Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-07-24
Another Trick Attempted.
The Water Company by Deceptive
Methods Seek to Place the Set
Tiers at their Mercy Regard
ing Water Deliveries.

OF the Canal Users Assn, and Water
Master Rinker, regarding the deliv-
cry of water for the season, met
with universal approval by the set
tiers on the tract, as it was gener-
ally considered that the company
were willing TO cooperate with the
farmers in this matter.
The resolution as presented TO the
water master while not asserting to
any less flow of water than called
for by the contract simply recited
the fact that the settlers would pre-
fer a proportionately less continual
flow of water for the remainder OF
| the season than the rotation system
a. proposed by the company In
order that this resolution may be
thoroughly understood. we give be-
low the substance of it as follows:
Now. Therefore, be it resolved that it
Is the sense of this board that the adop-
ton OF any system OF rotation on this tract
AT this time would be very detrimental
to the interests OF the tract and result in
great injury and damage to crops.
And it is further resolved that, in the
opinion OF this Board, the necessity for
rotation has not arisen and will not arise
this season, and We therefore respectful.
ly protest to the State Engineer against
the approval 10y him OF any system o.
rotation unless the absolute necessity
therefore is established T. his satisfaction
And he it further resolved that il il
the judgment OF this Board that th,
members of tins Association would pre-
A fer to receive a proportionately les
. amount Of water 10y continuous tiov
than 10y any system OF rotation in case o
shortage oi water, il being understoo'
' however that this board is not hereb
/ asserting to any reduction in the flow &
# water less than is called for 10y contrac
=. an that 10y continuous flow.
4 Though this resolution seemed Il
- meet with the hearty approval q
-, the water master, higher up official
Of the company evidently saw in
i an opportunity to put one over
on the settlers, and accordingly tn
following was prepared and pre-
lie sented to the settlers to sign:
~ To the North Side Canal company, Lin
l. tied:
:" We. the undersigned settlers, eth,
i" owning, renting or operating land
)s AS indicated below, upon the North Sic
r Tract, believe that "A continuous flow
~ water i'm bitches of about half Il
:, contract amount will meet the +
quirements OF our crops, be more satl
- factory than the rotation system, whl'
l. has been announced, under which deli
n cries will be rotated between lateral
j. hereby respectfully request and petite
your company to adopt such continue
how, reduced quantity system.
81 Of course no intimation of tn
!" move on the part of the compar
W was made until after the Times hs
'S gone to press last week, but imm
eo diately after and rs early rs Frid;
w of last week settlers in the Wend,
'se district were asked to sign it.
III course the argument was put for
that this petition was III line WI
:, the resolution ~ passed by t
IS board, but a careful comparison
:. the two will not reveal much sin
re. larity.
49, We are sorry to state that quite
~ number of the settlers were led in
ror signing this under misapprehensio
-, As it will be seen ut glance I'll
6 they are not only admitting I'll
one half of the water they are M
.,h receiving will meet the requlremel
,so of their crops for the remainder
Al this season, but as the petition be-
go no date, and has no reference to
present season, it can readily
:, seen that it is club that can
~ held over the heads of the settl
ora for all time to come, and may st
ne ously complicate other matters t
,od the directors have in hand. WI
,h. we do not believe that any set'
th- will admit that half of the How
,;th water that hc-is entitled to rece
YES will meet his requirements, he
ave virtually assented to this by sign
the petition and thereby relea