Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-05


swer this mans question. Suppose
for one instant that you had a ranch
on the st. Joe or the Occur d'Alene
river and that every dollar you had
on earth was invested in that ranch;
that You had family to support
and that you know you are going
to fight corporation that Is worth
hundreds OF millions OF dollars and
can today 20 into our courts and
spend millions Of dollars TO corrupt
them; that has money to employ the
best attorneys that our country aft
fords--
A delegate: The worst attor-
neys. you mean"
Mr.. Terrell: ''supposing when
you speak OF such a thing that nine
men out Of ten win tell you that
there Ia no use. that II IL impossible
for you to win out and fight against
corporation OF that kind. want
TO say this. that there Is some 80 or
40 suits pending in Kootenai county
courts today (Mr. verrell said that
he used several instead OF 40 suits) ,
some that have been in the courts
for the last seven or eight years.
There has never been one Of them
brought to termination. Now. If
you are poor ranchman--
A delegate: .Jast a moment.
please. II that Is the case. what is
the use Of talking about 1t. then?
You can't do anything"
Mr.. Terrell; THE good IL this:
We have people In the state Of Idaho
that never say quit (Applause.l
We have people in the state OF Idaho
that. when this man Terrell dies. II
ne has not won his suit against the
Washington Water Power company,
they win say that he died fightInR
them. (Applause.l do not wish
to take up all the valuable time OF
this great gathering. but just
wanted to bring certain facts before
lit"
AT this point Of his speech Mr.
Terrell yielded the floor on a point
OF order that he was not discussing
the subject matter OF the paper tina
had been read and was then befor,
the congress,
The transcript was sworn to as Il
It's correctness by Nelson e. McDer
init, Official reporter OF the irrlga
tlon congress, before Charles q
Palmer, notary public In Chicago
on December 30. 1909.
Ferrcl speech Not Evidence.
The hearing OF she Washington
Water Power company's case was re
sumed this morninA with the Ques
tIon OF the admlssability. as evidence
OF the speech OF W, w. Terrell dellv
cred before the Irrigation congress
a certified copy of wnich was yester
day illed by Attorney Post OF III,
water company for the purpose o
lmpeachlng the witness TESTIMONY
by attieking his credlbility and char
, aeter. After hearing extended argu
! ment OF counsel on both sides. Reg
1 lister Batting refused the admission
/ of the instrument as evidence. or
r dered the stenographer to mark
: rejected" but permitted It to &C
i company the record to the seeretar
! Iof the interior.
Il, h. Dickerson. who lives Il
: Occur d'Alene. said that he had bee
/ acquainted with the lands in con
/ troyersy on north side OF river 10
4 Is years. Settled On ST. Joe Apr
> s. lSS4. Left there July, 1909; va
p up and down the river two or thre
: times a year on river, BY horssbael
; In 1854 looking for a horse: sa'
: several bands OF horses on noun
a talns and a band on section 80
: found lands dry during the summer
) saw men cutting, raking and balm
hay: saw horses and cattle grain
in sections 3. 4. and Ss In July. An
gust and September: saw a good des
\ Of hay cut along the river.
a On eross-examination witness tes
! tiled that he moved TO Occur d'Alen
4 in 1909: sold his lard in July, 1891
: was not interested IN land on 81
: Joe and had not signed and afIlds
/ Wits to the secretary OF the interio
? nor presented any claim against "a
! Washington Water Power company
! nled on leo acres Of land On 8
Joe; got into lawsuit with anothe
man and came out with Sc acre.
Spring freshets vary from eight I
ten feet in height Of water; fOun