Show 1 adf nis AFFIDAVIT the writer waa ached yesterday ever eo many times if billy rowe actually knew what he was to when be deigned hs affidavit we replied certainly many expressed a doubt on the point and thought that probably dav evans had prepared the affidavit and aid it was all right etc etc and in thac way mr rowe signed hia name that may be true but THE view of the matter is that mr rowe freely and voluntarily signed the statement believing it to be true seme people will laugh at that but we believe it correct nonetheless first of all mr rowe has charge of water company he gets paid for protection bis company interests ho ebee only one si debis side of the cafe ha is eo anxious to berve hie company that be has become biased in tavor of the water works he is prejudiced jud iced he believes that his company is afraid he believes that the people of ogden have no rights in the water controversy contro veray his mind is so warped that he can not aea any good come from anything unless it emanates from jarvis office in new york city when a man fi so prejudiced it is easy for him believe that everybody opposed to his interests is either a rascal or a scoundrel of course some people will ask bow on earth can a man prejudiced as to misrepresent everything and then swear to such it must not bo for folten that the water company is having a fight for is very exie tenc and that in desperate straits it is making a great lenal effort to save itself we can easily eee bow W II 11 rowe could believe what ho but we cannot eee how his attorney dave evan him to eien such raeh A safe legal advisor would have asked for mr rowee proad in ua instance before permitting him to swear to the named in the anifant ani Jant the water company is making a mia take in fighting the people of ogden with trickery deception and false statements the people are willing to pay a fair price for the water corks which under the contract they have a right to buy if the water company arouse the people to a irame of mind net favorable to the water compan yand if the people ahall decide to put in a new water system of own and leave the present water system value leee then the water company las only to blame the people have done what ia fair and honorable between them and the water company it is to be hoped that the water company will egrie before it ie too late 0 o have ane contract between it and the city earned out to the letter under that contract the city has a right to buy the water beetem at any time tho city wants to buy it cow why does the water company refuse to fulfill its part of the contract Justice that ie all THE wants that ia all wan why Is that not brough for the water company |