Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-17
HIGH line
'''''' ELECTS Ei'EG BOARD
Old Directors Indorsed by
Unanimous Reelection
AT STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING MONDAY
kansas-Colorado Water Compromise
Discussed and Recess is Taken
to Jan. Is for Further Reports

to Jan. Is for Further Reports
The annual meeting of stock
holders of the Rocky Ford High
Line Canal Co. was held in this
city on Monday, and was one of
the most harmonious meetings of
this big company that has ever
been held.
As evidence that everything is
moving along satisfactorily to the
High Line it is only necessary to
report that the entire old board of
directors were unanimously re-
elected which bestows high
praise upon w. l., Sickenberger,
G. Il. Delong, L. d. Haines, w.
@. Beaty and L. L. Weiland.
An assessment of $3.50 per
share was voted, which is reduc-
ti6n of so cents from last year and
is also evidence that the affairs of
the company are being economi-
cally conducted.
The reports of officers were
read and approved and as many
readers of The Enterprise are
vitally in the High Line we here
with reproduce a portion of the
superintendents report:
| During the past year there was carried
into the canal of this company $500
acre feet or 5H acre feet per acre for
the $4,000 acres cultivated and irrigated.
| The water was run in the canal almost
continuously for the whole year, there
being but 26 days when the water was
out Of the canal. and at no time longer
than three or four days at one period
During the past two years the Huefano
river has been subject to considerable
high water and floods, which have carried
down and deposited in the river bed. Just
above our headgate. an immense amount
| of sand. This has now become a serious
problem, making it difficult to run water
into our ditch without carrying along
great quantities Of this sand, which. in
spite of the use Of our waste gates. is
being deposited along the upper line Of
the canal. Your superintendent has
endeavored to plan wsste-way through
and at the south end of the dam to carry
away this deposit, but it has not seemed
feasible as the dam IS located too far
below the mouth of the canal. Instead
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be placed near the mouth Of the canal
and above the present site OF the dam and
headgate with an open concrete eonquit
extended around and to an outlet below
the dam. A gate with 10 or / 2 foot
opening should be sufficient to enable US
to lower the sand in front of the mouth
of the canal. In addition to keeping a
large amount of sand from flowing into
canal, this would also nave tendency
to hold the current Of the river to our
headgate.
A portion of the dam across the river
is in bad condition and must be repaired
before attempting to pass through another
irrig ating season. The rating fume also
will require some repair work this COM
ing spring.
We still have some work to do at the
Apishapa syphon. At this time we are
putting in a istty in the creek bed to pro-
teet the west emoankmsnt and keep the
wash Of the stream from uneoyering the
syphon. In other words we are trying
) to keep the creek current over the low
part of the syphon.
The general condition of the canal was
never better and we are glad to say that
there will not be many thistles to fight
the coming spring"
Considerable discussion was
given to the terms and conditions
of the contemplated compromise
of the famous Kansas Colorado
water suit, but no definite action
could be taken until the compro-
mise contract-which is now in
the hands of the Kansas parties
is approved by them and regular
ly comes to the Colorado ditch
companies for approval, so re-
cess was taken until Jan. l5, when
it is hoped that matters will be in
trim for final action.
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