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Show SPECIAL TO THE HERALD-REPUBLICAN Ogdeu, Sept. Claiming that tho city has no . water Tights in Ogden cunyon or possibilities of acquiring pny sulllclent to fill an additional conduit con-duit which the city proposes to build on the proceeds of & $100,000 bond issue, Joseph A. West, chief engineer of the Ogden Rapid Transit company, r.nd prominent in Irrigation aud water wa-ter problems throughout the state, has gone on record against the boud if sue. ''He declares that Mayor William Glasaiann lu boost lug' for the bonds h.ts misrepresented Ogden s position in the matter of water rights, lie declares de-clares that the alleged bartering of sewer water for water rights In Ogden Og-den canon to Plain City and Slater-vlllc Slater-vlllc irrigation companies was without with-out foundation Inasmuch as tho companies com-panies In question bad no prior right to Ogden Tiver water. Have Prior Rights. The water Is more than all appropriated appro-priated by earlkr rights, says Engineer Engi-neer West, and the only way iu which the city can acquire water sufficient to fill the additional conduit Is by purchase nt an exorbitant price, which would Increase tenfold after the conduit had boon completed. Ho nlso pays there Is grave danger of tho city being unable to oven purchase sufficient water. Statistics shoving that, while water wa-ter rights aggregating 150 secoud-feet are held on Ogden river, there Is but 5S socond-fcet flowing in the stream above the canal intakes. In conclusion, "Engineer West ac-tusoii ac-tusoii those advocating tho building of the conduit, -without first acquiring water rights, of practicing deception and fraud. The above Is the Herald's fake j story. The next column Is Mr. West's actual statement. Taxpayers of Ogden, what do you think of the Intrusion of a Salt Lake City paper in Ogden City's prlate affairs? What do you think of a tricky newspaper of another city knocking your best effortJ? Joseph A. West telephones from Brlgham City, saying: "Tell tho people of Ogden that tho Herald-Republican reporter |