Show T O W WI I I n no y b Conal anaI j Stockholders Set Forth Their Slue Side of the ilie Irrl Question ion I t DO NOT WISH TO OBSTRUCT f J i They file Simply Desire to I Pro Prot t L Certain Nights HI Acquired in Utah tah Lake LuliC Waters W Vp t Jordan Salt s it lake Count Mr Ir I Dear noa r 4 thal that tho position of ot tho tiO South Jordan canal may mn ma bo moro more thoroughly under umer understood stood tood by L tho people of or Jt this state tte 1 I shall n k for Cor or a little space ACU In l s your our valuable p and also tho the Indulgence of the ther r 4 leaders of oC your our paper pallor provided you ou can see Bee your WilY Way Ay cloar clear to allow the space ce a for fOt this letter Iter j The rue stoc stor u it t tha tho th South Jordan have been criticized In thu rs of ot Salt Halt aIL aLko City elly lly for tor or fr r what homo t plo pio choose h sc to cull call stub Ui tI and they have hae styled us is ob obstructionists obI l I t Now Nov the tho rent real facts acts In Inthe Inthe inI I the ar The Th South Jordan 1 Canal company does dO do 9 jt wish to ob obstruct thu tho proposed d Improvements upon Utah lake Ilko Jordan river and they If have IUlo never nover attempted such auh a n thing or orJo ijo Jo they thc Intend to do go so but bul tho the com company pany has haa acquired certain rights In tho the bike Ilko which they thc are arc determined to lo pro pru protect lect IC It they can In the tho first t place the ourt decreed nil of or o tho the water that tho the Inko inke will discharge at lit what Is known ns Lu compromise com prom Iso point which Is COS Goa GO cubic cubicLE LE feet fees anti and upon the tho testimony of or 4 experts It decreed the tho capacity of the c canals using water tram from tho the 7 Jordan river to b second feet but butIn In order or er to t ci get gel tim amount of ot water necessary to till lilt tho ho canals to their full tull It would necessitate raising tho the lake Jake one or 01 moro more feet teet above aboc compromise e point which the companies have never to do nor under the time present Is III It likely that they will a do O so Hut html aside naile from the lime primary uses oC uC the th water vater along the Jordan the five 4 mi I companies viz Iz tho the Kist Jordan Jor Salt NoH alt City elt Ity North Jordan Jordon South I Jordan the Utah anti and Salt Lake Canal canni and an Irrigating companies m never since the time establishment e at of these made a ii beneficial benefic In I use uso of oC nil II II or ot ortho ortho tho water which Utah Juice Inko would his dis discharge dl charge charo between tween compromise point find and mint IB Is commonly known ns IR low mark murl that Is Ie the point where hei water i would cense to flow how from Crom Utah Itoh h Ilk Iak r through the river channel That IK I n II ai i foci I think no one ana who Is acquainted J with Ith lIh tho timo will attempt o 0 i deny den and amui with tha the exceptions v lIt vf four aur or live five years ho lake lul 1 has hns reached S o point there theN has hai hll Veen ern no Iupe of oC the tho rights of the en mi I companies l through their Inability to tu toI I beneficial use ulle of or the time waters of or Utah lake between these two tuo points rs fiK iv before stated With tho ho exception of or ofa orIL oft t a IL 1 tow few years the lake hike tins hn readied reached coin comi point besides it n great lent deal L of 1 C water miter has usually run rOil to waste nAte lawn down the tho Jordan river Into Inlo the Salt Halt tUL as a there Is III no better etter way wa of Judg Judging nit ing I i the lie th future other than thun by h the Ins his history tory tor of or thu tho tI past I would nil 1111 reason renson reasonable able ablo ii io lod It If there thele Is anything 1111 in mn the history of oC tho the past that will war Will font amit the time belief Unit the tho same humid conditions will not prevail In the thc future Hint has imus prevailed In the tho past and Unit that the limo lake lale will wilt again reach com con t point limo tho fact art that ti n great grent dent deal of the water that u od to I 1 I Mow how Into the time lake lako Is III now used u ed for COI om l irrigation purposes es In Iii Utah Inh and counties In order ollIer to t this now no condition the time five canal com cons const t R to further Increase the tho o If of oC tho tiit like lake amid to c url cure n 1 m mI I I maximum amount of ot water through the tho thur thua a r irrigating season have I JO SO o 4 COO oo in establishing of ot a II t pumping plant L with u mt capacity of OO cubit feet In III order I that has lius run rib to toy y a doWn the time Jordan river may mn bo hI stored Morell for rOl uces mes I IOUI Our OUI position 1 Is h simply thin ilmis Tim Liin louth Jordan Canal company Is IH r entitled to of ot nil all time the water rater which Utah low lo Io water mark point a o ft it of oC tho thu n mi t tom 1 developed I eve by h l time tho pumping plant und that may here be he tl IL d l by h tho ho hoin rapacity