Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-11
Nebraska
REED GETS WATER DATA
Trip to Denver Will Result in Plea
of Intervention in Colorado
Wyoming Suit.
BIG HARVEST IN RED WILLOW
(From a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN. Aug 1O-CSpecial.) -Attor-
ney General Reed thinks the data he was
able to secure at Denver relative to the
rights of water users in western Me-
braska, and now threatened I'm the litiga.
tion between Wyoming and Colorado, will
be of much value should this state decide
to intervene. The attorney general spent
three days at Denver and will later go
TO Cheyenne 20 collect additional evil
dence.
Wyoming brought suit against Colorado
two years and a half ago I'm the federal
supreme court. An injunction Is asked
against Colorado irrigators to prevent the
diversion OF water from the Laramie
river which flows into the North Platte,
into channels which would send It down
the other side of the divide. emptying into
the South Platte.
The state OF Colorado claims that under
its constitution at the time Il was ad-
mitted to the union in 1876 It had an alb
solute ownership and control of all water
resources originating within its own bor-
ders. irrespective of priorities In other
states. This Is the vital point In the liti-
gaton. Should Colorado insist on that
contention. Nebraska will Join forces with
Wyoming in urging the doctrine that
priorities govern, but II Colorado will
waive this part of the pleadings and have
the case tried on its merits Nebraska viii
not intervene.
The Wyoming-Colorado suit will he
reached for argument in the supreme
court at Washington next October and
Mr.. Reed plans to be there in time to
present his plea for Intervention. The
last legislature appropriated $4,000 for
the use of the state legal department in
uerending the rights of Nebraska water
users.
Before going to Denver the attorney
general conducted hearing at SCOTS
hluff on the complaint OF water users in
the North Platte valley. relative to scep-
age waters from the irrigation district
there Both the state and federal gov
ernments claim jurisdiction there ana the
federal government was represented at
the heari. g.
Thur' - Talk to Veterans
Former United States Senator John NJ
Thurston and former Postmaster Josenb
Crew OF Omaha were state house callers
today. They obtained from the State
hallway commission an order for the
benefit of a corporation in which tney
are Interested. They left for Central city.
where Mr.. Thurston speaks "Wednesday
at district Grand Army OF the Republic
reunion.
BiE Red willow Harvest.
Red Willow county viii harvest the
greatest wheat crop in its history, accord
ing to j. f. Cordial of McCook, formerly
a member Of the state senate who visited
at the capitol yesterday. The loss by
hail was Is per cent of the crop. but in
spite of that there was tremendous
yield. Wet weather did not interfere with
the harvest and most Of the wheat is
now harvested.
Horses Are Shy.
While government reports credited Me-
braska with 1.OSO.OOO horses on January /.
assessors were only able to find 80 coo
head. There were 10000 mules. or 1900
more than a year ago. Custer is the
leading horse county with 1864 and
Cherry county is second with $3.50. Ian
caster county has 17.4JO and Douglas
county 10175.