Show SEVIER RIVER WATER RIGHTS HEARING POSTPONED the initial hearing on the objections to the state engina engineers aers proposed determination of water rights on the sevier river system was held before the I ion hon leroy H cox at fillmore tuesday morning june 3 at 10 ol 01 0 clock the official designation of this adjudication suit la Is richlands Rich lands irrigation company incorporated vs west view irrigation company incorporated et a al mr and mrs mra J T talbot the little the major interests on the rive system were represented by an imposing array of counsel judge cox stated that his thought was to proceed at once to the calling up of those claims in the state engineers proposed determine alon to which objections had been tiled filed and those who cared to appear tor for the various parties might present their case practically all the attorneys were then heard beard from and they were almost unanimous in their re suggestion to the court that the hearing bearing be continued they point eu ed the reservoir interests had just been stipulated the stipulation being just then filed together with art an order tor for interlocutory decree covering those particular rights it was urged that tills this same process which had taken several years to work out could with advantage be followed in other contested claims with a large saving of time to the court and expense to the water users emphasis was laid on the difference in attitude among the water wa ter users bisers in having to prepare a caso case tor for trial or getting together around the table and working out a compromise in view of these representations judge cox cdx made an order continuing the hearing until august 29 at 10 a m and added the statement that prior to fo that date every effort should be made by those desiring the compromise biseto to acrive arrive at th the e necessary stipulations he stated further that on august 29 he would call the roll of those claims in regard to which lations had not been reached and set them tor for hearing irhe rhe attorneys present expressed themselves as feeling that the additional time granted should be ade ad equal quai tor for the purpose the present situation in simple terms Is an allowance of practically three months for those water users whose rights in the state engineers proposed determination had fiall been objected to either by others or themselves fi Ives to compromise com the differences and avoid litigation it was apparent that the attitude of the court and the large body of counsel present was that rights in the adjudication which had not been objected object nd to would be decreed as aa set out la the proposed de termination this means that the large majority of the rights namely those not objected to will not have to be called up those owners own cirs 0 of water rights to which objections have been tiled filed either by others or themselves should fise every reasonable effort durig the next ninety days to effect an adjustment unless this Is done the court indicated that when the particular claim was called up on august 29 ho he would dispose of the matter then and there unless those involved in such particular claim were present to plead |