Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-20

ternOOn- ms Is the same meeting
that was stopped by the injunction
proceedings of certain Hagerman
Valley people some time ago. That
meeting has been adjourned from |
time to time awaiting the outcome
of the restraining procedure. Last
week THE TINES contained a letter |
from J. S. Clark to the Wendell
Railroad committee announcing the
rejection of the complaint, filed by
the Hagerman Valley people, by
Judge Walter, and in accordance
with Athe information, Mr.. Clark
called together the common stock
holders for the continuance of the
adjourned meeting and the election
of a new board of directors. The
meeting was held in the town hall,
in the rear of the Farmers State
Bank.
Minutes of previous adjourned
meetings were read and approved.
Powers of attorney for proxies
of certain stockholders who were
unable to be present were displayed.
The stock represented in person
and by proxy amounted to seventy
five per cent of the entire capital
stock. A resolution was passed
asking the old board to resign and
then the business of electing Il new
board was taken up. The follow
ing men were elected to fill the
nine vacant places. on the board:
Rob't Noble, ST., J. 5. Clark, Ear
nest Noble, Rob't Noble, Jr., and
Frank Noble, all of Boise, Chas. l..
Dingler and A. 7. Eakin of Wen
dell, DIR. w. H. Marshall and h. f.
Sherman of Hagerman. The prob
able officers of the road that will be
elected by this board of directors
are as follows: President, Rob-
Noble, ST.; Vice Pres. and Mana
ger, J. S. Clark; Treas, Earnest
Noble; and Sec, Rob't Noble, Jr
Mr.. Rob't Noble, ST., is CAPT
talist of Boise, who is rated at be
tween three and four million dol
lars. AS soon as he heard that tn
Injunction case had gone agains
the Lincoln townsite promoters, n
is reported as saying: Now, 1t 1
I'D to us to build that road and t
build it at once" Mr.. Clark say
he hasn't bit of doubt that tn
road will be built and built at once
He saws that unless something un
forseen and entirely unlikely come
to pass they will announce the be
ginning of work on the road in tie
DAYS or two weeks. Negotiation
are under way for an arrangemer
with the Great Shoshone Light an
Power Co. for the furnishing
power for the line, also for a
ranpements with the North Sic
Land and Water Co. for its RICH
of-way to Thousand Springs, t
pether with the bonus of abo
$50. goo that goes with the right-o
way. This right-of-way, togeth
with the bonus and the s55,O
subscribed in Hagerman and Z
s15. 900 subscribed at Wendell, W
90 far towards building the roa
The Kuhns still have an equity
the Wendell townsite amounting
about 5000, 900, and besides II
they have an interest in consld'
able land in this district and
course are anxious to ind IN;
ket for their power These cons
erations make them feel very fav'
ably toward the electric to Wendt
and they will not see the underti
ing fall through if there IS any p
sible way to prevent 1T.
The building of this road v
mean that the Idaho Southern v
be taken over and combined un'
the same management and It's
tension on to Miner and proba
p to Boise. 1t is proposition Oh
greatest possible moment TO
people of this community IN
is no reason that with the conn
t;on of this road why Wendell