Show BOND HOLDER of alie aden water works company in ogilee he comes as a representative of the bond holders to investigate the affairs of the bear river ir ri gatlon ana ogden water works company mr william adamson from glasgow scotland who ie at present staying at the reed bobel ie a director of abo bear river irrigation ogden water works company and he comes here aa the representative of abo english bandhold ers our representative had the pleasure ot an interview with mr adamson and was informed that he leit glasgow on the of december last traveling by rail to liverpool be there embarked on the cunrad steamer etruria the following day reaching new york city on the evening of sunday december before comina west mt adamson spent a few daye visiting hie relatives in new york state he then returned to ew boik city and after a few days spent in consultation with jarvia conklin who are trustees for the bond holders of the bear river irrigation ogden water company be started for the west when asked for his opinion of the present situation in ogden regarding the city water work mr Ad aroson said he came here with view to allay ag tar aa he possibly could the feeling of hostility which the citizens of ogden were believed to entertain towards the interests of his company and 10 ascertain whether or not a basis of negotiation for the transference of the water works to the city could be reached by means of a compromise on the part of the ally authorities and the trustees for the coming with each an object in view be confesses to a feeling of consternation when he learned on bia arrival here that a receiver had beba appointed tor tho water works mr adamson regrets the action which was taken to secure this receivership and he believes the way this case came before the court and the arguments in its defense will tend to encourage the opinion prevalent in england and the eastern states tuat popular feeling in abo west is hostile to enterprises based on capital and that the local authorities are unable to afford foreign capital tho protection which the exigency of the situation demands in view of abo large amount of elec attical power developed in the canyon and now available for manufacturing and industrial purposes mr adamson believes it is for the interest ints rest of every inhabitant of ogden to allay such suspicions on the part of outside capitalists alo may think of making investments here and that our city authorities should be particularly careful to prevent an impression going abroad that our city is in any way hostile to enterprises terp rises supported by foreign capital or to use hia exact worda that like grecian bandits we lie in ambush whilst by means of friendly and enticing baits we lure the unwary investor into our midst and then despoil him what ogdan needs says bradam son to insure a rapid growth and increased prosperity is more fixed capital in the form 0 factories sugar refineries and smelting works to utilize the electric power stored up in mountains streams and rivera to attract the attention of the eastern states to undeveloped natural resource a and indirectly to increase in creaso the value ot abo arri datable land throughout tho atte capital when fixed in a locality is absolutely dependant for protection upon the lawa and goad will 0 the inhabitants inh abitante let confidence be shaken in the equity ol 01 the impartiality oi their executors and the good will of the people and capital always timid immediately ceases ta flow thither enterprise decays and every kind of business languishes it will bo been from the foregoing remarks made by mr adamson that he is of ahe opinion that the city of ogden is attempting to take the city water works unfairly and without just compensation all of which goes to prove that the gentleman la either prejudiced or doea not t understand tho situation THE would aak mr adamson to call apon drem conroy lion H 0 Wardle ieh or the other members of the water committed of the last city administration and learn from these gentlemen the facts that ogden city has tried to do everything that was fair and just and that the water company management declined to even treat with the city council and that the lawsuit against the water company was not sought for by the city but was forced on to the city by the refusal of the water company to recognize the liht of ogden city to buy the water works it ie pleasing to note that mr adamson aada that he came here to effect a compromise with the city but if mr adamson looks upon ohp city ae a grecian brigand beara that all hopes fur compromise have already passed away the city would never consent to arbitrate or compromise system its rights to repurchase its water |