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Show UTAH LAKE IRRIGATION I PR0JECTG1VEN BOOST J Canal Officers and Improvement Committee Final- i I ly Agree Upon Basis of Value for Primary : j Rights-Believed Stockholders Will Confirm. il The meeting of tho Jordan River and Utah Lake Improvement commltteo v.-lth the officers, directors and attorneys attor-neys of the five canal companies Interested In-terested In tho Government improvement improve-ment project, held yesterday at the Commercial club, resulted In the adoption adop-tion of a basis of agreement with the Government, to which the directorate of every one of the canal companies is unreservedly pledged. The agreement Is that the canal companies accept 50 second-feet of water each, or a total of 250 second-feet in lieu of their primary pri-mary rights, leaving a balance of 750 second-feet for the Government to dispose dis-pose of to water users at a uniform amount per acre, as a source of repayment repay-ment for the outlay mado bjr the Government. Gov-ernment. The original proposition of the general gen-eral committee was that the canal companies com-panies accept a total of 200 second-feet second-feet of water for their primary rights, but several of the canal company's officials offi-cials considered this amount too small, the flguro most generally named by theso having been 300 second-feet. But the committee was quite certain that the larger amount would not be acceptable accept-able to the Government. DEBATE OF SIX HOURS. Tho meeting yesterday was in continuous con-tinuous session from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m except for a brief Intermission for lunch. The Government proposition was discussed Jn an Informal way in all Its phases, and, in spito of the fact that it was shown that the cost per acre would be the same, regardless of the valuation fixed for the primary rights, those who favored the higher figure held firmly for their demands. Votes were, taken at different times on the 200 and 300 second-feet propositions and both were defeated. It was not until a resolution fixing the amount at the compromise figure of 250 second-feet second-feet was introduced that the conflicting elements became united. There was then not a- dissenting vote, and the same question was afterward voted upon by the directorates of the sev- '1 eral companies with the same result. The resolution passed was as follows: THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED. ' "Resolved, That we recommend as a 1 basis of agreement with the United States Government for the improve- j IH ment of Utah lake that the water user3 ' of the five several canals accept In 1 lieu of the present rights of said water users 250 second-feet of water (50 seo- 8 ond-feet for each canal) to be deliv-I deliv-I cred to said water users at the heads I I of their respective canals without ,IH charge by the Government: and that 1 jH the entire cost of the Improvements be 1 charged against the remaining 750 sec- ' I ond-feet of water to be apportioned by the several canals and others In such I manner and at such price as may be i hereafter determined." CANAL MEETINGS CALLED. ( It was decided that meetings of the i stockholders of the several canal com- ( il panles should be called at once that J ifll the proposition may be presented for ' their approval or rejection. It Is he- ' lieved that there will be little, if any. 'H opposition from the stockholders, the ' ; proposal being certainly all that could '1 be desired In tho way of liberality to the water users. Members of the gen-eral gen-eral committee will, so fax as possible. lattend these stockholders' meetings, to present to them the details of the plan. The meetings were called as follows- Utah and Salt Lake Canal company, March 12 at 11 a, in., at the Fourteenth ward meeting-house. ( East Jordan Canal company, March ISth at 2 p. m., at Sandy. South Jordan Canal company, March jH 14th at 11 o'clock, at the West Jordan meeting-house. i IH North Jordan Irrigation company, March 17th at 11 a m., In the Taylors- y ll vllle meeting-house. 'H THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT. jH Those who were present at yester- iH day's meeting were as follows: Col. ' jH (Continued on Page 16.) ; (J DTAH LAKE IRRIGATION PROJECTGIVEN BOOST (Continued Prom Page 1.) Edwin F. Holmes, Prof. A. F. Dore-mus, Dore-mus, W. B. Ennis, Thomas P. Page, Angus M. Cannon and John C. Mackay of the general committee; Peter Larson, Lar-son, president, and Sam T. Seddon, M. Ross Porter, James Peterson, James jW. Dausie, directors of the Utah and Salt Lake company; J. W. Fitzgerald, N. A. Nelson. William Boggus, S. M. Whlttemore, Joseph S. Mousley. directors direc-tors of the East Jordan company; Charles B. Miller, Albert Mabey. N. C. : Peterson, Nell Gardner, Lewis Brlnger- ' hurst and Joseph Hlbbard. directors of tho South Jordan company; W. H. Halgh. president, and W. J. Home and Henry L. Bowden, directors of the North Jordan company. In no case was there more than one absentee from any board of directors. In addition lo those mentioned the attorneys at-torneys of the various companies were present, and the Salt Lake and Jordan Canal company was represented by Mayor Morris, George D. Dean, chairman chair-man of the council committee on irrigation, irri-gation, and City Engineer Kelsey. It vas the first really representative meeting that has been held since the Improvement committee began work on the Utah Lake proposition, and the members of the committee feel much encouraged, both on account of the interest in-terest taken and the fact that it has Anally been given something tangible to work upon. Following the general meeting the cornmltteeo held a brief session to arrange ar-range for tho stockholders' meetings which aro to follow and to consider the interests of the dry fanners. In whose behalf there has been no occasion for action until the basis of settlement with tho canal companies should have been disposed of. It was decided that a meeting of the committee should be lipid In the office of Angus M. Cannon next Thursday at 11 a. m., which com-mlttcees com-mlttcees representing tho dry farmers on both the east and west sides of tho valley are Invited to attend for consultation consul-tation In regard to what may be done for them through tho Government pro-i pro-i Ject. |