The Parker post., 1913-11-29
THREE VALLEY
MEN ELECTED
WILLIAMS, DOWNES, HAUSER,
MURPHY AND HOBSON ELECT
ED AS DIRECTORS OF MUTUAL
WATER COMPANY.
(Palo Verde Valley Herald


de Mutual Water Co. held their an
nual meeting at Oxnard on Nov. 20,
and elected their board of directory
for the coming year.
More than $4,000 shares Of stock
was voted, and several thousand shar
es rejected, showing that proxy hunt
ers had been very busy.
A large number of stockholders at
tended the meeting and all knew why
they were there and exactly what
they were fighting for,-Whether the
Land e Water Co. would have three
directors on the new board or wheth-
er for the first time they would lose
control.
Early in the skirmish it was fair
ly accurately known that the Land
and Water Co. could vote two direc-
tors on the board with votes to spare
DoWnes was also apparently safe,
having 2574 shares which he could
accumulate on himself together with
Williams was instructed to vote for
Downes Ghiglieri with 1902 shares
also assured the proxy holders that
he would support DoWnes.
Success, therefore, called for the
elimination of either Williams, Walsh
OR Hauser from the race, but each
Of the three candidates had his sup
porters and a mutual agreement was
seemingly impossible.
When an agreement seemed hope
less, Williams arose and said that he
would withdraw from the race rather
than have the vote divided.
Downes instantly arose and said
that Williams withdrawal from the
race would cause more regrets from
the people OF the Palo Verde valley
than any other candidate; that he
(Williams) was the peoples choice
over any other man, and that he
(DoWnes) would surely elect William
regardless of a split vote or any
mans approval.
Hauser then arose and expressed
himself regarding his ideas relative
to his duty to the Protective Assoc
iatiOn and to others who had intrust-
ed their proxies with him. He said
that he was there to get three men
on the new board; that he had been
given his proxies with instructions
to vote them for the interests of the
valley; that his duty was clear to
him-that he would withdraw from
the race that Williams, Downes and
Walsh could be elected rather than
elect but two men to the new board
Of directors.
Walsh then addressed the assembly
saying in part that he was pledged
to vote for the candidates of the
Protective Association; that he was
one of those candidates and that it
was not consistent to his ideas of
duty to withdraw from the race.
The forenoon passed without the
proxy holders agreeing upon a choice
of their candidates. During the noon
hour Mr.. Ghiglieri was asked to state
just how he would vote his shares,
and replied that he would vote
them for Hauser, Downes, Williams
Murphy and Hobson.
The meeting was called at one o.
clock, Williams in the chair; and
motions were made, seconded and
passed with small regard to parli-
mentary deliberation A recess was
wanted and it was wanted soon.
Downes, Hauser, Williams, Walsh,
Murphy, Hobson and Stewart were
nominated. Then came an after
Eoon's fight in which about twenty
participants were all very busy.
The conclusion was finally reach
ed that Walsh and Salano would vote
all their proxies five for one for
Walsh.
The Land and Water Co. had 5000
votes more than were necessary to
eject TWO directors and they were Civ
en- to help elect Downes, Hauser and
Williams. These candidates were
elected together with Hobson and Muir
bhy, but it was a hard fight and
Walsh was a close second.
The annual report was listened to
and many questions were
asked and answered relative to the
COmpany's finances, holdings, con-
tracts etc. The actions of the board
during the past year were fully ex-
planned to the stockholders; and sew
eral of the stockholders expressed
themselves as having found things
in better condition than they ex-
pected.