| Show II POLITICS CS AND THINGS II Now the thc reformers are Interested In n another graft graf The rhe scene of the tho affections of cl city councilmen has been shifted from Salt Sal Lake streets beyond the he conduit to tho the head of ot Cottonwood can canyon on At Al a caucus of or the American Ameri Amen can wing of the council counci Monday night a promise was virtually made to J. J M. M 1 Thomas that the council counci would bu buy a apiece apiece apiece piece of property of him In the lie lake lako regIons eglons at the head hea of the Ui DIg Big and amid Little Lite Cottonwood can canyons ons The AmerIcan reformers do 10 not contend that hat the city Is In need of the property property prop prop- erty enty at nl the present time but hut the tho sc- sc pe e of or this policy of reform is so all all- al- al lined ired fled gauged wide that they are 1001 look look- hag Ing ng ahead ohead two decades to the city that wi be run rumi I by their children Tho They sa say the they want to grab the lakes up In Inthe he time mountains in order to control the water vater supply In iii Big Cottonwood creek creel and ind ant Little Cottonwood too If It sary HalY The They point to the fact that the sewage wago from Brighton IK is 11 being poured Into nto the creek creel and that the water Is This polluted to a certain extent vater eventually will wi find I Its wn way into the ho conduit If the blamed affair Is ever put to use So tho the reformers wi take a little jaunt into the hills his Saturday and look over the propertY properly J. J M. M Thomas Thomos who has been promised that hat what he claims to be his properly prop prop- erly enty will wi ill bo ho purchased h by the city vl vili accompany the tho officials and point out his alleged claims This is not the first t time that the reservoir site proposition has been bon before before be- be fore ore the council counci It I was up two hr three years ago and antI while the council counci turned down the proposition It I was only after a i light and arid after aCel char charges es or of f bribery had been made The count county attorneys attorney's cHico became Interested In Inthe he the these e charges of ot bribery an and amid attempted attempt attempt- ed d bribery and mn may be e Interested In them hem again if It the time council counci defies public opInIon pinion and consummates consummate the deal eal On Feb Fel G 5 1904 th the thu Supreme court O It certain claims ot J. J J. J i A m. m passel upon ll Thomas and H. H B. B l. l Cole and antI the public wi be Interested In knowing If these claims are arc the same that thal are now under nel consideration The action acton to quiet quiet ulet title to six reservoir sites was trIed before Judge Hall hail Hal In the District court and nd he held hold that Cole Col and Thomas ha had no rights The case was carried to the Supreme court and the time lower court was sustained Cole and amid Thomas claimed rights to four Cour reservoir reservoir reser- reser voir sites within the tho water watershed hed and near ear the headwaters of ot Little Cottonwood Cotton Cotton- Coton- Coton woo wood canyon and two sites situated lower down and on the maui main channel ant of f Little Lite Cottonwood For many years ears he tho natural and amid ordinary waters of ot Little tittle Lite Cottonwood hind had hal been 1 by farmers and others In Salt Sal LoI Lake ake e county The records show v that from rom 1892 to 1896 Cole and Thomas homas and nd their predecessors predecessor In Interest located lo- lo the following reservoirs Red PIne ine No 1 I Red Hed Pine Pino No 2 WhItePine White 1 PIne Ine No o 3 3 Minnie Lake Ialo Alta Alia Aln and Gadd add Valley Valey reservoirs The They posted It e. notice of ot Intention to appropriate tc for In these reservoirs when storage completed completed com corn the surplus and waters that flowed In and through the sites mentioned and amid some work was done Embankments were thrown across the outlets of the lakes lake trenches were wore du thug dug and constructed con con- so 10 that lint the lt water could be le drained off orr Some Romp of or these artificial harriers barriers were lorn torn awn away by hy farmers and others who hail been using th the waters that hewed flowed owed from roam lie tho lakes Into loin the creek cleek on the grounds that the supply sup sup- pi ply was as decreased ased Cole 01 arid and Thomas brought suit stilt sui against the Richards s Ir Irrigation In- In company and others to quiet t title tile In the time reservoir sites sies and ld the judgment ment of the District court was In Inor favor or of the tl defendants Ju Judge gc McCarty wrote the opinion of th the Supreme court CO which affirmed the lie lower court Justices Daskin anti and Bartch concurring He lie hold hll that the waters vaters of oC the lakes formed a n portion porton of the source of supply for the creek In n his opinion Is found round The great preponderance o of evidence not only shows show that the lakes In question queston forma form forma a part of the tw source of supply of or this creek creel but hut with wih the exception of or thin the lw upper lake the they form a part of time the 0 natural channel of one of Its Is tributaries tribu tribu- hence It necessarily arly follows that respondents have the same rl rights to the waters which naturally naturally natu natu- rally How flow and collect In these lakes which eventually find their thel way ay Into the time main channel as aR th tile they have to to the time balance lalance of time the natural flow fow of the creek While It I is the policy of or the state to encourage enterprises es which tend to Increase the tile available water supply In the tho state tate yet parties partes en engaged engaged en- en in these laudable undertakings s must respect the vested ested rights of others others others