The Ordway new era., 1913-08-01
ordway. Crowley County, Colorado.
An Open Letter

A4A SHSA ASSSSA
Mr.. William Broadbent,
Chairman Farmers Protective Com.
Ordway, Colo.
Dear Sir:
After making careful study of the
plan agreed upon between your com
mittee and the Twin Lakes Land s.
Water company for the reorganization
Of the water supply under the Colo
RADIO canal our company has reached
the conclusion that IL is fair and wise
settlement of controversy which has
for long time been a disadvantage
to all OF the land owners In our valley,
and we have decided that we will give
the plan our hearty support.
Our company still owns about six
Thousand acres Of land which will be
EN- mbraced In the settlement and while
this will require us to contribute
nearly flfty thousand dollars to the
plan at the settlement rate OF eight
dollars an acre and, while the threat
enIng outlook for our sugar business
naturally makes us hesitate to assume
new burdens, we feel that it is our
duty to give your public-spirited work
our cheerful support and feel more
over that we are under obligations to
your committee and to the officers
and directors OF the Twin Lakes Land
Il Water company for the broadmind.
ed and able way In which you have
compromised your differences OF opin-
ion for the general good OF the com.
munity. We will urge all OF the land
owners in this neighbnrhood,t to unite
In the plan and hope and believe that
you will have their unanimous sup
port.
cannot believe that any land own
er who understands the plan can hes.
itate moment to accept It, think
we all agree that the addition OF Lake
Henry to the project, while not nec-
essary part Of the plan, will at some
time be wise. but that it is not yet
clear that this addition can be made
without inviting many legal complies.
tions and resulting delays; but II the
spirit OF fairness, OF co operation a0d
mutual interest and good will which
is rapidly developing under the aus.
pices OF the settlement prevail. IT can
make but little difference whether
LAKE Henry In Included in the reor-
ganization or not and we are Joining In
the general plan with the full under
standing that Lake Henry is to be the
subject OF further consideration by
| the new board of directors and our
C 'mpany. and that in the meantime
our united efforts are to be directed
to closing up the rest OF the plan.
cannot express to your committee
my appreciation OF the friendly atti-
tude you all took in response to my
our company. II the farmers at Ord
way and west Of Ordway will unite
this fall In assuring us Of beet con
tracts from that territory aggregating
three thousand acres at our proposed
new price of IS so per ton for l6 per
cent beets and over. and S. 90 for beets
between ~ per cent and 10 per cent,
and the Ordway banks will finance the
loans to the beet growers in the Ord
way and Olney territory, our company
will grow itself two Thousand acres
OF beets at Sugar City, and get con-
tracts from Sugar City farmers and
lessees for another Thousand acres, SC
as to insure for next year the greatest
and most PROSPEROUS cam DaipO In the
history OF the company.
l think you all understand that,
without reference to the tariff, this
company is not justified iu continuing
its operations after this campaign un-
less 1t can get an ample supply OF
beets. With the tariff still untouched
we sold our output last year at an
average price Of less than 81 80 a hun
dred pounds. We have sold nearly
three million pounds nf our Sext
years output for October delivery at
81 q hundred pounds, and our aver
aye beet supply for the last fye wears
has been less than thirty two thous
and tons A plant designed and oper-
ated for nearly twice that supply can
not, of course, make its expenses
under these conditions.
Faithfully yours,
FRANCIS K. CAREY,
Julv % 1919 President