Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-01
SENSATION At
BINGHAM TO-DAY
Mining Companies Tear up Two
Thousand Feet OF City
Water Pipe.
MASS MEETING IS CALLED.
New Red Wing, Utah, Development
And Markham Gulch Milling Com
panles Among Those Involved.

The citizens Of Bingham were treat
ed TO genuine sensation yesterday
when Supt. Archie Orem OF the Now
Red Wing, Utah Development and
Markham Gulch Milling companies
with the assistance Of a force Of men
In his employ tore up about 1000 feet
OF water pipe limo laid IN Markham
eulch during the past week by the
municipal authorities. The pipe was
afterwards taken down the canyon
and piled up ON city property, after
being replaced by that belonging to
the company ana a notice posted to
the effect that no trespassing was al
loved This action. It was learned to-
day. was taken upon the direction of
named.
This move is the result Of the con-
tention OF the city council OF the town
OF Bingham, which. with a single ex-
ceptIon. is composed of persons elect
ed on the Socialist ticket at the last
municipal election. 1t appears that the
town Of Bingham is the owner OF a
majority of the stock of what is
known ms the West Mountain Water
company aud the claim is set forth
that the last named corporation owns
all the water running down Markham
Gulch canyon, Notwithstanding that
the several mining companies have
developed a large flow OF water in the
tunnels run into their respective
t.l. x aUWt mi fl.Hgs
have never attempted to claim or
use heretofore. Inasmuch as the
Markham Gulch company operates It's
mill with water from the canyon ana
principally from the Butler Liberal
New Red Wing and Utah Develop
ment mines the attempt of the Bling
ham city council to bottle UP all the
water In that region. naturally met
with resistance, Without gaining the
consent of the mining companies In
volved the city officials employed
force OF workmen to dig trenches ana
Law the pipe which Mr.. Orem and his
men afterwards removed.
MASS MEETING TONIGHT.
Just what the next move on the part
of the city authorities VIII be
the town OF Bingham is filled
with posters. OF an iniiammatory
character, calling upon the citi-
Gems of the camp to attend mass
meeting al the Central schoolhouse this
evening for the purpose, as the poster
saws: "Of determining whether the
people or the New Red Wing company
is running the town of Bingham"
ATTORNEYS ON THE GROUND.
Frank NJ. orem and E. NJ. Mays. at
torneys of mining companies, left for
Bingham this afternoon to watch the
interests of their clients. Mr. Orem
said before leaving for the train that
an agreement was reached With the
Bingham council something over
month ago In regard to the water con-
troversy. whereby the interests of both
the town of Bingham and the COM
panies he represents would have been
conserved. The council later backed
down on the proposition and Is now
claiming all the water. instead or
portion of It as heretofore. No doubt
the matter win eventually find its way
into the courts for final adjustment.
The Bingham council, 1t is claimed.
has done almost everything in its pow
er to annoy the management of the
Red Wing and associated companies
which is believed to be due wholly to
spite work on the part of some of its
members aud without any sense OF
Justice.