Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-21
| and Board Still Refuses to Rem
der a Decision on the North
Side Matters.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE ,
Company on Hand with New
PROPOSITIONS which are Re
jected by Settlers.

The settlers on the North side
tract have been held in expectancy
during the past week anticipating "A
s,al decision from the State Land
Roard ON the complaint filed before
,bem some time ago. Last Friday
wa. the date set for the matter to
come before the board and the set
tiers were assured that some action
would be- taken. Attorney Johnson,
representing the scttler-, was ON
hand. a. was also the legal represent
,atiye Of the company, who ia orier
to still carry ont the policy Of delay
ure.ented proposition 10 the board
relative To- storage water, but which
Was of such "A nature ~ to bc siren
uously opposed 10y Atty Johnson,
and most of the day was spent in
arguing this question, the matter
finally rcyerting back to the original
eomplaint ~ filed 10y the settlers
An adjournment was taken until
Saturday. but some Of the members
Of the board not being inclined I"
present themselves, the matter was
allowed To- again 90 over, and ny l"
this writing no further step have
been taken, though We are prom
ised some definite conclusions bee
fore the week Is ended.
There can be no earthly reason
assigned for this neglc.d of duty on
the part Of some Of the members oi
the board. The law is very plain
on the subject. The ease has been
presented, evidence introduced, the
Arguments had, and the whole mat
ter put before the jury, who are cN-
pectcd to render verdict without
re-opcning the ease and listening To-
propositions of various nature from
either the plaintiff or defendants.
What would seem to be most iu-
poriant problem for the board Ia
consider, has assumed more the
aspect Of farce with the board a.
the audience and sam Hays The
principal performer.
At the meeting OF the Board oi
Friday last Governor llawlcy sub
mitted lengthy review of the case
together with various suggcStlou
which he asked the board To adopt
a synopsis Of which will bc ioun'
in another column Even the lem
ency shown toward the Company II
these suggestions, failed To meet th
approval of some of thcothcr mem
bers Of the board, who sccmlngl
have not courage enough To put int
effect the laws, which 10y their oat
Of Office they are pledged To enforce
While the suggestions of the Coy
ernor, if adopted, might give TIA
settlers some relief, there are som
matters therein contained which d
not meet with the approval oi I'll
settlers. There is not settler "
the tract but what appreciates u
interest the governor has taken
this matter, and how anxious !
has been to bring some scttlcmc'
that would bc satisfactory to a
parties concerned, and at the san
time guard the interests of the sta
IN general.
While admitting that a Iorleltu'
ol the contract is within the pr"
lnce of the board, he is inclined
discourage this drastic measure L
lear of the effect il might have
the general interest of the state
discouraging capital in developn
these Carey Act projects. The Ia
must be taken into consldera'l'
that the settlcr is as much of imp'
lance in developing these Carey n
projects rs is the promoter a.
bond holder, for without one I
other cannot exist, and If II shou
be the policy of the land board