oth oth- ers to the streams and other of water supply throughout the state accrued to them b by prior tion ton It I Is 19 quite quie likely that this ruling a against Thomas and Cole will I have something to do with wih the negotiations that are e now pending pending It I is al also o quite quie likely that a Supreme court decision will wIl not mint head off of an American Amerlean party parly graft raC If Ir the reformers can help themselves S SUp Up In Cache count county the Democrats are C George O. O Hayball for treasurer Joseph Eames for clerk and M M. 11 J. J Ballard Balard and antI p D. R. R Roberts for the tho tH tHle le legislature We e say y they are aro groomIng groom roomIng room room- Ing imig them S S S There Is a growing Inclination on the part of the American reform leaders headers to put Frank J. J Cannon Into tho the race for fOI congress Between Cannon Cannon Cannon Can Can- non an and Mont Ferr Ferry the American party mann managers er see lots of things In favor tavor of the time former senator Ferr Ferry while a young man of or wealth and anti activity activity ac ac- ac- ac In iii politics Is not the proper kind of a mixer to get votes vote for time the AmerIcan American Amer Amen ican lean party port It I Is the votes they want tho the votes Some of the misguided ed edlen len leaders headers er have ha e an Idea that Cannon can cnn get two to eYer every one for Ferry Feny and amid ant enough to defeat the lie Republican and Democratic candidates If I you OU dont don't bele believe there Is Cannon talk in Utah connected with wih tho time congressional con con- gressional race a ask k some of the time member members mem mern- bers ber of tho the American party part state committee In a 0 Joking wa way Cannon told a number of friends on Main street street yesterday that he was out for COI forthe forthe the plum and meant to have IL it BehInd Behind Behind Be Be- hind the humor was seen a 0 lingering ambition to sit in the hall ball hal of ot congress once more Some people will wi never learn that when the door Is shut In their face they aro are not welcome again S S S George C. C Buckle who Is active In Republican politics refuses refuges to run for forthe forthe the nomination for tor or sherif thou h hil friends friends' s been after fe him for weel weeks s S S S SJohn John Howell Howel and Arthur Cummings Cumming two Democrats who can be counted upon as candidate material at ever every election electon are after the nomination for sheriff like a couple of or hungry wolves olve Mr CummIngs Is Just back from Ne Ne- vada S S S The Tue Womans Woman's Democratic club met metat metat metat at Democratic headquarters yesterday Chairman Cunningham and arid Secretary I Dole told the members about aboul the political po po- situation and what the thc Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- expected to accomplish arid and ond Mrs rs II I. I J. J Hayward talked on omi organization and advanced methods by which the membership ma may be Increased S S Walter W W. Little who Is still Little Lite Lit Lit- Li- Li the tle te is out after the nomination for fOl count county attorney on the American ticket He lie probably does docs not know know- that that the American party managers manages want wont a bigger man than this Little Litle candidate In time the race One of the strongest fights Is to be made by the reform outfit on ozi the county ator- ator ne ney The They want to grab grah the Judiciary as well wel and thou thon there will wi be le graft grf eternal graft graf with wih nl Impunity S S S Thomas Thomnas former Judge of the J Fifth district is menton mentioned as asa asa a 0 possible Democratic candidate for forthe forthe forthe the Supreme court He ma may take It I that that Is the nomination S S S SIn In Justice to the Commercial club It I should be he said that lint the tho meeting of or the Republicans Tuesday night was not held hell In the club rooms rooms It I was sas held In Iii room 21 by hy courtesy of ot Fisher Harris The rue rules of the time Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial club will vill wi not permit o of a political political po po- po- po meeting being held in the club clubrooms roo rooms rooms mus State Chairman Martineau has hos threshed the time Democratic over party and has yet to find a secretary Moral Try TI an a adlet let in the classified column of ot the Crisis Never falls fails fals S S S Primary elections will wi be held helt In ever every district of or the county tomorrow night at which delegates to the tho state convention will wi be elected Tho rho ho county coun coun- l ty tip organization has out haq men getting a lis of or the meeting places and the district chairmen have seen to It I that all al Republican voters have b been beon on not not- noti lied fied fed The second went district primary pl- pl mary will vill wi be le held at nt the Fifteen ward amusement hall hail hal Eighth West est and ond First South streets The Twenty- Twenty ninth district primary will wi be held at atthe atthe atthe the Twenty-third Twenty ward word meeting house holse A. A G G. Lundin of the Superior addition Is 18 the new chairman for that district S S S I I Tho The redistricting of the cl city has caused no end of confusion on an voters volens The districts are entirely ne new and the modern political map makes Salt Sal Lake look like an altogether different different dif dl- ferent cl city The rearrangement Is simpler and amid ant better beter but It I will wi naturally naturally ally aly cause couse some confusion The Republican Re Re- publican Is sendIng bending out maps to the various headquarters headquarter and an nn effort efort Is being made mado to place ono one or two In evet every city district Any authorized person may have o ha a map by applying at nt this hIs office ollice Burl Armstrong |
