Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-29

ley took the members of the COM
mittee into confidence and showed the
deception that would be practiced 7
and made crude map showing a (
part of the system This map woald /
show to the land board survey On
one ditch Of ten miles. when as
matter of fact. By going up the
stream a short distance, a cut off |
could be made. requiring ditch only
about a mile in length. This map is
still in the possession Of part of the
committee in question. This and
other valuable information was held
by the committee to be reported to
the settlers when the relinquishments
were called for.
Mr.. Bradley stopped at Mountain
Home about two weeks ago and called
Mr.. Hougen, member of the COM
mittee, into the Office of B. F.
Griffith and stated that a combination
had been effected with King Hill and
the price would have to be $65 per
acre for water. The committee
promptly told him that the price would
never go and they proposed to oppose
him in every instance This meet
ing, as anyone might suppose, was
not particularly pleasant or filled with
pleasant "reminiscences. He was told
that the thing was hold up and
graft and would never go. The COM
mittee refused to go further into the
matter and all relations were discon-
tinued at that time.
AT the meeting of the settlers Sat
urday night, Mineral Lease Thomp-
son, l.. G. Bradley and Mr.. Peter
son, representing the company and
member of the Attorney General S
office. was present. Everything won't
along very smoothly for time.
Mr.. Bradley made an eloquent appeal
to the settlers to sign up at once for
$65 water in order to rush the segre-
cation through without delay. At
times he grew passionately eloquent
and when he spbsided the smile of
satisfaction that spread over his coun-
tenance was good to see. At this Min
eral Lease Thompson. feeling that
the tremendous opportunities for the
settler t.. grow rich from the un-
equalled ard unsurpassed lands about
Medbury WHEN YOU ONCE HAVE
WATER" addressed the meeting and
would have done justice to the persua-
sive powers of Brutus or an An
tony. At the close Of his outburst
questions were called for regarding
the new combine and the system gen.
erallv. The discussion was general
until the pertinent questions OF
Griffith and Hougen were fired at
the company, warming things up
decidedly When the questions became
too personal, Mineral Leas, Thomp-
son, in rage of passion. stated that
this was no time for "quibbing oil
picking holes in the proposition, but
let's get down to business, gentle
men, sign UP and let US deliver the
water to you '-at $65 per acre.
Lieut.. Bradley took the cue at this
time and attempted to cinch the ar
gument in an effort to put an enc
to the opposition that was so danger
GUS and detrimental to their interests
He very neatly. on stage we'll set 70
the farce, attempted to tell the set
? tiers that part of the commtte,
; was dishonest and composed of dis
: honorable men. He stated that par
of the committee were demanding
5 money from him every time he ap
: peared. On this theme he attempte,
to weave story that would show VI
! the committee as grafters, thieves o
! something of the sort and forever de
t stroy their influence with the associs
8 tion and effectiveness in opposin,
: their operations. The story cam
Unexpectedly and was indeed sur
prise to everyone in the room Mr.
Griffith at once took the floor an
z denied any knowledge of graft U
D the part of the committee in an
manner whatsoever. He stated tha
8 land company had been proposed I
z deal in Medbury lands, but this com
pany would not be organized unit
s after the date of segregation. H
= denied that the relinquishments ha
ever been called for, and. on the
r other hand. that he had made report
, to the association of the acreag
: signed up at every regular meeting o
. the association. Mr.. Hougen, state
t that at various meetings at which til
5 land company had been discussed. n
mention of buying the relinquish
: ments" had been considered. "A
4 these meetings when the question wa
' mentioned, it was expressly state
, that the relinquishments would b
5 turned over to the state land boar
r when the company was ready for tn
Z segregation.
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