Arizona republican., 1910-04-27
UTAH CANAL
 PROPOSITION 10 Go Under Control of.
 the Government MEETING THIS MORNING
Of Representatives of Canal Company and Reclama- tion Service to Consider Terms For Taking Over of the Property.

ohce between Louis C. Hill. represent { ing the reclamation service. and " N Dobson. George Dobson. D. P. Jones. Soren Sorenson and others. represent ing the U tIh Canal company. d meet . ihs has been arranged for this morn ing at 10 o'clock at the Mesa onera house The real important feature or the meeting today will bc the hearing or the agreement which has been ar ranged by the government on such 4 basis as it is believed will meet tbe approval of the secretary of the in- terlor. It is understood that Mir. Hill 1 Will not be present -oday. but that MT. Whitbeck, the attorney for tho reclamation service. will be present ana read the agreement and explain any points that are not fully under- stood by any stockholder of the J-tsl, Canal company
 Just what is embodied in this agree nent which the reclamation service proposes to put up tc the stoclhold- CTS IS not known at this time. How ever It Is rather authenticalIy given out that nearly q third of the Utah canal will be cut out entirely and
 
 the government takes the property over It IS understood that the canal immediately north of Mesa, where if runs around the side of the hin be- tween the Mesa and eehi sections VIII Dc entirely done aFcty with. On account of the finding of this portion of the ditch unavailable. which is cs- timated to bc approximately one-third of the entire length of the canal. if has been given out that there is possibility that the government in it's proposition today may not offer the stockholders over s2O.0O0 for the en- tire property. There is a possibility that the figures may. go little over the amount given above but there is also probability that the figures may go little less.
 The agreement itself. without regard to the price to be paid is practically the same as that which has been ac- ccpted by the Mesa canal stockhold- CTS. being change of management The assessment will be at the rate of Sl.6o Der acre per year for mainte- nance and new improvements. the same as that which will be charged the lands under the Mesa. as well as the canal systems on the north side of the river. The reclamation service has made a complete survey Of thei Utah canal. with all its lateral sys- tems. and the price to be paid to the stockholders is what the construc- ton of the canal would actually cost at the present time. In the event that there is a third or fourth of canal ha they will. of course. not pay for that part of the system. but will offer to pay for only that part of the system which they expect to use in case the property is turned over to them.
 It is a well known fact that the l under the Utah canal are against the government ownership of | their property and have probably been 1 much more strenuous as whole | against the transfer than any other l system. with the exception of the i Tempe At least one meeting has been 1, held with the Utah stockholders. and . while no proposition was put up to | them. they used the agreement put up I Io the Mesa canal as an object of at tack and from the indications at the | 'ormer meeting vote on the propo- | sition to sell would probably have been hopelessly lost Just how the will line up today is of i ,ourse a matter which cannot be fore old. The man who votes a half dozen hares of stock may be as mum as a lam, while the man with a thirty econd may raise the roof with his of government owner hip, or vice versa.
 The Utah canal is not an incorpor- ted organization. but this is a mat CT which has been placed in the ands of committee. and it is cz- Il ected that there will be an ineorpor- tion. whether the transfer is made or . ot. The reason for the transfer is ( hat the government will not attempt , do business with the several stock olders individually. but insists that . lcy become d corporate body.