Show CANAL MATTERS editor news I 1 fear that some of us farmers of the east side are becoming our own enemies we ave are organizing a canal company to destroy ourselves I 1 own land and have bave a fully lyrald paid up water right in the hammond canal company I 1 have made a loan on that land and I 1 have assigned the water right and in order to tb protect that creditor and myself it Is my duty to maintain the identity of the canal 1 I know of several people who are in ili the same position the tact fact that the building of the canal has doubled the value ot of my land no doubt protects my creditors whether the water right remains or not but I 1 know it if the canal changes its identity my water right rightie is impaired t and t therefore he my security reduced so that my creditor will not carry the loan in the place dus of us assessing ourselves for self destruction we had better assess ourselves to rebuild that flume and then withhold the amount from our rentals it will only take about an acre it is water we want and the way to get that is to rebuild the flume we know that is practicable and it will only cost about 2500 with our present experience we can protect the plies piles with cement so D that they never will wash out even it the whole stream flushes over the sides of the flume I 1 have nothing to say in defense ot of the he present manage management mene ot of the hammond canal but for our own sales sakes let us organize for the purpose ot of construction not destruction I 1 was at one time in favor ot of a new company but I 1 am now for or the maintenance ot of the old A CHANGED |