in patit of oC the tho t lie mm g plant ida a t Ild a un under I der dr limo tho now 11 n that olid ha bo hap p by br h tho t ho carrying out Olt Oh t of ot hp time gov gO t sc wn va 1 would got get Iet at n mm t no notime not time t i moe no mm u more 1011 than t ii a it m II ft Im of ot fu tOt t Honce tl t stockholders holders Halm via I imi that t Ii a t ho r V atul 1111 privileges mire arc nr worth vort it SO O KIT C unit feet of or 11 1 to o thorn free frees s of rout cost ami mt that I hit t tiny they tl would ii I bo hI willing willingto vi Ii I mm I to accept nit SO St second feet If IC the stock tolk 1 di more mort water would stilt Mil lh t for toJ Om 45 5 additional athi I I to mini second tea foot 1 which would Insure hl e time the South Jordan CM mil 12 s con feet with wih of or l ind nd to Irrigate would hi lie iia Int li one ono sec second el elond ond onT foot Cool tier per Jor 70 mere for tOI or the a a t or at land In mid untie under i ito tho t rim mint with 0 i r cent nL for Hc and nut 4 I Ir In 11 1 ll which s Is 1 mum 1111 too ton much j for Cor the needs of ur tho ha Ihl ro roo aiding 1 In under th n canal I n l I it LI I time Jot CO u feat fett te I In II liu of IC Its Il I I t I hut tt t no CiO f 1111 feet fuet fu t would woo Id bu ho hotho heI tho I he I manna amount a m anti a t of oC aC water va lter I e V that t tho lie t company 1111 would got at It any ni time timo for Cor fort t hel r primary limit ry rights rigin ts AI a tInt that t the he I addi additions nI a m o 11 I amount that amay hereafter be hI l developed d would ou Id bo hI ln dl I I v tiled it a I ulon all time tho I bother it I t b now that lits hn him taken out olt upon higher hl Ii hol or level leol or O it by IY I HIP tho extension ox nf or tin tl pi II canals it nals beyond 1011 their thell t lieu preem t cor or pomata limits I I is s wih no Ut in OrUI t ont their th lr CO teet set which w i u accept a eV i In II I it lieu I of our on r pr irI m 11 ry lights we ve that the Ilia present e canal 1 should have Imata a I prior claim upon lipomi all HI the he water ater If it It would ouId ovum over to tins the he point r where It I would not furnish any 11 moro moore than what Is tl to Irrigate the land Ia tinier mm the t ii it Prese a t cuna Is 1111 a ad that hat I hata a If IC anyone hits has hlll to suffer In Iii period of or drought which we may nun her hereafter ox i I pact It should lie ht 1 titus thol who acquire In lm the th now rights II 1 reservoir Now No If I the community will wil devise same somo St means by which subscriptions can cam nn be bo betOI taken tOI 11 for Cor any amount 45 43 5 second secondI I fe feet t I believe the Smith Jodun JotIn JuI 7 will 1 be b willing 1111 to do to time the tie square LinK h and Ix a I for tr our primary claim 57 t which imich would t b 15 Just and equitable to toni a I nil alt ni parties concerned and I to ti the tims whole f There hll U ii 8 one more molO point wo vo do donot m I not mint teal feel satisfied ui on and 81 lell the th ll t Is tints Oils If IC I C the th improve improvements ho prove I ments mOlt lire are lre carried d out 1000 1000 second fe test Cot t tuf if It winter water will Wi be lie hI developed 1 It In Iy claimed will wi inter acres Arrs ncr s of or laud land laudI or I I furnish one omme second toot foot at of r I for Cor 70 acres that IK is I one second foot rOlt of or water lter for far 70 TO acres nere Irrel will wili tit lie furnished 4 at lt th the head hll of ur Ui Lb respective wi canals tl nothing for Cor or losses lasses IM eK in II transit WO Vo claim that mat It I would hike 26 2 per Iler er eri i ant Ir r nt at for t r the tho entire amount of at 10 act If but hut n second cond feet teel for Co I o tl e Lion to the farmers In tn the tho various n hit hat 1 trl along bo tho Connie This would woul 4 furnish for tor or acres aces at the above duty or for tor the acres It would atari mean len ono one second foot toot for lor 93 3 jg Wo look upon this thimi ns as n nn on attempt It lpt to spread prend limo tho water over oer u i larger area than tho tito supply Is capable of oC Irrigating Our neighbors on the tim east enst side itie of oC tho the valley ailey using wiit wt r from Crol the tho Cot tnt ercek fek mirO Iro In II this condition nn We wo see leo the evil ovll 01 results of ot Ir Irrigation Investigation Ine ns as ni per ver er bulletin buletin No I 1 for 1900 by 1 Meal Mead pays of o this particular creek His Cotton Cottonwood Coton wood creek does claus not furnish enough nough to Irrigate the land already cov cove CI oil ell by ditches diches front tram It I Farmers have hn consequently to resort to early Irrigation tion thomi ton with wih tho time hope that excessive lunn quail uan titles applied in the tho spring months month will wi tide tlde lh them ov oVer r th the tho months of oC drouth when time the discharge of or the stream Is Islow II low OU Therefore wo Wa o wish wl h to avoid no this condition If It possible IIO Another point paint to what extent are