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THIS CONTRACT, Made and entered into in duplicate at La Junta,
<br />Colorado, this nineteenth day of February,.A. D. 1916, by and between
<br />The United States Irrigating Company, a corpDration, and The Kearny Couny
<br />Farmerst Irrigation Association, a corporation, per ties of the first part,
<br />hereinafter collectively referred to as "first pattiesi" and The Graham
<br />Ditch Company, a corporation, The Fort Bent Ditch Company, a corporation,
<br />The Lamar Land and Irrigation Company, a corporation, The Fort Lyon Canal
<br />Company, a corporation, The Oxford Farmerst Ditch Company, a corporation
<br />The Rocky Ford Canal, Reservoir, Land. Loan and Trust Company, a corpor-
<br />ation, The Reorganittad Catlin Consolidated Canal Company; a corporation,
<br />The Rocky Ford Ditch Company, a corporation, The X Y Irrigating Ditch
<br />Company, a corporation, The Manvel Canal and Irrigation Company, a cor-
<br />poration, The Lake Meredith Reservoir Company, a corporation, The Twin
<br />Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company, a corporation, The National Sugar
<br />Manufacturing Company,a corporation, The Bessemer Irrigating Ditch Company,
<br />a corporation, The Holbrook Irrigation District, a public corporation,
<br />The Otero Irrigation District, a public corporation, The Arkansas Valley.
<br />Sugar Beet and Irrigated Land Company, a corporation, The Las Animas
<br />Ditch Company, a corporation, The Las Animas Consolidated Canal
<br />a corporation, and The Excelsior Irrigation Company, a corporation, par-
<br />ties of the second part, hereinafter collectively referred to as "second
<br />parties," WITNESSETHt
<br />THAT, - i'L;REAS, there is now pending in the District Court of
<br />the United States, within and for the District of Colorado, on the equity
<br />side of said court, case No. 5578, entitled, "The United States Irrigating
<br />Company, a corporation, complainant, vs, The Graham Ditch Company, a cor-
<br />poration, The Colorado and Kansas Canal and Reservoir Company, a corpora-
<br />tion, The Lamar Land and Canal Company, a corporation, The Fort Lyon
<br />Canal Company, a corporation, The Oxford Farmerst Ditch Company, a cor-
<br />poration, The Rocky Ford Canal, Reservoir, Land, Loan and Trust Company,
<br />a corporation, The Catlin Consolidated Canal Company, a corporation, The
<br />Rooky Ford Ditch Company, a corporation, The X Y Irrigating Ditch Company,
<br />a corporation, The Manvel Canal Reservoir and Improvement Company; a
<br />corporation, The Twin Lakes Land and Water Company, a corporations The
<br />Twin Lakes Reservoir Company, a corporation, The Canon City, Florence
<br />and Pueblo Water Company, a corporation, The Bessemer Irrigating Ditch
<br />Company, a corporation, The Holbrook Irrigation District, a public cor-
<br />poration, The Otero Irrigation District, a public corporation, The Arkansas
<br />Valley Sugar Beet and Irrigated Land Company, a corporation, Colorado
<br />Southern Irrigation Company, a corporation, Charles "T. Comstock,,State
<br />Engineer of the State of Colorado, E. R. Chew, Division Engineer of Irri-
<br />gation District No. 2. State of Colorado, Max Dickman, :Pater Commissioner
<br />of Water District No. 11 State of Colorado, J: 'Y, Augustine, i7ater Com-
<br />missioner of Iffater District No. 12, State of Colorado, Harry R. Thompson;
<br />Water Commissioner of 37ater District Nov 14, State of Colorado, Ben G,
<br />'Nilson, Water Commissioner of Water District No. 17, State of Colorado,
<br />and H: R. Pettre, Water Commissioner of Water District No. 67, State of
<br />Colorado, defendants," which suit is hereinafter referred to as "said
<br />pending suit and which suit has for its object and purpose the procur-
<br />ing of a decree of said court, establishing and quiet!,n4 said complainant's
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