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Show Eugene oisen Pl Dresidins and Second This comment comes ail tne J M' U Irrigation System, Life Stream Carries Water Along West Side Of Wasatch Range MANY FOUL WORDS WASTED IN iron ti due i d. ety DESERT AIR OVER PROJECT any if ereon. Bothwell And Garland Started The Initial Work In 1889; Financial Troubles Arrived G e humorist in the valley has sard that if all the tears shed dv.-.n- g and after the building of the great irrigation project in the Bear River valley, were p)a"ed into the canal at one time they, would make a stream of 30 second feet. Or, if all the Wj.'ds used by the lawyers in the litigations brought on "by afthe difficulties encountered ter the construction of the canal were placed end to end they times woj'd reach several around the globe and to the moon and back. these assertions are not based on figures at hand, and as his is a materialistic age, it might be just as well. to say tha there were "heap much his plan. The company in turn, interested English and Scottish capitalists in the project and a survey was made which cost more than $40,000. After the survey had been made bids were called for and William Garland of Kansas City was awarded the contract to build the canal in June, 1889. Completed Main Line in 1884 Garlands contract stated that he was to build the canal as far as Fielding street east of Junction. Amos Corey and his brother were awarded the contract to build the water way from Fielding to Corinne, then as far as Thompson ranch In 1890. The canal was finished to Corinne in October of that year. talk. profanity) Bishop Carl Jensen signed a (including waved on the desert air over contract to extend the main line the outcome of the project Thompson ranch to within marily because of the financial two miles south of where the difficulties suffered by the Thatcher school house stands. builders. The work was completed in . "Wonder Of The Century" Two years later WilThe building of the 'Bear Riv liam M. Miller, S. L. Miller and er Canal system has been Christensen extended the claimed one of the wonders of canal to Connor Springs. The the latter part of the nineteenth ' work was finished in 1894 and century and some visitors even completed the main line of the went so far as to compare it canal. with the worlds fair held at A branch line, leading west Garland past Tremonton Chicago. and .Whatever rank the canal ' south of Appledale, west of Co holds in the worlds, building rinne, was built in 1896. The program it is safe to say that east side canal was built about no other irrigation project has 1900 with the aid of finances such a colorful history connec- supplied by James T. Hamted with its development. Most mond, who was secretary of the of the canals of the world have state of Utah for nine years. been built by governments or This part of the system was by inhabitants of a country to also supported by the Utah Idaassist them in producing crops. ho Sugar company. The east The idea behind the Bear River side project served Honeyville, canal was a speculative one Harper, Collinston and other with John R. Bothwell of Kan- communities to a point west of sas City as the speculator. Brigham. It seems that Mr. Bothwell in $2,500,000 Spent On Job 1888 heeded the word of Horace When the 111.5 miles of caGreeley who said, Go West, my nals and main laterals and 125 boy. Go West." He, therefore miles of small laterals of the came west and his speculative canal system were completed it eyes rested on the Bear River was found that approximately valley and its possibilities. $2,500,000 had been spent on the There he saw the future grain project. Of this amount fields; had been expended by , Saw the herds of sheep. and Garland and the Corey Brothers. The completion of this cattle; Saw the gather- project paved the way for the ed modern reclamation system Round their cheery burning used by the government today. fires; Later when an irrigation conSaw the factory wheels revolv- gress was held at Ogden thousands of people came to view ing, 'Grinding beets to make the the wonder of the world, the sugar; great Bear River canal system. Saw rich cream and countless As had been said before, the pri-jfro- m 1891-92- ac-To- d .nless hereoi sa in i ttnes Canal that delivers water to the farming areas from Cutler dam almo Brigham City. This canal was constructed in 1900 with finances supplied by Jai Hammond, who was secretary of the state of . Utah for nine years. Total cost canal svstem was about $2,500,000, but it once changed hands for only $80,000. Today it is valued at $3,500,00 history of the. canal is one of financial troubles.thousands of people depend on it for its actual value is beyond estimation for many livelihiod. With further development, including the installation of pumps, it irrigate 72,000 acres. it Is valuable because of its pre- souri, in gold coin of the Uni- two million dollars. tentious ntekeup, but it is ted States equal to the present Secured By Mortgage The payment of all worthless. Had the original standard of weight and fineness, plans matured the bond would on the first day of October in thousand bonds issued have no doubt retained its the year 1909 with interest there with the interest the: at the rate of alike secured by a mort on meanwhile, value. seven per centum per annum, deed of trust of even da The mortgage reads: THE BEAR LAKE AND RIVER payable in like gold coin at said with, made by the sail WATER WORKS AND IRoffice o nthe first days of April Lake and River Water RIGATION COMPANY and October of each year upon and Irrigation Companj Mortgage Twenty year first mortgage presentation and surrender of gold bond. Dated October first, the coupons hereto annexed as pany of Kansas City, ) 1889; Due October first, 1909. they respectively come due; re- its successors or assigns For value received the Bear serving the right, however, to tee, upon the real and Lake and River Water Works redeem this bond on the first property, system of cam and Irrigation Company, a cor- day of April and October of any ter works, water right! poration duly organized under year, at the option of said Bear heads, works and oth the laws of' the Territory of Lake and River Company, upon provements, reservoirs, and other Utah, hereby acknowledges it- payment of par value thereof, ditches, self indebted to York City and and a premium of ten percent rights of way, casemen County Banking company, in added thereto. This is one of ileges and franchises of the sum of $1,000 which sum it an Issue of two thousand (2,000) The Bear Lake and Rive Works and Irrigation promises to pay at the office of bonds, all of the same tenor number Mortgage and consecutively as particularly described Trust Company in Kansas City, from one thousand dollars, mortgage or deed of tn County of Jackson, State of Mis amounting in the aggregate to (Continued on Followin' East-Sid- e Jarvis-Conkli- . ? cheeses From the dairies of the valley; Heard the cities hum with busi- ness All because of irrigation. With this virion e'er before him, Settled he to build dream castles; Settled he to bring forth water From the mighty, big Bear river. Bothwell Had Only a Vision Mr. was greatly Bothwell handicapped as he had only $2,500 to carry on the enormous project; but, with high hopes went back to Kansas City and C t, Jarvis-Conkli- n - AUTHORIZED SALES KADSEK-IFRAZE- happy-famili- es ? n & SERVICE R Jarvis-Conkli(Mortgage Trust company had interested foreign capitalists in the project but for some reason or other, perhaps known definitely only by n the Englishmen and the trust company, foreign aid was withdrawn. Copy of Bond . While rummaging through some old files of the Bear River Valley Leader the publishers found an old mortgage issued by the Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation company of October 1, 1889, bearing seven percent interest valued at $1,000 with the date Jarvis-Conkliinterested the set for payment October 1, 1909. Mortgage & Trust company in The document makes one think n THINGS TO SEE IN BOX ELDER WITH TOMORROW'S FEATURE! . . . Brigham Young Memorial park is located between Second and Third west streets on Forrest street (two blocks straight west from the court house) in Brigham City. A monument marks it as the site on which Brigham Young delivered his last public address. The park .has grass and shade, and two concrete tennis ' courts. . VISIT BRIGHAM the car of today... YOUNG PARK SEE US DEPENDABLE SERVICE ON AIL MAKES OF CARS from MAH id raoTOEii 604 North Main Street Phone 1 and b Octo it hi Ogd and Fies t Givi iUG hers the whe sd th ly ur ors 1 bv as a, all over Jlit. ( an the a uled The cour Mr USE d by Mr, |