The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-03
FARMERS ANGRY
At ECCLES|ASTS
West Cache County TilIers of
the Soil Are Up in
Arms.
WILL RESENT EFFORT TO
C0NFISCATE THEIR HOMES
Another Meeting of West Cache
Canal Company and Plain
Talk Is Rule.

Special To The Tribune.
TRENTON, Aug, Can the high &C.
clesiasts of Benson and Cache stakes OF
Zion bring enough pressure 10 bear upon
the farmers who own the West Cache
Canal company so as to permit the con-
fiscation OF their homes and at the same
time enrich apostles, bishops and coun-
sellors as we'll as several lesser lights
This Is the question that Is agltatnS land
owners in this region more than any other
question that has ever come before them.
and II has resulted In u great deal of
bitterness.
IL Will be remembered that on Friday,
July i. there was a meeting held here
by the stockholders in the West Cache
Canal company. at which meeting the
question OF raising the sum OF SIS. 900, that
amount being necessary in order to place
the canal IN good order. was discussed.
AT that meeting 1t will also be recalled
the fact was brought out that the canal
company had expended the sum OF $2S5 =
600 In building forty-two miles OF canal
that this included bond issue OF $lUO.
that the canal had not furnished water
ms year; that IL was in bad repair, and
that TO put II In proper condition an en-
penditure OF from $4,000 to $4,000 was
absolutely necessary; that the majority
oil the stock had passed into the hands OF
20 cents on the dollar; and later 1t de-
veloped that this control was In the hands
Of high church officials.
What Ecclesiasts Want.
Those controlling the majority stock
have urged upon the farmers whose lands
are under this canal that the district
covered by the canal be created an irri-
CATION district under the act passed by
the last legislature. Were this done Ii
would place upon the lands OF the farmers
lien. or an Involuntary mortgage; In
other words, would mean a coniiscation
OF the lands, for the district could be
bonded. from the sale Of which bond is
sue the ecclesiasts could get full value for
the stock which they hold. while the farm
ers would hold the sack.
The farmers have protested against
thls. nave objected 10 the creation OF
an irrigation district. but have been will
Ing 70 pay an assessment on their stock
or TO issue a new series OF bonds from
the sale of which the canal could be
placed IN proper condition and still have
the canal In the hands OF the land own
erS. the people who are directly benefited
and who have paid for the building Of
the canal.
Stockholders Desire Protection.
These stockholders, however. want the
officers and directors OF the canal com
pany put under bond. so that they can
have some redress should the expend-
lures not be as they should be. These
rigation district In Idaho. and they have
seen the effect OF the theft OF the funds
OF the people there by Parkinson ana
his gang OF ecclesiasts and therefore they
want the protection which they can have
when Officers are bonded for the safe
custody of funds.
The meeting Of July / finally resulted
In the appointment OF committee OF
three, VIZ. Charles G. Wood, Edgar But
Ter and Willard Funk. to make a canvas
of the land owners for subscriptions for
stock, the sum TO be raised being SIS 000
This committee was also instructed by
that meeting. the motion being made by
II. w. Ballard. TO carry a petition so that
the question as TO the formation OF an
irrigation district might be ascertained
and that names be secured on the pc
tition which would be presented TO the
commissioners OF Cache county pra ying
that body to call an election for the pur-
pose OF forming an irrigation district
This committee directed TO report
at another meeting to be held on Au-
gust !,
No Notice Of Meeting.
In view that the people of Cache
county were Interested In view that the
sum OF half million dollars is involved
in the matter. in view that high eccle-
SlasIS control the minority of the etOcls