Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-28
IRRIGATION COMPANY
DENIES RIVALS CLAIMS

duOpJeu ny ulTeClOTS VI lHe JOoC-
phine County Irrigation and Power
company at a recent meeting. The
resolutions were adopted because of
the claim made by the Chicago
Rogue River company that it possess
ed the water rights owned by the loc-
al company.
Whereas it has come to the notice
of the directors of this company that
the Chicago-Rogue River company,
an Illinois corporation, is issuing to
the public printed matter wherein
they are given to understand in ef-
feet that the contract for water for
irrigation purposes heretofore in the
year 1909 entered into between this
company and the Golden Drift Min
ling company, is in full force and eff
feet, and intimating or conveying the
conclusion that the said contract
may in some manner inure to the
benefit of the said Chicago-Rogue
|, River company.
And whereas, in truth and in fact,
the said contract was totally forfeited
by the said Golden Drift Mining COM
pany by failure to supply water un-
to this company or to the water users
, during the irrigation season of the
year 1910, Notwithstanding the de-
mand made therefor by this company
and the tender of the priced required
under said contract to be paid;
Now, therefore, be it resolved that
it is not the understanding of this
company that said contract is in force
or effect or obligatory upon this
company nor any of its water users,
but that in fact the same has lapsed
and become forfeited for non-per-
formance on the part of the Golden
Drift Mining company, and that the
public should not be given to under
stand or believe that this company
recognizes the continuance of said
contract or expects to to attempt to
further perform Hereunder said per-
formance having been rendered i'm
|, possible on the part of this company
by reason of the default of the said
Golden Drift Mining company.
And whereas it has been called to
the attention of this company that
the printed matter and prospectus of
the said The Chicago-Rogue River
company represents and holds out to
the public in substance that the said
Golden Drift Mining company has
and owns water rights for irrigation
purposes in the waters of Rogue
River excluding competition or the
rights of other proposed irrigation
companies to appropriate the waters
of Rogue river for irrigation pur-
poses, thereby giving the public to
,, understand that the said Golden
Drift Mining company owns and
holds exclusive rights for such pur-
poses to all the now available waters
of Rogue river;
Now, therefore, be it further re.
solved that it is the understanding OF
this company that it did on or apour
January /, 1909, file and locate OF
the waters of Rogue river for irriga
tion purposes, $4,000 miners inches
thereof and that at the time thereof
e and for a long time thereafter, the
- charter of the Golden Drift Mininl
Y company did not provide for or au
! thorize it to engage in the busines,
of irrigation or to appropriate watel
therefor or for any purpose othel
than mining and matters incident
thereto.
. And be It further resolved that 4
is the understanding of this compan!
o that the water thereafter during tn,
' irrigation season Of 1909 pumped ant
|. delivered In the bitches of this com
8, pany for irrigation purposes was tn,
n water located and appropriated b,
this company for such purposes, anC
J.. that the sums paid unto the salt
Golden Drift Mining company wer
e paid in consideration of the PUMPING
= and delivery Of the same.
q And whereas this company di,
!, heretofore on or about June is
1910, enter into a contract with tn,
=, Rogue River Irrigation and Powe
n company for mo transfer unto IN,
s said Rogue Riror Irrigation an,
Power COMPANY Of all its bitches
water rights, franchises and othe
= property, as well as its water users
a contracts, and pursuant thereto tn
\ said Rogue River Irrigation an,
n Power company has made and enter
\ "a into irrigation contracts witt
n numerous land owners along III
\ Rogue River valley for the furnish
y inc of water for irrigation purposes
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