Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-06
MEDBURY PEOPLE
ARE AROUSED
ASSOCIATION OF SETTLERS AND
RESIDENTS PASS RESOLU
TION OF PROTEST
Charges Made are Unfounded.-Fed-
eral Agents are Censured for At
lacks on the Company Developing
the Project.

Hammett, Ida, April 5.-The
residents of the Medbury valley and
the settlers under the project of the
King Hill Extension Irrigation com
pany, limited, are aroused over the
unfair publicity given their valley and
given the officers of the Medbury
Valley Investment company during
the recent investigation, and feel
that if allowed to go uncorrected
these reports would do considerable
damage to their project.
A special nee tug of the Medbury
Valley Development association was
called last nigh. to discuss the stu
q ion. The Medhpry Valley Deve.0p.
ment association is composed of the
settlers and residents under this
project. After some discussion it was
decided to pass a resolution pertain
ing to the matter and to ask that
the press of the state give it the same
publicity that has been given the in
vestigation. The resolution as passed
was unanimously adopted by the as
sociation. Following is the text of
the resolution:
Whereas, certain charges involv-
ing the methods pursued by the Med
bury Valley Investment company in
the sale of town lots and other prop
erty at Hammett, Idaho, were recent
Iy presented to the federal grand jury
sitting at Boise. which charges were
considered by said grand jury and
found not only to be unfounded in
fact, but insufficient in law, if trre,
10 support an indictment or to rem
der the officers of the company liable
10 even a technical violation of any
state of federal statute; and,
Whereas, the filing of said charges
was reported generally by the press
OF this and other states in such way
as to reflect upon the town of Ham
nett and the Medbury valley and to
call into question the honor and the
integrity of the officers of the Med
bury Valley Investment company, and
Whereas, upon the adjournment of
the grand jury the press did not re-
port its findings and complete vindi-
cation of the officers of the said COM
pany; and
Whereas, if not corrected the i'm
preston created by such untrue and
unfair newspaper articles will do in
calculable damage to the growth and
development and continued prosper
ity of the town of Hammett and
Medbury Valley; now, therefore, be
it resolved:
First. That we hereby express our
faith and confidence in the officers
of the Medbury Valley Investment
company;
Second. That the Medbury Valley
Investment company. in the great
work which it is doing to develop
this section and bring numerous in.
vestors from all parts of the country
into this community to assist in its
future development and upbuilding
has the unqualified Endorsement OF
this association, and in the men who
are managing and conducting the af
fairs of said company we recognize
those who. as officers of the Kings
Hill Extension Irrigation company
limited. have heretofore overcome
seemingly insurmountable obstacles
in the construction. by vast expendi
lures of money. of large irrigation
works in order to reclaim the lands
in this vicinity recognized by all az
the richest and most fertile fruit lane
to be found in the west;
Third. That in the opinion of th'
members of this association the prop
erty offered for sale by the Med
bury Valley Investment company
when compared with the prevailing
prices in this community, is FULL
worth what the same is being sole
at by the company. and that purchas
ers thereof will received full value 70
their investment. when judged b.
prevailing prices. with prospects o
considerable profit from the assured
future town of Hammett and sur
rounding growth and development
Of the town of Hammett and surroun
ding country;
Fourth That we deplore the at
tempts that have been made by tn
agents and representatives Of the fed
eral government to retard and inter
fere with the development Of thi
community by an attack on the meth
DDS and manner Of sale employed b