Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-03-30

for his services It was worth nothing. He
took. his chances on making it worth some
thing. II he failed then his time and energy
had gone for naught. If he succeeded he would
make a good fee out of 1t. 1t was up to
him and those whom he associated with him
to make good or else lose all they had risked
In time energy and expense. They have not
yet made good and if the falsehoods and cal
jimmy of the local paper can prevent. they
will never make good
And what does this mean? 1t means not
alone that Adams and Watts will lose what
time and energy they have put into the pro-
ject Ca matter which does not seriously af-
feet the community but it means that ev-
cry water right holder who had land in his
vicinity. must abandon, for another year at
least and perhaps for many years, any hope
of getting water for his land.
One of the most successful methods of
knocking is to walt until the plans on which
community is working are nearly a sue
cuessful issue. and then to suggest some 9TH
er plan and at the same time misrepresent
everything and everybody connected with the
present work. The local editor seems to be
a past master at this method of knocking.
NJ plOmOtAou otOSh has ever DccAA loSucu
or agreed to be issued by the Company ex-
cept that originally granted to Adams, unless
the stock sold to water right holders and the
people of Mountain Home at two for one
to raise money for preliminary expenses may
be called promotion stock. All stock issued
to Mr.. Watts or to be issued to him is from
the stock granted to Adams. Mr.. Adams, be-
sides the stock agreed to be given to Watts,
has. up to date given $4,000 of his allotted
amount to other persons for their assistance
in helping to promote his plans. Not one
dollars worth of his stock has ever been
given or even promised to Sawyer, Thompson
or any other member of the board of trustees
except Mr. Watts. nor have any of the trus-
tees ever been allowed or promised any stock
whatever except stock for their water rights
the same as have all other water right hold
ers.
The insinuation that Thompson and Sawyer
have received any promotion stock was I'M
truthful, dishonorable, and intended solely
to injure their good names in this commmuni-
ty.
The community has invested 100000 il
worthless water rights and many thousands
of dollars more in Improvements on theii
lan1S. Iney STOOD TO lose IL al. MI. Audhns
jumps into the breach and offers to organize
company and save for the community the
amount invested. He asks as compensation
s Is per cent of the stock of the company
Is that exorbtant? Is that robbery? Does {
merchant feel that he is being robbed wher
he pays an attorney ten per cent for collect
ing bad debt, or twenty per cent if it be
particularly hard to collect?
How many men are there in this town tina
would have undertaken the job that Adam
undertook? And if any one of you would
have tackled it, would you have been in
duced to do do it for less than s 1-3 per cent
devoting one, two, perhaps three or fou
years to the work with a long chance tina
in the end it might prove a failure?
Mr. Adams and Mr. Watts have both of
fered, on more than one occasion to turl
their stock back to the company and Civ
their services on cash basis, but the com
pany could not accept because it had no cas-
for this purpose