Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-10-09

hall AS prompt. in. complying with It's
contract in the delivery Of water and
paying the damages sustained by is fail
ure 70 deliver water Is the contract
holders j. : whole. have been in comply
ing With their pArs OF the contract. il
would * 81 Angelic corporation sure.
As TO your position on the matter Of
taxation We are no, informed. nor did
We charge you personally with any re
sponsibihsy Tor our. high taxes. nor have
We condemned your position upon mat
sers affecting this tract when you were =
member oi the--LAni. BoAri. but on the
Other hand have rather extollei your
virtues along that line.
But the mysterious and insxplicsble
thing 70 u i your present position in
this patent controversy.
Il the securing oi patents to this land
"a - desirable. there IS way by which
hey nigh, x obtained and the rights
and interest Of all parties concerned be
fully sSiesuAriei. Possibly IN your Anxi-
ely 70 accomplish your objecs whether
Of no. you have not thought Of this
Allow l. 10 susseS. ia, il the Com
pany viii enter INFO ! supplemental con
.rscs which viii specify in detail the
work yes 10 * done on the system here
on the sracs according 10 the report OF
Engineer Co-Sn. and vii give good
Surety Company bond that such work
vii oe done within reasonable time.
said bond - asp guarantee the compile
hon OF the Jackson Lake Dam; then an
extension Of payments y agreed upon
thst vii n some way compensate the
settlers Tor the years OF toll and waiting
on their part. AMI with that sort OF bust
ness Ike assurance that the settler and
contract holder viii get what he bought
AMI with that guaranty shst provision
Tor the adequate reclamation d the lands
viii D. made, can So no reason Why
The settlers, the State and the Company
could not unite in asking for Patent for
the lands. And with such guaranty,
cannot So Why the Government should
10. issue Patent.
Bu. until such provision Is made, OF
the work actually done, Ne ieel We are
justified in opposing patent and the gov
eminent justiiei in refusing patent, and
~ most yehemently deny the charge
that, - officers u the Cana Users ASS0-
CATION, We are mAliciously advising the
settlers in this matter, even il some who
differ irom l.. should maintain that "
are IL advising them.
Not Wishing 10 continue this discussion
further, Ne Viii conclude by saying that
while we are the ones who have hereto
iors been charged with giving too much
publicity 10 matters affecting our Tract.
il this instance ~ least it IS the other
fellow who h2s rushed into print.
We deny the charge however and
maintain that open, frank discussion OF
these matters Is not going to hurt any
one unless he mas something to hide. and
w have not. and We feel all contract
holders should Be fully advised OF condi-
lions.
We are not knocking on conditions
generally, nor on the contract, but want
the assurance that the contract will be
carried out and our rights fully protected.
and are standing up like men Tor our
rights, against the fight OF great and
powerful and soulless corporation, and
it has at least seemed that We have had
TO maintain our position against even
the power OF the great State OF Idaho,
who invited Us to her borders and whose
protecting care We assumed We should
have
We have all confidence in the tract
and that the water right will be perfected
and made as good AZ there is in Idaho.
We are wagering all that We have and
the best years OF our life on this game,
and are going to win.
1t is not publicity but the attitude OF
the State that hurts A contract holder
and heavy investor on this tract who
lives in Kansas, after reading your letter
IN the paper, writes friend here: ITO
have man in his (Tsylor's) position
use such arguments as he does, makes us
feel as if We have very little surety Of
anything in Idaho"
The kind OF publicity that will help
this and every other Carey Act project in
Idaho, will be bold, public statement
By the State Land Board to the effect
that they expect to see that every pro-
ject Is completed and the promoters com
PEELED to come through with their con-
tract and that the rights OF every settler
will be fully protected, and then contin-
ued action in conformity to such state
ment.
Here's hoping that such may be the
case and that We may get together ON
business basis and get a completed sys-
TEN and adequate storage water provided
then and not until then, Patent. to
our lands.
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