The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-14
Scheme to Create an Irrigation
District to Enrich EccIe-
siaStS Fails.
COMMITTEE UNABLE TO
SECURE NECESSARY ACREAGE
Exposure of the Scheme by The
Tribune Prevents a COnfisca-
ton Of Land.
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
TRENTON, Utah, Aug. 13.-The
farmers of West Cache valley won vic
tory today, thanks to the Salt Lake Trib-
une, when meeting of stockholders of
.he West Cache Canal company killed
the scheme TO confiscate their property
and to enrich few high ecclesiasticals
of the church. The move to create an
irrigation district in this part of Cache
nree-quarters Of million dollars and
put mortgage Of $50 per acre upon
25 900 acres of land in this valley has
gone glimmering. With all of the CO.
ercion, with all Of the efforts made by
the bishops of Cache valley, with all
Of the bulldozing that has been at
tempted, with all that was possible to
be done by the ecclesiasts during the
forty-five days. the schemers were only
able to muster 1888 acres which
counted yes for the creation of a dis
trict, and the committee who had the
matter in charge, who had canvassed
the district, submitted their report to
this effect and the stockholders
adopted the report, thus killing the
proposition.
The bill passed by the last legisla-
ture solely for the purpose of fastening
upon the people of West Cache valley
Il great big burden which would have
enriched the schemers and impoverished
the farmers has failed. rhe fact that
The Tribune exposed the scheme saved
the farmers from being held up. True,
there were present today only six
bishops, but the presence of these aug
ust dignitaries of Cache Stake of Zion
cut but little ice.
Funk Ed Mouth Disease.
There was one person present who
had bad attack OF mouth disease. His
name was Willard Funk who, it was
stated, was the personal representative
of an apostle. This man Funk objected
to the reports which The Tribune has
printed about the several me tings Of
the West Cache Canal company held
here. and he fairly frothed at the mouth
he was so put out. He demanded that
The Tribune print the facts, (parenthet-
ically it might be. remembered The
always prints the facts, and
this undoubtedly is what hurt him. I'm
less The Tribune would print the facts
he wanted the representatives of this
paper excluded from the meeting.
Report Was Correct.
David Kreger declared that the re-
ports as printed in The Tribune were
true, He said if the reports were
wrong. if there had been injustice
done. the laws of the state were ample
and if any one had been libeled his
recourse was in the courts.
Other gentlemen were equally as posi-
tive in their statements regarding The
reports that the facts had
been truthfully reported. The result
was that The Tribune representative
remained and tie facts regarding the
meeting are given herewith.
Bishop Anderson Presided.
Bishop Anderson of Logan presided.
1t was 11:45 O'Clock a. m. when he
called the meeting to order, There wero
about seventy.five persons present. No
sooner had tho meeting convened than
and after several gentlemen had re.
futed his statements, the business of
the meeting was proceeded with.
The committee, which had been APP
pointed at meeting held August l to
canvass the district. call upon land own
srs and ascertain whether or no they de-
sired TO form an irrigation district, pre-
sented their report, stating that they
lad completed their canvass and had
ID irrigation district and 21S7 acres op-.
nosed.
Irrigation District Scheme Fails
The report was adopted. and thus the
scheme to create an irrigation district
'ailed. Then motion to adjourn was
made, but this was lost by vote Of 81
lyes to 81 nays.
There was an animated discussion
'ver ways and means to put the canal
nto condition. The question of in
rensing the capital stock was discussed,
md during the discussion there was
ome pretty plain talk. Finally it was
lecided to appoint committee of ten,
which is to consider what is best to be |
lone with the canal and report tho re:
ult OF their deliberations TO. the board |
# directors on Saturday. August 81,
# earlier. if possible. The meeting
hen selected these gentlemen as the
ommittee: Ed South. Charles c.. Wood.
=. A. Hendrickson, E, Il. Miles. Jr.,
William Bingham, L. P. Peterson, Jo-
cph E. Carbon, Abraham Smith, NJ. c.
ligby and Charles Reese. Then the
lecting adjourned, without date.
Protestants Represented by Counsel.
The protestants against the forma-
ion of I'm irrigation district had en-
Ioyed r. d. johnson Of Ogden as their
ttorney. and he was present and had
roxy, He did not, however, partici
ate i'll the discussion, but had the
cheme to form q district been carried
he protestants had something up their
eeves which would have surprised the
chemers.
In the absence OF Judge Hart of Lo-
an, Attorney Richards was present for
he Canal company.