The daily sentinel., 1910-08-05
G[ENWO0D
WILL HELP
Us DEFEND

NJ o. Delaplain and w. S. Wallace
i have returned from Glenwood where
/ they went in the interests of the
| movement to protect the waters of the
| Grand river from being usurped BY
eastern slope interests. At last the
people Of this side of the range have
/ begun to realize what serious sft-
uation confronts us and that prompt
action is necessary to protect our
rights and keep them from being
taken from us by default.
Ia yesterdays Avalanche the de-
velopments at Glenwood are accur-
ately set forth.
Garfield county will unite with
Mesa county in a battle ro! al and to
do their utmost to save the waters of
the Grand river for the farmers of
this side of the range. This decision
was announced by the county commits
sioners at their session this morning
after Congressman f. r. Taylor. May
or Z. f. Drach, Raymond Havemeyer.
Judge Dollison, Major DeLan, all of
this county and NJ. o. Delaplain OF
Grand Junction had addressed the
board and proved to them that some
thing strenuous must be done within
the next few days or the people of
the eastern slope would have copped
off the water feeders of Grand river
and diverted 1t through a tunnel to
the eastern slope.
We must act and act at once
said Congressman Taylor to the com
missioners. this morning. This mat
ter was discussed at a meeting held
in Grand Junction some months ago
and 1t was then urged that action
should be taken at that time to pre-
vent the waters of Grand river being
taken to the eastern slope. The time
is now short in which we can act.
Unless our protest is filed by the | 1th
we will have no chance in the fight
he continued. The eastern sloDe
people are asking for decree to date
back to 1889, but they have not used
the water during all that time. We
have ranchers in this section whose
rights date back to 1898. but If the
eastern slope people make their case
stick, where will our rancher with
his degree of 1893 be? He will be
shut out. You can thus see the
necessity of action by the entire peo-
pie. | believe ii is well within the
province of this board to make an
allowance to fight the case and | sug-
SN'' 'h'"' 'i'' VI anu JuuNNlOl
neys. Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Griffon he
permitted to go ahead and file the
protest with Garfield county includ-
ed. ! was talking with engineers In
Denver the other day and they gave
me so''e figures which will show that
If the eastern slope people should be
allowed to take all the water they
want out of Eagle river and its feed
ers. there will be none left. The
same applies to all the headwaters of
Grand river. | am convinced that the
flood waters are of vast Importance
TO this side of the range and without
them we will be up against It.
This is matter in which every
resident of the county must take an
active interest. When the rancher is
shut off from water. the entire people
feel the effect. We cannot afford to
sit still and not act
Mayor Drach. Raymond Have
never, Judge Dollison. Major De Ian
and Mr.. Delaplain spoke and all urg-
ed that the commissioners act at once
and by resolution, show they were
back of the fight to save the waters
for our ranchers. The commissioners
are now working on such a resolu-
tion and in 1t will pledge the finan-
cial as well as moral support to Mesa
county in the fight