Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-10-12


selected members of the same. If |
we are to Judge by expressions of
some who signed the petition and
afterwards asked that their names
be withdrawn, this petition was
presented for signatures under mis-
representations.
Finding that the petition had
failed in its mission, this committee
set about to devise other means of
accomplishing their end and as
last resort two members of the land
board were brought to the tract. A
special train was placed at the dis
posal Of the committee and members
of the board by the Idaho Southern
Railroad, which is owned and OPP
Grated by the Water Co. 1t is not
known that there was anything
wrong or contemplated by the gen
tlemen on this occasion, but we do
believe it is entirely inconsistent
with the safe conduct of public
business to permit group Of high
state officials to be hauled in pri-
vate cars and made the guest of a
company asking favors i'll tour so
conducted as to prevent the other
side of the controversary being pro-
perly shown up to the officials.
From the fact that a few days
later one of these same state officials
announced himself as n candidate
to succeed himself before the Repub-
lican primaries, and later in execu-
tive session repudiated his pledge
made to the directors af the Farm
, ers Assn. it might he inferred that
politics cut no little figure in the
+ final vote on this proposition.
| The statement in closing says
"We are persuaded that the time
| has come for open, fair and candid
, corporation among us all including
the company; that it can never fai
to work untold injury upon all con
= cerned if we continue to operate n
: factions one against the other, anC
. while we are willing to do what w
, can to bring about better conditions
u we are determined that our vita
t interests shall no longer he domi
G mated by few persons who have
we believe, not acted for the hes
interests of theeommunity. y
! The sincerity of this declaration
4 is seriously questioned when tn
\ preceding part of the statement /
- taken into consideration. Had thi
n committee honestly desired To brin
! about an end to factional quarrels
- they would have invited representa-
tives of the Farmers Assn. to hav
10 accompanied the members of tn
Land Board on their tour of inves
= tigation of the tract, that all coul
have felt the investigation had bee
/ made impartially.
- fractional strifes are deplorabl,
os and especially in small commur
l. ity, where our interests are all mt
- tual, and we on the North Side tra'
- can i'll afford to have the towns pi
ted against the country. 1t is IL
- farmer who must be depended VI
g on to make this country the grei
l.. success we all have in view, and
-. surely must be admitted that he
- in position to better Judge OF Il
,.a reouisities necessary to bring abo'
!, this success than the man benin
-. the bank counter or the office des
4, II is not the desire of the farme
:. to dictate the policies of the tow
m, and they IN turn ieel tilal Ill 'h'
=. efforts to better their conditions tn
"a should not be hampered at eve
turn by few business men.
The Farmers Assn. is here to ST
= and are ready and willing at al
. time to assist the Water Co. in
stupendous undertaking here ON t
!; tract, it being the desire Of the {
49,. rectors at all times to work IN hs
:. mony with the company, il Civ
- - an opportunity, and had the con
=, pany officials manifested this sal
ho spirit, much of the perplexlties
the past season could have he
bic avoided.
ar On account of the weather,