The daily sentinel., 1909-07-17
ORCHARDISTS DEMAND
BIG SUPPLY OF WATER
Continued from First Fage.)

Grand Junction, being one of the old
est, strongest and most extensive ir-
rigation districts in the valley.
Several of the growers today in
formed The Sentinel that they
thought all differences would be ad-
iusted in most satisfactory manner
at once, following the action taken
Thursday night.
Today's Palisade Tribune contained
the following story of the big mass
meeting:
A meeting of the water users un-
der the Price ditch was called at
Bower hall on Monday evening to dis
cuss means for more even distribu-
ton of the water. At this season the
orchardists must watch the develop
ment of their fruit and Judicious irri-
eating has much to do with the quail
ity produced. Owing to the recent
high water and the subsequent abrupt
drop in the river the supply in the
Price ditch has at times been some
what irregular.
The board of directors had divided
the users into districts and then start
ed in to regulate the supply of water
through the headgates. Il was claim
ed, however, that this policy was not
pursued throughout the entire length
of the ditch, and as a result the sup
ply at the upper end was hardly suf-
ficient to meet the demands at this
season for the ripening fruit The
growers desired information in the
matter, and that was why the meet
ing was called.
AS the members of the board were
not all present at this meeting an
adjournment was taken to Thursday
night and "A committee appointed to
investigate the matter and secure the
attendance of the directors.
At the meeting on Thursday even
ing the hall was packed to the doors
and general discussion of the whole
situation occupied nearly three hours.
While occasional sharp things may
have been said, the meeting as a
whole was felt to be beneficial. in
that differences of opinion were free
ly offered and discussed in spirit of
fairness. Mr. Bancroft and Mr.. Jay
mes, of the board, were present and
explained conditions under which
they were trying to conduct the peo-
pies affairs. Mr.. Jaynes as secretary
took his place before the audience
and tried to answer in a good-natured
way all questions that were fired at
him. He explained why the high wa
ter had affected in a measure the
running of the pumps. but he beliey-
ed that from now on no further diff
ficulty would be experienced
1t was decided almost unanimously
to request the board to open all head
gates at the upper end of the valley
and allow each user to have his full
nj lp m nf Jo,
while the work of measuring water at
the headgates should continue to the
end of the ditch. The board was also
requested to secure the services of
new ditch rider
After some further general dis
cussion the meeting adjourned
The following is from Thursdays
Clifton Success:
An Indignation meeting is carded
for Bowers Hall, Palisade. this even
ing called by the water users of the
Price ditch. The Palisa&e land own
ers are very indignant to think that
their supply of water has been cut
to l-3 of an inch to the acre instead
of l-2 inch as.they have been used to-
They do not seem to be informed of
the fact that users at this end of the
ditch have never had but a 1-3 inch
allowance. The meeting is said to be
hostile to the present board of direc-
tors who persist in giving a square
deal to all the ditch patrons instead
of favoring the Palisade crowd. Their
cry is. I'VE want all we want. and
whenever we want it"-fairness
doesn't seem TO be considered.
Editorially the Palisade Tribune
today says:
The meeting of the water users
under the Price ditch held at Bowers
Hall on Thursday evening was bene-
ficial to the whole district. Those
who felt they had grievances were
given an opportunity to air them and
have them dismissed by better un-
|derstandings with each other and
with the ditch board. By his pres
ence and manner Secretary Jaynes
did much to win the esteem of the
audience.