New Ulm review., 1920-12-08
NUMBER 4g
big RESERliYO +
OPPOSITE 7 / CITY
AREA OF HUGE RIVER BASIN
PROJECTED WOULD BE
1850 ACRES.

TEN JUDGES CONDUCT FAR.
| REACHING HEARING HERE.
MANY NoTABLEs.
Somewhat Some Of a surprise was sprung
on the people Of New ,Ulm and vicinity
When plan that poryides for the con-
struetlo u 10 OF a huge reservoir, covering
approxlma II ately 1880 acres and ex-
tending from this city practically as
lar upstream as Fort Ridgely was
dlYulged through testimony given by
Adolph T. Meyer, Minneapolis con
sultlng engineer, at the hearing rela-
tl9Yee. tive to the proposed establishment of
the Minnesota Valley CoDervancy
District, DIST which was held in the court
Iroom TOO at the courthouse here, Friday
ana Saturday of last week. Mr..
Meyer testified in favor of the flood
control project, having made careful
survey OF the entire valley from Big
stone Lake to Mankato, and from
bluff to bluff, which consumed eight.
months time and represents his own
and the work OF crew of some 20
odd surveyors, during 1903 and 1910.
Many Objections Filed.
County Attorney C. E. Phillips Of
Blue Earth county petitioned the court
1or 2 s continuance l5iF Va Of the hearing to
permit {. those not as yet familiar with
the project to become better acuuaint-
ied With the provisions and conditions
under which it is proposed to in
augurate it. Similar requests were
fs5ades BY State Senator Frank =. nut
nam Of Blue Earth, on behalf Of Fari-
bault county; County Attorney George
T.. Sullivan OF Scott county; State
Senator Oluf Gjetset of Montevideo,
on behalf OF Lac qui Parle county;
Attorney }. L. Lobben of ST.. James,
for WatonWan county; County At
itorney Paul G. Cooper, for Martin
county; Attorney O. j. Finstad, for
Cottonwood county, and c.. j. Lau-
lrisch OF Mankato, on behalf of in
iterested clients. A few of the OBJ
|jectors eontended that opposition to
the establishment of the conservatory
district. in their respective counties
might be overcome by the dissemina-
ton OF facts concerning it, prior to
1sueh action. Senator Putnam went
into great detail in presenting his
SIDE OF the case to the court, dwelling
upon the various provisions of the
proceedings, and winding up his argu-
ment with motion to the court to
have the Blue Earth river excluded
| from the conservancy district. No
action was taken.
Some Favor Project.
/ +. G. Irwin of Belle PLANE was
present at the hearing and stated that
he represented farmers in Scott Sib-
I Hey and Carver counties, all Of whom
are heartily las in favor Of establishing the
] proposed eonseryancy district as a
means Of controlling foods in the
! Minnesota Nj valley. c. p: Bensel OF
! MonteVideo said that he had come to
81 New Ulm with the intention of OBJ
J jeeting against the project, but that
E upon discussing the matter with
Others present, he had changed his
|aai9nd and now faYors the establish
! sl.1qent et Of the proposed district. Mr.
j Bensel asserted that be represented
large number Of business men AM
small land owners in the matter.
!, Cliff Takes Up Gauntlet.
State Senator F, L. Cliff of Orton
). IWille, one Of the few men in the Stat
Legislature who have DEVOTED them
selves to the difficult subject of a
i ladequate food control in the Mime
sofa valley, took UP the gauntlet
Thrown down by Senator Putnma an
4 came to the defense of the stai
= drainage laws, Of which the provision
Of the proposed conservancy distri,
= form an integral part Among 9th,
things he asseverated that nature
: check valves, the lakes, ponds, .slougl
and marshes had been turned loo
lo9nto the loWlands in the valley al
4, that the state had lsgalized this i
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