Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-07-09

will be allowed rebate in the excess
acreage if he desires it. This is the
rule adopted on the South Side and
elsewhere and seems reasonable.
Every settler should have some high
land for buildings, corrals. etc., and
experienced irrigators will prefer to
have some shares of water in excess
of the acreage. 1t is not only a safe
ty factor in irrigating, but it enhances
the market value of the farm. Set
tiers desiring rebate account Of high
land should have their farm surveyed
by competent surveyor, and submit
plat showing the nature and extent of
the claims and have it all adjusted
before executing the amended con-
tract. Blanks for this purpose will be
furnished upon application to our Of
fee in Jerome.
Second: Claims for damages which
were in litigation prior to January
1st, 1914, will be considered and to
the extent they are found meritorious
an adjustment will be offered. Claims
that have been allowed to lie dormant
for several years, without being
pressed, until the Company has pass
ed into other hands, will, as a rule,
rec eive no consideration. We cannot
afford to assume old debts. We must
assume that all old claims have been
adjusted or that litigation has been
commenced prior to this time. No
claim of any kind can be considered
which was included in any adjustment
or settlement made with the Company
or any extension heretofore granted
to the settler, there being SO many
large and pressing problems on the
North Side Tract, 80 much to be done
to build up its future, ETC., that we
cannot afford to spend time, money OF
energy in conducting postmortem.
AS to settlers under the pumping
segregations: A proposition will be
submitted to them in due time, re.
lating to certain notifications of theil
. power contracts and other specia
problems which will to a considerable
:. extent modify the burden those set
tiers are under and we believe viii
make possible and practical the i'm
> mediate development of the pumping
:, segregations. This proposition is nov
:, under consideration and will be sub
: mitted in due time.
There is also a special agreemer
in preparation for those settlers resid
ing under the First Segregation
which does not affect the remainde
= of the Project and will be submitte
to those settlers within short time
9 So much for the past. have com
!" among you representing the peopl
&c who have been forced to take owe
~ this project. We desire to co-operat
:" with you and to face the great prof.
9 lem which is before US. In undertah
ing our responsibilities we shall fol
get all differences and past difficulti'
. and look upon each settler as oil
10 friend, working to the same end-tf
upbuilding of the North Side Trac
We realize that our success in obtail
~ ing the money due US and other fun
:" IN to be advanced, depends upon II
prosperity of each settler upon II
Tract. In no small measure does
=. - also depend upon spirit of hearty c
~ operation and good will. We desir
and believe it essential, that there
M ne developed good markets for the pr
~ ducts of this Treat; that proper freig
'e rates be secured and that enterpris
'"' such as creameries, canneries, flo
- and feed mills, and other industri
n's be encouraged to the end that
ns farmer upon the Tract may recei
o the largest possible return from
" efforts. We invite your most heal
os' cooperation in the matters present
'an in the amendment of contract subm
~" ted and believe that the proposit
w now made will meet with cord
.N n and generally hearty response.
'ho R. E Shepherd
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