| Show It Is a II matter of Croat IrGAl regret r grel the tho majority of ot the tM Supreme Court ot Utah have hwe hot been able lIbla to tIll tho Important matter of rights nf at Halt Luke Lake City to tl tho complete completo control of at Ih waters vii tarn flowing from Irom Lake through tho Jordan J river It Il has ha legally appropriated R to 10 beneficial USCH according to law aw In tho light In which they art are by tho representative i ot tho city and LInd by tho genera I In both bolh the suits that were decided against the city eft In till the district Il court and Minor Miner have sus sustained the action of or the lower court tho city and In favor of at the Power company while In both bOlh Instances Justice hall ms tak taken en the opposite position maintaining Ih hi rights of the city clU as liS against the subsequent claims of at the Ibe Power Dam people There Thero questions of ot law Involved Inv which lire are of or groat groot Importance to the people of the State Stal outside as nB well as Inside S H Luko LIko City That control of ot the Ih water corning Into Je Ie oily city which wan supposed to belong fully anti and en on entirely to the city ell corporation under the view of It the rights right Ion con conferred by the Ih Constitution of the Ih and by II the th statutory lav la and which were supposed to be Inalienable Is II sub subject under the rulings ot tho majority of ot lie court to be Invaded by private companies to establish person personal al AI Interests The majority ot the court may Inay bo right In the tha conclusions which they hey I ha ve but they the lire to the public the minority rUy opinion In eaten Is I regarded by many r of at the theW bar W n RII being more mort strictly In accord accordance n ft ance ane with Hh the fundamental principles Involved and also with the ls ot policy polley Ot a rot deal can enn be lIe urged on both aides 1111 ot these questions and different opinions may be honestly en entertained concerning them We can only add that the result appears to 10 be unfortunate for the r at of ot the tho city It and other olber Involved with It ItIn ItIn In tho We hall had boned expected a different result from tb long litigation II II gatlon which however lm hat boen botn conducted with eminent legal abil al ability alIt ity It from the beginning to the end ond |
