The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-05-13
Wednesday, May u, 1908

In the last issue OF the Mega
phone someone, presumably the ed.
itor, asks several questions, peril
nent and impertinsnt, regarding
the controversy now on between
the Great Western Beet Sugar
Company and this paper. The
public needle no answer to most OF
these questions, but for the infor-
nation of the Megaphone We will
take he pains to answer, one by
one. the questions propounded
The fret question is, Whose
troubles or wrongs, imaginary or
just. arc you trying to right?" The
wrongs that have been done,
Brother Hougen, are Of two general
kinds. The first class includes the
wrongs Of all that great number OF
people who have been brought to
this section by means of false rep.
reservations as to the situation
here. and have been separated
from their money without receiving
any valuable return therefor. The
second class includes all the people
OF Mountain Home, who have a
very real grievance against
the Company and Its agents, in
Guiding yourself, because OF the
fact that on account of the meth
DDS used in bringing people to
Mountain Home, and the treat
ment they have received after get.
ting here, this project has a very
undesirable notoriety all over
Southern Idaho, and in many parts
Of Missouri, Iowa and the Dako.
tas. 1t will take many years and
much hard work on the
part OF the people who stay here
after the Company has done its
worst, to live down the reputation
that this Company has gwen
Mountain Home.
The second question is, "Is the
'rumor' true that you are receiving
money from other communities
building up large irrigation
schemes for your influence against
Mountain Homer" The answer tc
that 10 that there 10 no such ru.
NOR, except in the immediate vi
entity Of the Great Western Beet
Sugar Company's Office, and fur.
thermore that there is no truth in
1t, as you very well knew at the
time you asked the question.
The third question is, "How
much property do you actually
own anywhere in Gilmore county?'
That, Of course, is none of your
business, and has no possible bear
ing on the questions under discus
sion. Such as we do own, however
we do not hide behind another
PERSONS name, nor have we jumped
any of our friends claims to get it
Fourth, "What do you think yot
have or can accomplish by YOU
action?" Az to what we have &C
complished, we would mention
first the we'll known fact that since
this controversy commenced thu
Company has been more active II
the matter OF construction work
than during any equal period since
it commenced operations, and il
low doing more to put its system
in working order than it had any
intention OF doing this season
Again, it has been through our eff
forts that the annual report of thu
Company has been filed much ear
lier than would have been the cas-,
had it been left to itself. The vslu,
of this result will be more appar
emit later, perhaps, than now
Other good results might be men
toned, all we'll known to the pub
lie, but those already pointed GU
will perhaps answer for the pres
ent. AS to what can and will b,
accomplished in the future, ou
only answer is, wait and you will
find out.
As to your fifth question, "Hov
much longer do you expect th'
public to nut up with YOUR nausea [