The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-02-07
fund:

Salary of engineer and assistants.
s1.s54.87.
Printing and supplies. s5s6.39.
The executive committee of the
association has endeavored to ex-
pend the fund for the defense suit
where it would do the most good.
Valuable information has been col
lected from all sources by both the
attorneys and the engineers. The
defense of this suit is now receiv-
ing careful thought and attention
by all ditch men interested.
1t is true that it is a heavy ex-
pense to fight a suit Of this kind
bu. the prosperity of the Arkansas
vale: is at stake and our prosper
ity MI st be preserved.
A member of the Arkansas VAL
ley Ditch association complained
against the use of water on Beaver
creek. under what is known as the
Beaver Land and Irrigation com
pany's project in Penrose. Colo
RADIO. This is a McNeil-Penrose cor
poration. the same parties who
are bringing suit against the Colo
RADIO bitches. II Is a notable fact
that when this suit was brought
against the Colorado canals that
suit was not brought against the
Beaver Land and Irrigation COM
pany, and they own over 100 second
feet of water OF various dates on
Beaver creek. In 1908. about 32
second feet of water was transferred
to this company. The members of
the association complained that this
new use of water on Beaver creek
was an injury to his vested rights.
The association instructed its at
torney and engineer to look into
the matter and IL the facts were
found as represented. to bring a
suit in equity against the Beaver
Land and Irrigation company on
the enlarged use of this transfer
red water.
A general report was made to
the association by its engineer. A.
A. Wieland. The association has
collected and expended during the
last year $4,000 In issuing daily re-
ports of river and ditch conditions
for the benefit of its members. in
collecting Information for the use
in water distribution and for keep
ing track on the flood flow OF the
tributaries of the Arkansas river.
An assessment of $1.30 per Sec
nd foot on the decreed priorities
of the members was voted. This
with the so cents per second foot
back assessment will give the as
ISOLATION practically $1,000 for ex-
penses for 1912. This money will
be expended in issuing the daily
reports to members for protecting
the vested rights of members. and
for assistance In the distribution of
the waters of the Arkansas river
Besides the representatives men,
sAch'o aDOft Nas Pi'Stht at
the meeting Attorney F. A. Sabin.
Benz. G. Wilson. water commission
er Of district IL. and Engineer A.
A. weiiand.
The following is a list OF the
canals and their representatives at
this meeting:
The Bessemer Irrigation Ditch
company. C. X. McHarg. Pueblo.
The Excelsior Irrigation Ditch
company. J. N. Beatty. Manzanola.
The Twin Lakes Land and Wa
ter company, Messrs. Green and
Beaver. Ordway.
The Rocky Ford High Line Canal
company. Messrs. Hall and Sicken-
berger. Rocky Ford.
The Oxford Farmers Ditch COM
pany. Messrs. Barnard. weiland.
Stauder and Mckinley, Fowler.
The otero Irrigation district.
Messrs. Craighead, Tate. Taylor and
Beerbohm. of La Junta: and Frank
Taylor of Pueblo.
The Reorganized Catlin CONSOLE
dated Canal company. Messrs. Beat
ty. Gauger and Marshal of Manza
nola-