The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-03
Bishops and Counselors Present.


Monday was the date for the commit
tee to submit its report, and number
of stockholders were here to attend. They
came TO defend their right 10 the home
act OF the legislature was liable to be
confiscatod. Ecclesiasts were present In
force. There We're five bishops and their
counseloTs In attendance. 1t appeared
holders. number OF whom are members
OF the Mormon church. Bishop Antoine
Anderson of Logan presided over the
meeting
The committee to canvass the district
reported that they had experienced great
difficulty. In finding the land owners.
many being absent when the committee
that 1t was difficult 10 sell West Cache
Irrigation company stock at one hundred
cents on the dollar; that they had signed
of an irrigation district and had secured
subscriptions for stock to the amount
of s22.S3
Will Fight for Rights.
Pending motion to accept the report
there were several gentlemen who stated
bylaws were so changed as TO bond the
officers and directors. but not otherwise.
Leonard Litz was out In the open. He
was ready. he declared. to pay an assess
ment. but would not give lien upon his
land, He denounced the scheme TO Gre
ate an irrigation district as a robbing,
thieving deal. and declared that he would
employ counsel and fight 1t to the bitter
his assessments hut he was vehement
In declaring that he would not mortgage
his land
During the recess for luncheon IL de-
veloped that the majority Of the stock
of the canal company was in the hands
OF seven or eight persons. viz the Blng-
Cache Valley Orchard company and
Helen ]. Grant.
Plain Talk by Stockholders.
During the proceedings there was a
great deal of plain talk over the report
presented one stockholder declaring that
II the bylaws were amended or changed
so that the officers could be put under
bond and thus shut off opportunity for
graft that he would subscribe for his
share OF stock,
that unless the matter was adjusted by
the time sale of stock delinquent on
assessment. the time for which had
been extended until August 10. that the
majority stockholders would exercise
their right,
Finally the meeting. on the motion of
j. E' Gordon named committed OF
Ter. william i Bingham. MI II. c, : Peterson. Pet Son
Parley Merrill John Q Adams and John
s. HondrickJon, to select a committee OF
three who should canvass the district.
call uron the land owners and ascertain
whether or no they desire 10 form an
irrigation district. and report tc an ad-
1ouu.ed meeting OF the stockholders on
Satu .day August 13.
recess followed and after two
houls' conference the meeting again
convened and the committee reported the
names of Brigham Y. Benson, Joseph F.
CorGon and Farley Merrill as the COM
mitiee TO canvass the district Coun-
selor Gordon declined TO serve and Henry
w, Ballard was named in his place. Then
was had until II O'Clock
Saturday morning, August 13.
Up to Land Owners.
1t is now up to the land owners to
decide. The majority of these are mem
beos OF the dominant church The mass
OF them believe that the formation OF
an irrigation district Will mean the con-
fscation OF their homes. and that the
OILY object that the high ecclesiasts
hnve is to get one dollar for every TO
2b cents they have invested In the stock