The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-21
NO QUORUM AT
DITCH MEETING

A meeting of the Firmers' lrrigat-
ing company which was called for
Monday morning developed into an
informal discussion on the affairs OF
the company.
The meeting was called for the pur.
pose Of amending Article Z, to read
September instead of October, and
Article II to read August instead OF
July, and also to hear the report OF
special committee apr ointed to inyes-
tigate the books and take action on
the annual report.
President Blowers presided, and be-
fore the roll was called there was some
discussion about the finances OF the
organization and the way they had
been administered.
Several motions we're put, but Pres
ident Blowers said that he could not
entertain them, as it had not yet been
ascertained whether there was quor-
um present.
The secretary was then directed to
call the roll, which resulted in the
fact that there was not quorum
present, and the president announced
that no business of formal ntture
could be transacted.
A. @. Staten, manager OF the com
pany stepped forward and said that
he would like to say few words be
fore the meeting dispersed. He said
that he wanted to call the attention
Of the stockholders Of thu Farmers
Irriagting company to the fact that
the fume In present use was in bad
condition, and that something ought
to be done about it. He urged upon
the stockholders the necessity Of hav-
ing it replaced as soon as possible,
and said that when it was rebuilt the
best plan would be to put two-thirds
of it in ditch and leave the other
third as 1t now was The cost Of
maintaining 1t would then be reduced
to a minimum. He also suggested
that some plan be devised whereby
the stockholders of the company could
liquidate the obligations outstanding
against it, and secure absolute control
of its property. He stated that the
ditch was most valuable asset to
every rancher living along it, or that
could be reached by its benefits, and
placed its valuation at no less than
100000. Mr.. Staten concluded by
saying that the stockholders we're now
having their haIdest struggle, but that
when 1t was over they would be in
a position where they could reap the
benefits accruing from this valuable
irrigating plant.
Lee Morse followed Mr.. Staten and
spoke much in the same vein, saying
that the company had tried to secure
the bonds outstanding against 1t, but
that the parties holding them had re-
fused to Telinquish them until the
time of their maturity. They had also
tried to borrow an additional sum
from the same parties, but as yet he
couldn't say whether they would be
successful or not. The amount of the
Indebtedness was s22, 900. and they
would like to get between SlS, 900 and
800, 900 more to make the repairs neo-
essary to the ditch.
An agreement was then made to ad-
journ until afternoon, and in the
meantime see II enough Of the stock
holders could not be summoned by
telephone to make up quorum.
This, however, was not accomplished,
as many of those who we're in attend
anee at the morning session drove
home for dinner and did not return.
The board OF directors held meet
ing in the after noon and passed res
olution TO place the accounts the com.
pany held against debtors in the
hands Of Attorney Henderson for col
lection.
They also decided that where 1t was
necessary to make any repairs to the
fiume that it would be more econom-
ical and wiser plan to dig a ditch,
wherever practicable, and not spend
any more money in patching up that
structure.