James J. Warrkic. pre* F. H, Starr, manager, 3 OKANAGAN VALLEY .LAND COMPANY, LIMITED Okanagan Centre, 19th Augufct09 B. C. The Rainbow Ranche Limited Okanagan Centre Dear Sir, Referring to your letter of 30th April, and to the consultation of the writer with your Mr Hewer and Mr Dormer we bag to say that on the estimates furnished by our engineer, Mr Grove a, aur irrigation Company will be able to supply you with water for 306, acres in all. or possibly 350: acres depending upon the area of irrigible and eultivatible land in our north end property of which we will have a more careful estimate in the near future if you require more than 300 acres irrigated. As Mr Rowell explained to Mr Hewer and Mr Dormer the whole question of irrigating your Company!s lands by our Company should be disposed of at the same time* You have an agreement with. Maddock Bros Limited to irrigate 300 aores*$his agreement was made subsequent to our mortgage and also to Mr Adamsonfs mortgage upon the irrigation system and lands of Maddock Bros and when we took from them a release of their equity in the property we expressly preserved our mortgage and out rights under it and also expressly stipulated that we should only assume certain specified obligations of the Maddock Company and these did not include any obligations under irrigation agreements* You therefore have an agreement with a defunct Company which does not Mnd us in any way* \K r Jambs J. WakrkxV, jpresibhnt. >*-^ F* H> Stak»< manager, OKANAGAN VALLEY LAND COMPANY, LIMITED Okanagan Centre, B. C. As the writer explained we are now transferring the whole irrigation system to a new water Compaq which has just been incorporated under the name of The Okanagan Centre Irrigation and Power Company Limited and this new Company is prepared to enter into an agreement with you* covering the whole 300macres While the matter has not yet come before the Board of the Irrigation Company my impression is that while they think it is worth a bonus of at least $60/ per acre they would give you the water for the 300 acres without bonus.but the form of the agreement under which it is given would have to be modified and brought into harmony with the new water agreement which the new irrigation compaiy is having prepared* The writer upon re-reading your agreement with Maddock Bros has come to the conclusion that further changes than those pointed out to your Mr Hewefc and Mr Dormer would be necessary and that it would be desirable so far as practicable considering the different circumstances to bring the agreement with your Company into harmony with our other agreements. As to the additional 100 or 150 acres as the case may be the Company would accept a bonus of $60. per acre and would give your company stock in the irrigation CQapany on the basis of flOO. of stock for every |300. paid and-you would pay the same water rates as the Company charges its other customers. As explained this suggested arrangement is dependent upon prompt action and is not one that could be held opea for an Jambs J. Warrki*. president. F. H, Starr, manager. OKANAGAN VALLEY LAND COMPANY, LIMITED Okanagan Centre, B. C. "7 indefinite period*/s the new irrigation Company is getting all its contracts in shape we would be glad tc take this up with you at your earliest convenience. The writer will be pleased to discuss; the matter with your Mr McAllister in Winnipeg on August 38th or 30th if he is in Winnipeg on these dates. Yours truly,
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Letter from Okanagan Valley Land Company to "Sir" at Rainbow Ranche, August 19, 1909 Okanagan Valley Land Company Aug 19, 1909
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