Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-04
RECEIVERS WORK
BRINGS GOOD RESULTS

company poSssonou sn0 S0T
mitting a proposition OF the Chicago
Rogue River company. to lease the
Golden Drift property during the term
of the receivership. This proposition
set out that the Chicago-Rogue River
company Is the owner OF the irrfga-
tion bitches and is the owner OF all
other property of the Josephine Coun-
ty Irrigation and Power company. and
practically the owner Of certain con-
tract with the Golden Drift Mining
company which required the receiver
Ito pump water into the bitches bought
of the Josephine County Irrigation
and Power company.
The court hearing on the petition
was set for June 29, 1911. On that
day the Aments, as defendants In the
Golden Drift suit, filed number OF
objections to making such lease. one
of which was the objection to having
the Golden Drift plant used for the
purpose Of giving irrigation, and ask
ed for more time to file an answer
The court granted until July 10 to file
an answer as the defendants wanted
the objections treated as demurrer.
On the opening Of court, July 10, the
Judge handed down a decision over
ruling the objections and said he
would hear the case on It's merits. Mr..
Hough, as the attorney for the Am
ents, refused to file any further an
swer, so the court took the petition of
the receiver under advisement, and
during this last week entered on the
records a court order authorizing the
receiver to lease all Of the Golden
Drift property to the Chicago o-Rogue
River company for the term Of the
receivership, and approved the form
of the lease to be signed by Mr.. Whar-
ton.
In reviewing the irrigation situa-
tion 1t Is noticeable that Judge Calk-
ins is deserving of great deal OF
credit for enabling the public to have
irrigation this year. 1t seems to have
been recognition OF the public's
rights as of equal importance to the
rights of the parties to the litigation
that largely influenced the court to
make the court order last winter
which permitted the receiver to issue
receivers certificates and proceed
with the repair of the property. With.
out these certificates Il is quite GER
, tain there would have been no repairs
on the dam and there could have been
mo irrigation this year II the order hai
, not been made.
a This last court order puts the irri
cation project, which was frs
, launched by local business men
squarely on business basis, and the
irrigation question is in no way az
n fected by the personal interests oi
a any Of the parties to the Colder
Drift litigation. Under this cour
order the lessee Is required to pa!
/, all expenses and maintain the prop
i, erty free Of expense to the receiver.
h This arrangement will operate t
n put the receivership on cash basil
:. and will enable the receiver to even
/. tually turn the property back to tn,
, owners, as determined by the court
!. In good physical ana healthy II
nanclal condition. Mr.. Wharton will
get the credit Of having administer
n ed the affairs OF large estate In al
economical and businesslike man
,r ner, which is not the rule in receiv
J. ershlps.
- II will be remembered that tn
= receiver was appointed just after tn
It big flood OF November, 1909. Thi
" flood took away a large portion q
y the dam, the big pump and pump
- house, and left the remainder OF tn
n. dam In such bad condition that
was looked upon as complet
Oh wreck and the disaster was such
=, a. blow to the irrigation project this
II was virtually public calamity an
X left landowners practically withor
hope. This calamity was intensifie
" by the fact that the Golden Drl
n, company was badly In debt, withot
& credit and with only three cents
Ia money with which to preserve Ii
property and make necessary repair
Today the property Is In exceller
IL condition and the recelvership HI
the confidence OF the public and al
limited credit. The operation OF Il
~ plant under this lease will make
~ ~ self sustaining from now on. Tn
ye is due solely TO the excellent way
IL which the receivership has been hal
at died.