North Park union., 1906-11-02
Vote for Annls and Bennett.

Vote for Annis and Bennett.
We are advocating the -re-elec-
tion of Judge Bennett as District
Judge because we consiler him a
very efficient man in that position.
He 10 given credit for having rem
dered come Of the fairest decisions
ever rendered by any Judge. His
mate, Hon. Frank ]. Annis.
Of Fort Collins. is a man that is
well known throughout larimer
county; a man that has had a good
Law Practice from the people of
North Park, who have received the
very best of treatment from Mr..
Annis. and we want you to vote for
him. as against Judge Garrigues be-
cause the latter rendered a decision
causing water, that .ightfully be-
longs to North Park. to be taken
over into the Poudre Valley; some
thing we have always fought against
because taking North Park water
across the range will prevent North
Park from, in time, gaining the pop
ulation that It otherwise would.
Mr.. Annis has a large circle of
acquaintances who know him to be
thoroughly upright, honest and capa-
BILE. BY casting your vote for him
you will express your sentiments
against Judge Garrigues, who upon
a petition from the North Park
ditch owners appointed a. Referee
10 adjudicate the watfr-rights from
the different streams of North
Park, viz: A lawyer, as against a
North Park man that was thorough
ly acquainted with the water propo-
siton and the wishes of our people.
The lawyer appointed, was at that
time, associated with Z. r. Rhodes,
who was an attorney for the Michi-
gan or Cradle ditch, through which
North Park water passes into the
Poudre Valley, greatly to the detri-
ment of North Park s,future, owing
to the fact that there are large bod
les of uplands that are being re-
claimed. and which will naturally re-
quire all the water properly belong
ing to North Park for the irrigation
thereof. 1f1
While here. the Referee. regard
less of the facts. that bitches had
been made sufficiently large. with
the necessary amount ofland under
said bitches. that can be irrigated.
and the actual amount of water ap-
piled for taken in at the head of
said bitches, and run for a long dis
tance through them: cut down the
to one-fcurth of what
was asked for; yet, collected court
costs for the full amount of water
asked. The other three fourths of
water, thus taken. goes across the
range for the benefit, ,of the Poudre
Is this right? We think
your vote will say moi and this is as
it should be. l.
Michigan water is now ,appropri-
ated for 555 feet, and with the ad-
DEGREES asked for, would
make upwards of 300 feet per sec
ond of time. According to Super
Beckwitbs measure
iFatairt 4, .se taken at at
the bridge in Walden. season of
l9o5. was about 49o feet per sec
ond of time, showing that more
water is appropriated than the
stream will carry, and is not suffi-
cient, without reservoirs. to irrigate
all the uplands that water will be
needed for in the near future.
While this controversy only af-
fects people on the Michigan. ILL
nois and Canadian rivers; if the
precedent is established. we do not
know how soon some large corpora
ton may appropriate and divert the
waters of the Platte. Grizzly, North
Fork and other streams on the
West side. l7
1t behooves our people to have
man like Mr.. F. J. Annis, who was
one of the attorneys for the clai-
mants. in the last two adjudications
held in Walden, on the bench be-
cause he is thoroughly posted on
Water Right adjudication, having
the reputation of being the best
Water Right lawyer in the State.