Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-03
PROTEST USE OF
STERLING POWER
FARMERS WHOSE LAND IS OVER
FLOWS OBJECT TO FLAsFt-
BOARDS on DAN.
-4szrirs e .tsis Before .sior ttsr
-s~-Rsss-ts VII Be Furnish
"a % Wsshirstor.

Uss % fasaboarss o. tse dan a.
st~-uar by tas Rock River tishi a
Poser company f. bcinz protested b.
farmers near thas pace. whose land
ls aoosed b. fhs backing up - water
b. ere dam. They have given the GOV
-ram~rt an easement over their lands
.aaE asr. Cor fHr pr-guaT of feeding
enc Henuepir canal. blt they claim
ftas fh~ use % aashboarfB for pur-
pose o. obtaining head fpT uaferpov a.
foats their properties Co q I~isht more
chan Iaa. for which th~ riEhf 81 over
r8u vas granted 4 hearing uu the
natter vas h~Is before Major g. ~.
ueHmau. Ia charge of thr O.. S Pm
s.ne~rs's once here. yesterday.
Ni-asrs. Brewster and Weaver for
fEr petitioner declared that the lands
81 th~ir clients has been damaged by
che action % the power people and fur
rhrr claimed that the government had
90 right 20 permit the Overflow o.
these lands for any other purpose than
.fas % Furnishing en0gEh water 90
ft~ canal for convenient navigation.
Built Power House.
Tho power house vas completed ou-
lr nsr August. 90 au expense Of nearly
$3.50 600 arco-dirs Co the statement
1r Judge a. g. Wo.farsperEeF. the
e1nrauya attorney and since that
daf- t.~ farmers vrUEs rruperticF are
arerr1arrd snF fhr water has been
from ono Oh t.p frrt hiFErr thau has
been rrr case during enc scFe1 years
previous
Tho z1Fr-um-at urruirfcf The
slerTae Hydraulic company. and 'afrr
sf~ LErHf a. FovTr company which
leased fsr formers rights f1 use tHe
dam and because she feeder took ausy
ere rrH % a certain amount % water.
atgee4 taT concern tp p-ut.d@ q pond
aE~ rrgai f1 u. uot fH exceed COS
t-ef. uerarpiH tsfHu
Tfts fEarr vas tge MAXIMUM height
rrsf Es~ waller vaH permitted 90 reach
ap5r rer farms ul.rT fTr feeder Graz
verses. ard .- T1 provided .1 thr con.
tracts H0rr ..r farmers FrraHrr fHr
Effsst has a1r been .rerer SEED brruEa
.asr Point. fGr power company cialus
sasF no r.Ffts have been tread area.
csrsts-s oerrfse Claimed.
v- Brewster Cor tte refiu6ucrs ne.
serted GuarrrF. chat aar1 trr ruH
ever r.F property Hf a.r client. eae
agreed gu1e t1r con .arFariur. tIar
90 .s1Es1 o. re.rs tsr dam for pow
~ Hfs FsDazrF ~ or mentioned ir tae
contracts tf~ further waiufa med
EFeFr Be- go hope. NOW l-af a puesF
company operate .r-rF. uf f.r farms
ever eras5Ez fT 1r overflow rI. FuFsI-
BI5lF az fEr canal eess.aE f1 Hr or
Grated .s always present De- asserted.
art eHfrr sues coalition che farmer
a1alf have their tsEt restored t1
fH~r as if eas before t1- 9011.He
H~ therefore declared further con.
sIferaf'1a sEoa't b. made ~ 'Hr com.
barF should continue tH zee tHr safer
judge wo.fe-pTrzrs. lgr Che p1syr
company declared tfaf au Frr power
corporation had done vas .r utmost
E11f faith. chat nearly 81 quarter mile.
lion dollars uaF spent iH constructing
Fh- plant and shat rl. government.
tav.rs given them rIEff tp use tho
zNta r1udaEr iu lieu % water other
Etsr taken away. could ros SEQ this
head lowered and tine plant made prae-
Ideally worthless.
Sfer1=uphic report 90 the hearing. .
together vitf Major Hoffman, report. .
riu D. forvar1ed tu rho var depart
mruf Tor revIce and decision.