Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
$500 Per Year


.ear Of ih- extension period. We
sec no g. election 10 this if there hr
added tine provi~o, If sufficient
supply 81 water be provided and
lclivel,rl therefor
The tnild section i sclf-cxplana-
tory. Mr. MacWattcr- orally stated
HAT if any settler securing IN cx-
tension desired to resume the regu-
lar schedule, lac would be permitted
To- do - at amy time without max
ing all back payments. He agreed
To modify the stipulation 80 that -
settler could resume at any time
by commencing and continuing an
nual payments.
The fourth section provides that
in 1915 and thereafter the settler
should pay the actual cost Of main
tenance, even though il should eX-
cecd the .i5 cents stated in the con-
tracts. This was Justified upon the
ground that the extension Of the
time nn the principal would defer
the date when the settlers would
acquire control Of the system, and
that the company should not he re-
quired to operate at ii loss.
The fourth section also contains
a provision permitting the company
to turn over to the settler the stock
in the Twin Falls North Side Canal
Company, (thc operating company
at any time at it, option, prior Ia
the payment Of b per cent of tire
purchase price The evident pur-
pose Of this provision is to relieve
tine company Of responsibility for
any future failure to supply water.
The fifth section l. similar Ia u
corresponding provision in the orig
inal contract, with the addition
q that it provides for an attorney :
fee in the event Of foreclosure ON
p tine contract. No reason was as
f signed why this should he permit
: ed.
= The sixth section imposes n charge
+ Of SO upon each settler accepting
z the agreement, ostensihly to cover
h recording and other expenses. The
\ stipulation i offered a. a benefit t,
it tile settler. If he desires To protect
il himself hv recording it he might
e reasonably be expected to pay tn,
t. recording fee, but this would b,
ic much les than the sum demanded
X We have purpoSely deferred the
m discussion of the first section unit
i'll the others had been presented. TIN
demand made 10y the company il
lc the first section j. 81 extraordinary
j. indeed 50 monstrouS. that when il
le full import is realized. it will IA
ve difficult. if not impossible. Ia Civ
of respectful consideration To any pol
th tinn Of the company propoSitl"
H. The company demands that eac
Il settler. i'm consideration of rrceivin
NJ am extension Of time ON the prime
lac pal. must not only pay : per cen
nd interest. and pay all the back inte
H.. est. whether earned ar not, hut
ire addition to all Of this. must agr'
uc that the company has fully con
hc plctcd i'll contract with the sta
it, and with the settler. I'm the ligI
lo- of facts we'll known Ia every Settl
all this proposition seemed - ahsu
be- and astounding that we could har
~ believe that it was offered St
m iouSly We thereupon proceed
ide To developc the position OF the con
rd- pany. 1t was me- easy task. v
of lIav~ avoided our direct and Sl
ar> cihc questions n long as he coul
ion He insisted on discussing the a
/. cient history of the tract and eve
This thing else except the precise proI
-itions ON which We sought inf
nation. We were. however,
i, nf persistent a he, and finally extra
.tcd eel from him complete answers to
y Of our inquiries. To make a long st'
mn short, the result was aS follows:
4 i'm The company claims that it