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West Cache Irrigation Company secretary's papers, 1894-1919

Overview of the Collection

Title
West Cache Irrigation Company secretary's papers
Dates
1894-1919 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 boxes, (2 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 199
Summary
Includes documents relating to founding and construction, assessments and bonds, checks and deposit slips, time cards, resolutions, bylaws, contracts, etc.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Papers include some of the first papers from 1894 when Wood gathered a group of West Side landowners to begin planning the construction of a canal from Bear River to irrigate lands in Cornish, Trenton, Amalga, and Newton, Utah. A block of correspondence with Utah Mortgage and Loan Corporation of Logan explains much of the financing problems of the company. The papers also contain engineer's estimates for various segments of work done on the canal and pay vouchers showing the disbursement of funds for such construction.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the West Cache Irrigation Company secretary's Papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: West Cache Irrigation Company secretary's Papers USU_COLL MSS 199, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 199, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by subject matter.

Processing Note

Processed in the fall of 1994 by A.J. Simmonds.

Acquisition Information

The papers embraced in this collection were received in August 1994 as part of a gift from Walter L. Wood of Trenton, Utah. The papers were those of his father, Charles Gilbert Wood, 1867-1946. C. G. Wood served as founder and founding secretary-treasurer of the West Cache Irrigation Company, and the papers embraced in this collection are those papers of the company's secretary that he retained in his personal possession.

Related Materials

This collection should be used in conjunction with COLL MSS 97, The West Cache Irrigation Company papers, a collection acquired from Utah Mortgage & Logan. Collection 97 are those papers (including right-of-way deeds) that were retained by UM&L as part of its original role in funding the construction of the company and its various refinancing during succeeding years.

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Detailed Description of the Collection