The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
HARMONY AND OPTIMISM
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ized by a spirit of complete harmony
and hopeful optimism. Every question
brought before the meeting was decid-
ed by practically unanimous voice.
Right after the dinner that was
nicely served by the local w. c. +.
U. in the basement of the Methodist
church the meeting was called to
order by the president, DR.. A. c. Nc
Clanahan, of Delta. The records
showed that there was represent I'D
about $1,000 shares, or about ten
thousand more than necessary for a
quorum.
| In his opening remarks DR.. Nc
| Clanahan injected enough optimism to
last through the whole proceedings, in
which he was ably seconded by other
speakers. There were ane or two i'm
portant problems to be considered.
Some problems can be settled in a
public way by the public but others
could be settled only by individuals.
Any message of cheer was cordially
invited, but we should stick closely to
the facts. 1.-The world" continued the
Doctor, sis suffering from deflation.
Potatoes, hogs, hay, wheat are all
down, but other things are also down,
though perhaps not proportionately as.
low. Mining is also suffering. There
| is seen a rising tide of failures among
manufacturers. There is a time to
kick, but this is not the time. The
] world is sick, but this is not the time
to kick the world" Taking up the
question OF domestic water supply.
the Doctor read letter from the
Washington headquarters of the rec
lamation service stating that the as
sociation could not use its mainten-
ance funds for the purpose of making
domestic water investigations. The
chair introduced Al Neale, Of Montrose
who was too well known to need an
introduction, as one who had, as usual,
had a message of cheer.
Mr.. Neale was glad to see SO many
present as it showed commendable in
terest To accomplish anything the
people of the seven counties, repre-
senting practically all of the Western
Slope, must stick together and work
together. This includes all classes OF
business. 1--WE simply must get the
| livestock back into the country" de-
clared Mr.. Neale. Everyone should
get at least a few head of stock and
join the Cattlegrowers' association,
which now has membership of $50.
The assessed valuation on our live
stock is the same as at Denver and
the river points. No allowance at all
is made for the big cost of getting
our stock to those points" The
speaker then did a bit Of advertising
for the Farmers and Stockmens' con-
ference to be held in Montrose this
week.
Senator Tobin declared that he
could see no relief for the shippers in
the matter Of freight rates until there
was a reduction in the cost Of operat-
ing the railroads. Eighty per cent Of
the gross earnings of the roads 90 for
wages and coal The senator urged
all the commercial associations and
other bodies Of the Western Slope to
get together all the data possible and
present 1t to the railroad officials who
will be in Montrose this week. He
thought that he might get 90-day
rate on products, which has already
been granted to the potato growers
of the Greeley district by the Union
Pacific railroad.
Project Manager Preston stated
that the cost of maintenance and OPP
Grafton of the project the past year
was $155 5,39313, and the receipts were
$151, ,2s0.3O, leaving deficit of
Il s2.2S9.SO. The water charges for the
coming year would probably be the
same as last year-$1O5 per second
foot He thought that this would
cover the cost of maintenance and
operation for the coming year, and
also pay off the deficit of last year.
An assessment Of ~ cents per acre
was voted for the running expenses
of the association. 1t was also de-
cided to continue the assessment of
so cents an acre on land that can be
irrigated but is held for speculative
purposes.
The financial report showed that
the collections for the past year were
s1,O47.13, which, added to last years |
balance made total OF $7,307.O5. The
expenditures amounted to $3445.55, |
leaving a balance Of $3.S6250.
A very important piece Of news
was the announcement that the depart
ment had granted the water users
until July / in which to pay the first
half Of the water rental, the other
half to be paid October 1.
1t was decided by motion practically
unanimously carried, that the board
Of directors be empowered to expend
not to exceed $2,500 to determine
the feasibility and probable cost of
the installation of domestic water