The Ordway new era., 1909-06-18
FARM NOTES

The meeting OF the farmers last
saturday was Of unusual Interest,
shown by the large attendance as wen
as close attention To reports MI
BaSs's statement was concise ahs to
the point, our community Is iortuh'
ate In having 50 good "A business man
At the head Of the ditch controversy
While he shows tlrmncsS, lie SHOWS
1Gability and Cancellation toward the
Ditch Compuuy-nut in the "ughI
II /, must be called such, in any SplriI
uf revenge or injury tu any one -n"I
simply for the good ~ the farmers
undrr the Bob Creek Canal, and re-
lrNivrly on the Land Company ITSELF
Tor the interests of both parties are
>l ru-urdiuaur and mutual that the |
Hnal settlement Uf these disputed |
.lur>tirus can but result In good I" |
both PARTIES. The prospective citizen |
who dr,p> uN here aud UuI> di>Satis. |
.u.d farming community, takes tn"
next train Tor more cungruial elm" |
.,rAlly. whatever the merits ui our |
soil or rllmlIc. -. while these legal !
aur>iiuus are settling In the courts,
,r can >li.l be friendly and civil I"
all PARTIES Loud talk and abusive |
language from either side can only !
display weakness. While our guns
may hc loaded tu the mulZle, they |
should be- trained toward peaceful |
object Ihi> Is Rru~ryrlliLu doctrine. |
The result uf the vast amount Of evil
I,urc that will be- produced must he |
M-lly cducativc t. all concerned. !
LrsIl rights In canal and reservoirs, !
A. well A. capacity and titles, must be
Thoroughly known and understood. |
There seems Ia br uu unity between
the Company ana farmers In regard To
mlu, paints. that ought tu be iudiS-
p.tlh.e facts. not capable uf arEu.
muut For instance. the carry ing
capacity 0f the Caual-unc side says
40 feet per second. the other 80 to
a.. A. an Interested party the writer
can yuurH THAI he nor his ncighhOT>
have been drawing over - 10 30 feet
q water tu the right. Instead Of - To
1o Is Tvr contract in water deeds.
Aud yet, the river has water TO spare,
las had for ten days and probably will
b ave f1r twenty days longer, II the
usual rains in mountains keep up. II
the Company can carry 500 feet in the
canal, and a. 100 fcct,wilI supply the
farmers, why not now be carrying
eastward the other 100 feet to MI
Lake, Henry and Meredith: When
all other bitches below Us are full to
the brIm. We certainly are allowed to
store. Yet We are not doing this and
probably can not. at present con-
|ditiuu uf canal. This j. a fair Illus
tratIun of mutual interests and the
q sooner the ditch i put in such con
diti0n, the sooner will prosperity Of
an unknown degree come to our people
. 10 general IL well a. to the Twin Lakes
/ Land and Water ca. There seems
some mistake or misunderstanding
s1mewhcre. Let that du>ky gentle
| man OF African descent who i hiding
somewhere in our fuel supply, make
. himself known and explain the why
and how, Of all this trouble.
The local straw berry is in its prime,
and Of a prime quality, too. The
cherry, Early Richmond, is blushing.
Who wonders that the schuolboy's
mouth j. watering. and no fence seems
strong enough to keep temptation, at
least, away: Who is that Kansas
oeneiactor who has lined the roadside
for miles with the cherry tree. espcc-
ially for the boys happiness and be-
cause lie remembers the youthful
longiugs on passing every orchard in
June:
Green peas are ready for first pick.
ing-de!iciouS beyond compare. Go
way back, Mr.. Grocer, with your
fresh canned goods" The good old
summer time Is with US, bringing his
procession OF the good things for the
table. Is life worth living? Depends
on the liver. Well, here is your medi.
cine that needs no sugar coating
peas beans, beets, melons, fruits OF
various descriptions, winding up with
the succulent sweet corn.
-Four paintings Of peas, two ofbeaus
ana three Of sweet corn are none toe
many If you want to luxurlate.
Currants are about ready for the
pie. MI Rhubarb, we will excuse
you. Next month will give us the
drst apple sauce. You say your cur.
rant bushes do no good here? I sus
pect 1t is because planted in the sun
Select slightly shaded places for your
bushes and you will seldom fail of a
crop. The study Of how much sun.