The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-11-24

stand the necessity for any outlay of
money that may be made
j. I. Nealeigh wanted to know the
cost OF the proposed new ditch and tlume.
Mr.. Staten considered $2500 sufficient,
but on second thought concluded it
would be $4,000. At this there was q
general expression in favor of building
the permanent ditch.
The question of funds again came un-
der consideration. Blowers said he did
not think there would be sufficient sale
OF stock to pay this and other expenses.
Gessling wanted to know il water
would be sold this year to outsiders.
This little shot precipitated a general
fusilade. Evans declared the stock.
holders have no right to sell water. 1t
was permitted last year because of
agreements before the signing OF the
contracts. The original intent of the
corporation would not permit the share
holders to speculate in the sale of the
water.
1t seems that Charley Ross put up
$4,000 for 100 shares last spring in order
that the company might have the mon
ey, and with the understanding that he
would have the privilege OF selling the
surplus water to bring him interest on
his money that he SO kindly let the
company have the use of. Now the
question arises, can Mr.. Ross continue
90 sell water this coming year? 1t was
the consensus of opinion that he could
not, but that he should be allowed to
to unload his surplus stock to those who
needed it.
Benson stated that it was against his
wishes that Mr.. Ross secured more
stock than he wanted. Mr.. Kellogg
spoke against the selling of water, and
returning to the original question,
wanted to know if it was advisable to
repair the old flume, when the farmers
could not be guaranteed that the struct-
ure would not break down in the mid
die of the berry season.
Lee Morse moved that the action of
the board be accepted and that they use
their judgment in building new fume
or patching up the old one.
Mr.. Evans arose to explain the use
lessness of such move, and to point
out some glaring defects in the pro-
ceedure of the meeting. The chairman
considered the motion proper enough.
While it wasn't actually required il
would express the sentiment of the
farmers.
Before vote could be taken, Mana
ger Staten started a bombardment at
n. c. Evans, concerning some surveys
the latter had made last summer for the
ditch company. but the field notes of
which had never been given into the
custody of the new manager.
With the return fire Mr.. Staten man
aged to gather few stray bits of de-
sired information. There was a cessa-
ton of heavy artillery fire long enough
for the original motion to 60 through
with a rousing affirmation, President
Blowers thanked the members of the
company for their assurance OF support
in the action of the board of directors,
whatever they considered necessary.
There were some references to the
possibilities of colonies or spectators
getting control of a majority of the
stock to the detriment of the present
shareholders. A few considered there
is real danger in this possibility, while
some thought the idea absurd if the letter
of the contracts are carried out
N. G. Evans wanted to know of the
board of directors if, when they con-
structed the new fume, they would
charge the cost to repairs or construc-
tion. If they kept on charging
such work to repairs, when
the entire stock is finally sold there
would be something like $4,000 to pay
a SIC, 900 Indebtedness.