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

A vicious attack was made on the Gilmore
Irrigation Company in the last issue of one
OF our local papers.
The purpose of the attack Is not apparent,
but presumably it was intended to discour-
age those who hope that at last there were
prospects OF getting water for their lands.
IL was knock, pure and simple, at the farm
ing interests Of this community. The farmers
in and about Mountain Home have been a
patient long suffering people, but they have
nearly reached the limit of good natude on
this water question and any attempt now, by
newspapers or individuals, to knock down,
destrop or delay the work of ultimate seq
gregation and reclamation of their lands will
meet with earnest protest and radical mea-
sures for self presentations.
The entire article is vicious. misleading
and for the most part. untrue One who max
es a misstatement believing it to be true. has
simple made a mistake. The writer of the
article referred to does not seem to belong
to this class, for his misstatements must have
been known to him to be misstatements
The people have right to know the truth
Of this matter, and we shall give 1t to them
We wish however to remind all those who
attended mass meetings recently held in the
opera house that they are well enough adj
yised to know that many of the statements
contained In the local paper are untrue
Henry Hewitt, Jr. holds a judgment and
decree Of foreclosure against the system of
the Great Western Beet Sugar Co. amount
ing to $109,275 which. by judgment of the
court is declared prior to all other lies
except the Receivers certificates and about
$11, 800 of laborers' liens In addition to
this mortgage he holds $4,000 of water right
notes. The decree provides that these notes
shall be turned over to the receiver and sold
or collected before foreclosure sale can be
had.
Hewitts friends hold 1000 acres OF water
rights on which not dollar has ever been
paid and therefore the Gilmore Irrigation
Co does not obligate itself to allow anything
for these water rights. nor does Mr. Hewitt
ask for anything.
The Gilmore Irrigation Co. has agreed with
Hewitt to give him sos. 900 for his judgment
and decree, the water right notes and the
water rights The Company gets all of Hew-
tits holdings Of every nature for this $685.
600, which sum the Company is to pay on or
before the 21st day of October, 1912. In con-
sideration of Hewitt giving the Company
care of the Receivers certificates and liens
that are prior to Hewitt's claim. Hewitt dis
misses his appeal, asks for an order Of sale
and allows the Company to bid in the prop
erty and take the title, the Company agree
ing with him that in consideration of its tax.
ing title now, it will on October 21, 1912
pay him $4,000 or give him the title clear
OF these certificates and liens.
Mr.. Hewitt does not now and never has
held oLe share of stock in the Gilmore Irriga
lion Co nor is there any arrangement OIL
contract by which Mr. Hewitt is to become
the owner Of any stock in the Company. AS
a guarantee Of good faith in its dealing will
Hewitt the Company agreed to and did place
in escrow in the FirstNational Bank at Boise
one half of it's capital stock. which half am
cunts to $4,000 par value, but this stool
does not go to Hewitt upon default in the pay
ment, but comes back to the Company, thu
only object in placing it in escrow was t
assure Hewitt that the Company would no