Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-25

attention at the annual meeting of
the Arkansas Valley Ditch associa-
ton in La Junta last Friday.
The talk of Attorney +. A. Sabin
who has been gathering evidence for
the suit, occupied the attention of the
meeting and it was learned that it
will probably take about three years
to get together all the testimony.
Attorney Sabin spoke of the prog
ress that had been made with the
Kansas Colorado suit in which some
fifteen bitches in this valley are in
volved, and in which the whole state
| is deeply interested. Mr.. Sabin
stated that several sittings of the ref
cree had been held taking testimony
for the plaintiff and that these sit
tings had been held all the way from
Boston to Los Angeles. 1t will prob
ably take two or three years to COM
plete the testimony. While the peo-
Pile of the valley have no fears of the
result, yet it must be fought hard,
and the other side are scratching up
every bit of testimony they can get
Engineer A. A. Wieland made a
statement to the association regard
ing the amount of water that would
have to be in the river at Rocky
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der to give them $50 feet at Hartland,
Kas. The balance between those fig
ures would be taken up in seepage
and evaporation. He also stated that
they had been gathering information
in regard to the pumping plant in
Kansas, and that they had photo
graphs from all of these plants. to-
gether with the hcadgates of all the
bitches between Pueblo and Hart
land, Kansas, and they were enabled
to show that the lands that would be
served by bitches in Kansas could be
supplied from these pumping plants.
He further showed that the condition
OF the river during the carly and late
seasons would not permit of this
amount of water being taken from
the river, as it would ruin all the land
under the bitches Of this valley, -ex-
cept in the months of June and July
when the river is i'll flood. He also
stated that they have registers at DIFF
ferent points in the valley. at Pueblo.
La Junta. Holly and other points, a
record of which has been kept for
years and which will show accurate
ly the annual flow of the river.
Secretary Hall then made state
ment in regard to the numerous lake
reservoirs and bitches that have been
built and are taking water from
streams tributary to the Arkansas,
the Fountain, the Beaver, St. Charles, |
Apishipa and the Purgatoire. The
resolution was adopted instructing
the executive committee to employ !
engineers to keep accurate measure
ment OF the amount of water taken
out by the bitches and reservoirs,
The question of finances were taken |
up and the assessment of S2.5o per |
foot on the $500 feet of priority af- |
fected by the bitches involved, which |
will make fund of $500 for carrying |
on the work
A resolution was adopted raising |
the number of committee from FIVE to
seven. The committee reported the |
following names which were adopt |
ed. the first three are ex-officio mem |
bers OF the executive committee: G |
NJ. Hall. president; c. X. McHarg. |
vice president; J. ID. Craighead, sec
rotary and treasurer; p. B. Movies,
w. S. Movies. w. s. Partridge, E. Fl. |
Gerecke and J. L. Lewis. The execu- |
tive committee was empowered to fill
all vacancies that might occur in com
mittees.
The following resolution was pass
ed:
Whereas, Death has removed from
our midst, our long time friend and
esteemed fellow citizen, the Honor
able James w. Beatty, be it
Resolved, By the Arkansas Valley
Ditch association that we meet in a
spirit OF sadness today because of his
absence from his accustomed place
among us. Further be it
Resolved, That we miss his wise
counsel and realize that hereafter we
shall not have the benefit of his years
of practical experience in carrying on
the business OF this association. Fur
ther be it
Resolved, That this community has
lost, i'll his passing, one of its staunch-
est citizens, and one of its abest and
most popular leaders. Furthermore
be it
Resolved, That we express to his
relatives Our deepest sympathy, in
their and our sorrow, and that we
join with them in bowing our heads
in grief over their and our loss. Fur
ther be it
Resolved, That copy of this reso-
luton be certified by its secretary,
be forwarded to Mrs. Fannie B. Beatty
at Manzanola, Colorado.
They also passed the following
resolution:
Whereas, The Honorable w. f.
Wiley. who for many years has been
president of this association, has re-
moved from the state of Colorado
rendering it necessary for him to sew
er his connection with the ditch in
terests OF the Arkansas valley, now
therefore be it
Resolved. By the Arkansas Valley
Ditch association at a meeting there
of held in the district court room, in
the county court house, in the city
of La Junta, Otero county, Colorado,
on Friday. the 18th day OF April, 1913,
each OF the fifteen corporations con-