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Interview with William Durbrow, Irrigation Leader (1958) (233 pages)
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Durbrow:
Baum:
Durbrow:
Baum:
taken. Anyway, I didn't... I thought the property wes
worth more money.
This was when the Kuhns were building a big land development?
Yes, the Kuhns were acquiring a lot of property. Our
ranch was a good piece of property and they wanted it.
They offered me, e8 I . remember, thirty thousand dollars. I thought it wasn't enough so I didn't take it.
Soon after I sterted living at the ranch, my previous
experience in water was recognized. At that time the
Sacramento Valley West Side Canel Company and the
Superior California Land Company were in existence, It
was therefore natural for me to take an interest in the
development of the country in water matters. First I
appeered a witness in a Railroad Commission hearing
for establishing the requirement on the pert of the
Sacramento Valley West Side Canel Company of serving
all lands under its system with water. At that time
the Byington suit had been tried but the decision
hadn't been given, although at thet time it had been
held thet it was a public utility. And we went before
the Reillroad Commission to force them to give us water
at certain rates,
You won that.