Show ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASHLEY UPPER old board ol of directors lie he elected question of taking over water filing was not discussed S it was expected that the question s of taking over the don B I 1 cotton colton water filing would come up it at the annual meeting of the ashley cuper irrigation company on oil monday but no men tiou tion was h made of it the only business of importance transact ed was the report of the secre tary and alic election of directors for the ensuing year the report of the secretary treasurer showed that the receipts for the past year amounted to and that the disbursements bur amounted to 87 leaving a balance of ane greater pal pait t of tile the money expended went ent fur for maintenance ot the canal and paying a few debts the assessment was 22 1 2 cents per acre but it is believed the amount needed for actual maintenance would not exceed 17 12 cents per acre the old directors J J clarence bird and george W perry were reelected elected re B D was re appointed bythe br directors secretary treasurer in the ashley upper there ore are 1120 shares of stock and each share represents water for 10 acres of land in recent years the stock hassone has gone up in value it now sells for per share and not so very many years yeara ago it cot could I 1 id be bought tot for 25 per sh share are |