Arizona republican., 1910-05-05
UTAH CANAL
 CONFERENCE At Which a Majority Of the Stock Was Represented ANOTHER MEETING CALLED
It is Understood That the Proposition to Turn the Canal Over to Govern ment Will Be Almost Unanimously Agreed To

Another morning and afternoon Ses-
 sion of the stockholders of the Utah Canal company was held yesterday in
 the Mesa opera house. with a good majority of the stock of record in
 the company represented. The fea- ture of the entire proceedings was d
 vote taken to determine the real sense of the meeting with regard to trans ferring the physical property of the system to the government, resulting [ in a unanimous vote in the affi-ma- tive. It is true that there We're number e talks made against the proposition and there were at times indications fat there was q lossibil- ity of d slight hitch which might de- velop at the time that the vote was Iut, bur whel the IuesIipn "f sell ..ig the canal was rut even ;hc most sansuine were sl'rpr; s',l at the result. | k. w. Westover. one of the most ral- ical insurgents under the Utah cana! against the proposal .o sell, was preS- c.It and voted 'r make tine transfer to the government. in view of the
 fact that there is a possibility of his not being able to attend the next meeting. he gave his proxy to b. P.
 Jones, who is collecting proxies with instructions to vote on the proposi-
 ton in the affirmative
 The next meeting of the canal com
 pany will be held Wednesday morn ing, May II. at which time the real issue will be put up to the stock holders. By those in q position to ! know, it is stated that there in
 all probability will bs very near n
 unanimous vote to transfer. It is known that there are few stock holders who are unfavorablc to d sale. but it is belieN cd that all oppo- sition will practically be eliminated
 next week.
 A sort of backfrc has been start ed to the effect that in the event that the Utah canal stockholders do not care to come over. the govern ment will take over the Utah eXtcn- sion the stockholders of which arc
 ready and anxious to sell their prop
 erty In the event that tle extension is taken over water will be run
 through the Mesa canal and a cross cut will be made connecting up with
 the extension. leaving the Utah land
 owners with only the natural flow of
 the river tc fall back upon. However.
 in the event that the Utah canal stockholders proper decide to sell,
 then the water will be continued
 through the Utah to the extension as
 in the past. The fact was brought
 out yesterday that the government IS
 supplying the land owners under the
 Utah canal with stored water. so
 that their delay in getting together
 on decision to transfer will in no
 wise work hardship on the grow
 ing grain. At the meeting last Sat
 urday. the fact was brought out that
 the government was giving the Utah
 land owners their regular flow of
 water under the Kent decision. and at that time it was stated that if the flow was discontinued. within two weeks crops would be perishing.
 D. r. Jones has been made chair
 man of the proxy committee and those who can not be present at the meet ing next Wednesday should see him and give him their proxies. full vote in the sale of the Utah canal is necessary.