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<br />-54- <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />"reservoLr" water during the last three years that he uses his <br />pumps exclusively and sells his private reservoir rights each year. <br />However, Stratton said that there is a flat policy that the <br />company-owned reservoir rights must stay in the Lower Platte and <br />Beaver Canal. They are never leased out to other farmers under <br />other systems. (This is contrary to what John Amen told us). He <br />was certain that Jackson Lake rights which the Lower Platte and <br />Beaver Company owns would not be leased out unless there was a <br />ditch Board meeting at which everyone agreed. He was very emphatic <br />on this subject and further said that in the event of such a <br />proposed transaction, each of the members of the Board .of Direc- <br />tors would telephone the 10 or 12 stockholders living near him <br />and would get their approval before that Director would vote for <br />such a transaction. He stated that during the 17 years that he <br />has been under the Lower Platte and Beaver system no company-owned <br />water in reservoirs has been ever sold outside the Lower Platte <br />and Beaver system. <br />Stratton said that Senator "Ted" Gill owns "a lot of water" <br />and is one of the largest water owners in his part of the county. <br />In response to our question about Senator Gill possibly leasing <br />out "company" water, Stratton stated that Gill might lease his own <br />personally-held water but that he would never be in a position to <br />lease Lower Platte and Beaver company-held water. On the contrary, <br />he said, the Lower platte and Beaver on occasion buys reservoir <br />water rights when they are needed to fill out the number of reser- <br />voir shares which the Lower Platte and Beaver Company already owns. <br />Stratton stated that Major Gi1frey, who lives at Snyder, and <br />whose telephone number is 842-4088, was the ditch rider for the <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />WQODWARD-Cl..VOE.SHERARO AND AS$OCIATES <br /> <br />< <br /> <br />0'",.,," <br /> <br />,~-:.l' , <br />