Show THE OTHER SIDE There are at least tast two sides to every question This saying is illustrated every day and its truth is so evident that no argument need be offered in its favor We have given to the public one side of the Both Bothwell well canal scheme that is the side of the objectors who form a large class composed principally of f agriculturists in the upper valleys particularly Cache Gentile GentHe anti and Bear Lake We now now desire to pre pre- present present sent as fairly as we can the other side of this project Mr Bothwell Both well the originator of the present plan for the diversion and utilization of a portion of Bear River disclaims any intention of attempting to take a single inch of water that belongs to anyone else or of injuring any other company or individual Hi scheme contemplates contemplates contemplates plates the utilization of large areas areal of land now uncultivated for lack of water for irrigation and of afford afford- affording affording affording ing a larger and more certain supply to farms now wholly or partly tilled At the same time he be expects to ma make e esome some money for the corporation which he represents In filing upon any stream or tributary he says he has only laid claim to its surplus waters And in doing that he has simply exercised the right that is open to any locator As to Bear Lake and the streams that run into it he thinks all ob- ob objections objections ob objections are removed by the fact that the lake has been set apart under Congressional provisions and the thea a tion of the Secretary of the In- In In a as a public reservoir lr and the unsold lands within a radl radius of two miles are withheld from market He con concedes e es that the part of his project contemplating the use of the lake as a secured source of sup sup- supply supply supply ply will have to be abandoned And it we understand him rightly his bis filings on the surplus water of the streams running into the lake will willbe willbe willbe be withdrawn withdraw n This will remove the antagonism to the scheme which was aroused in inthe inthe inthe the Bear Lake region and leave only that part of the scheme to be consid consid- considered considered considered ered which affects the people lower down o The point of appropriation bY- bY bye by Bolh ter Both well lJ canal is on the side of Ti t The e i Narrows or Bear River Canyon fc where B Bet Bear P River emerges from Cache Valley into Salt Lake Lake Valley 1 above Collinston The surplus waters water only can be taken as there are prior rights to the use uEle of Bear River water higher up the stream Wedo We do jo not see how this appropriation D could be prevented even If U it L to do so ao l is was desirable to attempt s w The right to the use of this surplus water is open to anyone any one who can cm utilize it The person or company company- that does this m must proceed under undo the course the laws of the Territory and thIS course is being pursued by the Both- Both Bothwell t well people 1 The idea of diverting the water water of Bear River Biver to Irrigate vast tracts f of land now uncultivated is not new I It t has been agitated several agitated several times No doubt it would would- would have been made practical before before- before J this but for the immense cost coet cost This This Mr Bothwell expects to 80 sup sap sap- ply ply and it must be conceded that i great great benefits would ensue from the t construction of such a canal caBal as J is 4 5 K t now contemplated It is true however that the beet best policy for resident farmers is to have control of their own irrigation affairs j affairs It is dangerous to leave them in iu the hands of great corpora corpora corpora- particularly when composed comPo of 1 of cUli capitalists lis residing re i at a distance But i But this project IS is too big for the agriculturists along the line of this the proposed canal and the only x question practically before th them m ra is whether or not they will a avail vall them them- themselves themselves selves s of its whether hether the the cost to them is warranted warranted by the prospective advantages s to be gained This is open for them to decide I It Itis Itis is an individual matter It is ez- ez e ex explained r to us that no farmer is ie or orwill orwill orwill will be compelled to take the wat r nor bind himself to pay for it Ithe If he chooses to do so that is his own affair The sum to be paid is larger than thal we stated It is eight dollars per acre and an annual rental of from 1 two dollars to two dollars and a half per acre with a grant of a right of f through the way to the company land land to be benefited But though a at farmer farmer may ow own n any number eIT acres of land he will not be required to contract for any more than he her J 4 pleases He will only pay for i which he engages This appears appear to be fair and equit- equit equitable able in principle As to the prIe L v t demanded that must be co con thoroughly before the terms are lri and each landowner r S SF F i to be his own judge of thee the A e of the promised water S y m ly It should also be borne in 1 i nd that when the amount of tJ Ji l t dollars per acre is paid it is gig f x Ure property of the company andt and t Mire l le of water su supply supply- supply a remote remoter 1 r we admit in view of t 5 volume of the would stream stream Ji restore re the money pai paid Re- Re Ret t could be had upon the corIon cors cor- cor s- s rotation Ion though and its works would always rf euld always be e valuable 1 Vow mew far a right established to the r surplus waters of Bear River ver at Y The Narrows would affect the the Pew w owners of land higher up the them theE J 7 m cannot now be determined B t it looks as though it might der de- de dei r i lUtr r new diversions of the water l e above Te and thus to some in yI i der fir further further agricultural develop- develop development A ment nt In the upper valleys But be t this ibis as it may the right of 4 J at the point named amed could J a tom not be interfered with by such con- con and the only thing for above to do o now is to se- se se-j se f eDie Buie cute their own water rights before the tI appropriation below is tf hed We b believe Mr Bothwell Both well is sin sin- y 1 sere in his expressed intention do tedo do y- y nothing likely to infringe upon V a a y s 's f eo ting existing rights or to injure settlers 7 above or below his point of di diver diver- Vt r- r ion lon of ot the stream We u understand s that i proposals have been made to t im a me prominent representatives of ia e e people to become members of the Ute Board of Directors and these watch the interests of the t t er V wing HAving ving given both sides of this tol question we leave it to tot toy t 0 dirties chiefly interested and it tl that hat the results of this project project 11 prove tove as beneficial as 11 II and promised by its pro pro- pro J 1 1 refers 18 li t i 0 |