Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-28
JUDGE WITTEN
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that what / may say Is not intended
to hurt you In any way, but | desire
to be fair with you In all things per-
tanning to this business, and to tell
you just what is expected of you and
what you may expect should you not
do as required of you.
Gentlemen: You, who are going
to work In the locating business In
the coming opening, have a serious
matter to consider. far more so than,
perhaps, you first think. Many per-
sons will come here within the next
few days, and will apply to you and
pay you for your assistance In Sc
curing locations. They will pay you
fee for selecting home for them.
1t Is impossible, unfortunately so,
that these people can make a person
al visit and examine the land before
taking 1t, and 1t therefore devolves
upon you gentlemen to act honestly
and fairly with these people in max
ing your selections and recommended
tions.
Some complaint has reached me
regarding the rules that have been
promulgated In that regard. We have
made some changes in the rules this
spring at the opening of the reserva-
ton. Under former openings the ap-
plicant was required to go and make
his selection and Immediately make
his payment. have been engaged
for many years In this business and
| want to say to you people, with all
candor, that the only and sole burden
Of you people is to put upon these
lands homeseekers who will occupy
that land as home. That is the in
terest and the sole interest, / may
say, that l have at heart in this mat
ter, to put the honest homeseeker on
all this land, and not put men there
who will, in a few years, or less, dis
pose of the home place and merely
take 1t up now ON speculation.
Now, gentlemen, II you charge
these people a fee, is 1t reasonable
that you ought to select piece of
land that you have never seen and
know nothing about? These people
are placing a vast amount of conf
denee in you. Did you ever stop to
think OF the obligation? Did you
ever stop to think what 1t means to
the man whom you represent in this
work? Did you ever stop and think
of the amount of confidence, and the
importance of the service you are to
render this man when you select
a home for him?
1.-The rules that we have set out
direct you to make a written descrip-
ton Of the land. Now l do not ask
you to describe 1t infinitely, but to
give a written description of the
character Of the land and the topo-
graphical nature of 1t. You can do
that easily II you have the knowledge
yourself. II you have not the knowl-
edge then you cannot give him any
thing. do not wish to do anything
to prevent you making success of
your business, and II your interest
In the homeseeker is at heart. you
viii prepare yourself accordingly.
Until the present opening we
have required written description
to be given by the locator of the land
when a selection has been made, II
the homeseeker desired It. At the
present opening we have gone a step
further. You come to the land Office
and make your selection; you have
ten days In which to so out and look
at the land you have selected. and
this ten days has been provided for
the purpose of allowing yourself or
your agent to go and look the land
over. II you are dissatisfied. you are
not required to make any payment.
You do not lose your homestead, or
your rights under this drawing, If
you find that the locator his misrep-