet Of water and was
wi tyIsu Gy Precedent Cannon in a
T, winch was long. II not con.
s..iS He was followed by Acting
.,mrN'aiy George c. Lambert. who also
ossa asa'hst IL and were the only
r,or., Gno SAID ono word against the
An ,na'on' lhe statements In the Her
nv 4. a alV IN The News Of March "a TO
M ,ItnUaiy Notwithstanding.
st' gehs put TO vote Il was carried.
., ,V,a'ee l5Q voting in favor and eIev'
LAX against &C. and II the minority
pS i. strong fight II was certainly
mn, !" WE meeting, for they were as
lsmA" gul't as "Marys Little
'1'o So much for that,
WANT THEIR RIGHTS.
s we are Re not contcnding for the over.
IN, ". Vi lne government propositIon.
Of a SV WI uI OBJECT TO the REIMBURSEMENT
primary rights to the water Of