Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-03-09 | Page 7 | Emery County Water Case

EMERY COUNTY WATER CASE Hearing Resumed at the Church Historians His-torians Office Apostles Lund John Henry Smith and President Reubeh Miller of Emery stake were recently appointed by Judge Johnson as referees In the Cottonwood Emery county water case which Jn j volvcs the rights of owners of nineteen canals and ditches who livo in Orange vllle and Castlcdale The referees spent a week at Castlcdale taking cvl j dence and yesterday listened at the Church Illatorians office to arguments I I by Attorneys S TL Thurman and W 1C Reid The question IB one which affects af-fects all the residents of both thieo towns Ordinarily said Apostle Lund yesterday yes-terday the people down there have water enough but last year there was a scarcity and much trouble followed between thoowners of about nineteen canals which are taken out of Cottonwood Cotton-wood creek In order to determine the 1 exact status tho suit was brought Wo find the problem a greater one than we l anticipated There is a big and con fli ting mass of evidence to be sifted i and It will tako us considerable time togo to-go through it all It will bo a good thing when the present suit is decided as it will undoubtedly save much indl vidual litigation In the future