Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-04-17
CRISIS REACHED ON
SALMON RIVER TRACT
Settlers Tired Of Delay Of Land Board
Decide to Take Decisive Action.

We are in receipt oil the following
communication regarding conditions Oh
the Salmon River tract, another OF the
kuhns' projects, which coupled with |
other information We have received, |
would indicate far more serious condi- |
ton than ever confronted the North |
Side settlers
The settlers Oh the Salmon River
tract after having waited since last De-
cember and being unable TO secure an
adjustment OF their differences by the
land board and being unable TO even
get hearing before the present board
have given up all hope of getting any re-
| lief from the conditions that exist upon
that tract from that source. Consequent
| ly the settlers association board which
hel a two days meeting in Twin Falls
this week. decided if any relief was to be
had it must be secured from the courts.
Therefore they retained legal counsel in
the person OF the firm OF Bowen & Porter,
prominent attorneys OF Twin Falls and
Rex V. Wilcox, attorney OF Wendell,
and instructed them to take such legal
adequate and sufficient supply OF water
for the season of 1913, and To secure if
possible permanent water right for the
tract and to bring such other actions as
are necessary to secure from the courts a
construction OF the terms OF the contract
between the settlers and the company
which are in dispute.
The straw that finally broke the
camels back with the settlers Was moi
only the dilatory action OF the state lane
board but the further fact that aite
waiting months for the spring deliver,
of water during which time the settler
had 10 haul water for their stock an,
fer domestic purposes from three TO tel
miles, when the first run OF water Wa
8 finally made about the tirst of this monti
the company shut and locked almos
every head-g gate on the tract, refusing
to deliver water even for domestic pur
D poses until the settlers paid maintenance
I charges for 1912 and 1913.
4. This charge for maintenance the SET
Q tler contend is not due the Compan
and to add insult to injury the mainte
nance ior 1918 is fixed at five cents pc
- acre higher than is authorized by III
{ contract and this the settlers would no
pay upon the same principle that OH
forefathers refused to pay the tax npo
: the tea which they dumped into Bosto
! Harbor.
n And this unjust charge coupled wit
r. the refusal to deliver water until II Wa
paid has raised the feeling OF resentmer
to almost the point of feeling betwee
!. the Colonists and Great Britain at IL
l. time of the tea incident and it woul
II take but little more TO stir the people Il
J. TO the point of dumping the officers
II the Company and their employees wi
" are responsible for this action into Il
Salmon river reservoir.
by the way samples OF this water a
" going TO be sent to State Pure Food L
Of spector Wallis, who is just now makii
r campaign to compel the railroads
! furnish pure water to their patrons
see il he will take as much interest
III seeing to it that the settlers on the s.
mon tract are furnished pure and sal
tary water.
y "Oh lnfamy of lniamies, that
10, Great State of Idaho which has Undue