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Show Bvej Rights Now Put In Question Company Filed Suits That s Eu-rr Water User's BHtlghtN In Question. Hovo river Is lm-61vcd in a Bnat may change present con-Bn con-Bn the river from the prcBcut Bti entirely new basis. Hvery B" or individual owning u water from tho river Is af-B'lic af-B'lic suit Is brought liy the Bfaorvolr company of Provo Bights and claims to water In Af river, Mpng to tho complaint, which 01cd next Friday' or shortly B? I'rovo Rosorvolr compnuy defendants In the suit tho Provo and Holier and the Midway and Charleston; also canul companies and cor- Including the Utah Power company and other Interest owcr sites on tho river; also BBj' n thousand Individuals who vo private rights or Interests "1 companies, four years ago tho Provo company was rnrmed to der cultivation about 2'I,HUQ arid Innd In l tali and Salt "lies, it purchased the Illue "I rninpnuy'H right to water "vo rlvor. the Pony 8teel the water or tho William date, the Knoch springs, I.ll-g, I.ll-g, Hound Valley creek and r Interests along tho I'nno. pnuy thru went lo the head H'T "ml formed a great rrser-m rrser-m miinlier or small lakes locat- lops of mouutaliiH In Wu-1 Wu-1 Kiimmlt cnuuties. Hero they K'nter during the winter and ler period ror the summer 'L lifts for Its purpose three K alms' First, to determine m of water on laud; bccoikI, uut of water each company 3r jliH he entitled to; third, wMr the court to appoint n cmii-erBou cmii-erBou to dlatrihutn tho waters Iver Hnuuilter 0f weeks tho directors Mfrovp Heuervolr company have boon holding meetings witli tho farmers farm-ers of Hint section and Wasatch county coun-ty for the purpose of reaching agreements agree-ments on points that can be settled outside of tho courts. With many companies com-panies thcBo points havo boon practically prac-tically settled nnd much expense has been saved. At tho present tlmo there nro two decrees settling claims on tho river, but the purchase of the interests named and tho storing of high waters has brought about a changed condition which cannot bo settled except by a court decree. |