the lower r canals to be bo taxed for tor ox lilse of oC pumping water Into upper Ip r canals limo Tho ho South Jordan Jordon claims that It would he be unjust for tor them thel to lo assist In iii pumping any ally amount beyond that i which they accept In lit lieu lell of or their primary mary rights while the time Utah anti Salt Sni Lake people claim that the lower canals will wi be lie ro roo to assist In pumping vater Iter Into the lie upper connie to a the time extent of oC the capacity of oC the tho lower canals and amid If It this point poin Is not conceded In Sit favor of oC the tho upper canals the lice Utah and amid Halt Rolt Lake want nothing to do to with wih time the scheme bo lie cause the time e eIK of oC pumping HO addi additional second feet teet Into their would be too great for toi them to hear hearIt If It this lila committee which wits was Will appoint appointed ed at lit lt the meeting lint held at nt time the East Knut Jordan Jordal meetinghouse when Mr r Newel Newe present antI and assured time the people IH ollo that their rights In Utah Luke Lake would be re 1 mind protected and 1111 the committee Instead of or protecting the tho rights camo caine forward with the proposition tion tOI tar for the tho canal companies to surrender der 1101 of oC them At first they the said that t t If I I f the ice t companies coma ies ask for fo r more lore than t 40 4 second feet Ceet cot they tile would kill kil the time scheme but bitt when they the saw that there thereas was WIS as no imo 10 possible chance to get gOl the com companies unities to accept 40 O second feet they th said that It I may ala go through on omi 01 n ii basis of oC CO 60 and now they say 11 they tle will give us tl sixty To It ll us It I looks HI III 1 though this thin committee Is attempting to accomplish by b diplomacy what they ther ought to ac accomplish r by hr fair dealings Iy I the tho way wn they the were werf amity appointed ns as al n a I temporary ary nn committee to act ct us as I an nn emergency committee until such Huch time ns tin I the th stock stockholders stockholders holders hohler of ot the several canal companion companies could cnut be coiled called together anti and appoint l n a permanent committee to act net ns nM nn fill agent between them antI and tho the govern government goerl ment In imi relation to tn the tho proposed Im hn Improvements In lii II the Itah luke lake Now us mis 11 u it 1 matter of ot fact tho the stockholders have never Imd a chance to appoint a com coin commit nil mit t UP tie that In II I ii their thai r Judgment j U ii 0 I hI hIr represent r their interests before Limo tho gay gov government 10 ermell agents Now aw If I such n a com comic mitten limit tea could roul bo ba appointed a u pot mit em unit they I 1103 would take tuko up tip the tha matter of n adjusting tho time differences between the Individual stockholders In the tine companion before they th t lie undertake to tn t a adjust the I he differ dl te ri noes nices between het tine the companies I It think t ii uk that harmony inn soul could ml be ice brought bra u out alit and 1111 a I could lOUI ho bu agreed upon that t would be ho satisfactory to 10 sill 11 van part ion 0 And A nil again I mi for to r this t ii Is rom comicS committee to tl ray fay that hat I thin South HOlth Jordan Is III entitled to only otil 11 M r second fiet trOt It If they tho hail had hal their Just Jutt ju l Incas duos dUCI Wo Vo look upon this statement as 11 nn an In absurdity and 1111 as 11 nn no attempt I fl I 11 t to misrepresent lt tim tho actual 1003 cas I one of uC tho time that limit vo wu per ever tr experienced The iIii South Jordan i ng to thu ho t co rs averaged I for Cor a I period of or I days mimi y from March arch 4 i to tu Oct kt lit 15 Hi I Iam 1111 for tOI am the tue months of at lt May aln n Juno iiii July which ii Is In II the tho ice period when s the thc I he farmers ii rina rn need the tia most to l we WI I 01 I second vet feet There has been lint but hiI heel hit Ino one or two years In lii the time of o CM mi In we W have Ille not moro more than CO CiO G second trot feet In lii II tine the early putt Ilat t of ot tho the in Tin II the latter part lart wo ve do not mat require no fO luch therefore It I would lie ho much macIn hotter better for Cor us to have do Lu 1111 IH second feet In Ill II the Ihl part hurt and all bo ho closed down downto to 30 JO fort in tine the latter r narl nan Much more mono be ho sold Bald In III d III o oot oot ot of tin the tl position taken takemi 11 by hy tho time South Kouth Jor lur Jordan dan ilium 1111 1111 u I lull hit hiu but I those mesa t are ii ye Home omne of oC our somewhat crudely ox Ix pressed And Mr Ir Wor as us tunic time and space Is 11 I s I On hi o I shall a him I I dose trusting I rim a t I muir that you may Il we see your wily way 1 dour clear to pur Iler r this tit tim go gil before the tho public In un tho I ho columns of hC your most valuable paper 1 I subscribe myself Yours most respectfully tl I y J l IJ |