| Show A letter from flum prow provo city utah oct ath 1897 peter hansen esq county clerk door dear friend from what I 1 have seen in fix the newspapers and what I 1 have learned from B R S collet on yesterday there seems a prospect proe that the bonding water suit of defrieze et nl lai vs colton ot et al a is likely to be settled bottled in a manner so BO as to occupy but a brief timo time of the court at the No term I 1 am glad to learn of this thia and hope the will see eoe their way clear to amicably settle their questions of dit dif in this mattor matter upon terms all equitable rights leaving abo court to ratify their mutually agreed settlement battlement by decree this will bo be bettor in many respects the expenditure of largo large sums buma of 0 money in litigation will not create one additional pint of water ui lu a whole you yar to all of anthley valley but will disunite the people which impede prosperity the same money expended in constructing ting reservoirs leser in the mountains will adato add to the supply and this in crease creasa the of tho the lands of that excellent valloy valley however it this is ia not lone done quito quite a lengthy term of court will likely lecault in november truly yours aa W N X |
