Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-07-09
What is Needed for Success
On the North Side Tract
An Open Letter from R. E. Shepherd Ex-
planning the Features Of the Proposed
Extension Agreement.
Completion of the System the First Necessity

tunity of amicably adjusting any dis
puted matter before going TO law. 1t
is far better for a farmer TO buy good |
stock with his money than to spend |
II In litigation. 1t is far better for
the Company to spend its money on
public improvements than spend it
in litigation and we sincerely hope
that each entryman will make an
honest endeayor to adjust his differ
ences with the Company before
spending his time and energy and
money in law suits. In this connec-
tion we trust that all trivial and i'm
material matters will not be pressed
as We have no time to go into such
matters, but any substantial matter
will receive our most careful and
earnest consideration. In this con-
nection | want TO say there are some
5000 entrymen and you must allow
for time. SO that before any exten-
sion agreement is made, all points of
difference must be adjusted and the
new agreement will provide state
ment that all past matters have been
settled.
Third We recognize the desirable
ity OF having the people resident on
the tract interested in the active man
agement OF the canals and TO this end
we voluntarily propose to place such
men on the board OF directors of the
Canal Company as the settlers, who
enter into THIS new arrangement,
may select. 1t has come TO my know
ledge that very ridiculous statements
have been made at some meetings in
which the new contract has been dis
cussed, as to the manner in which
the new board OF directors OF the
Canal Company will be selected. lie
IL be understood once for all that yoi
are dealing with men who are trying
TO do the right thing. There are n'
I hidden tricks or 'Iiggers In the Woo
pile" | am not disposed TO resen
ANYTHING that may have taken plac'
SO far, but after this statement ha
gone forth and reaches the hands o
| the entrymen,-any man who there
, after charges me or my associate
8 with insincerity in the new PROPOSE
ton, does so unfairly, and / shall re
, sent 1t. II is proposed under the ne'
. extension agreement, just as soon
h n sufficient number of contracts hay
o been signed to justify it, to call
, meeting on the project for the ele'
h ton OF two directors to serve on tn
II board of the North Side Canal Con
many. 1t is our idea, in order thi
II the management of the canal systel
q shall not in the future, becon
4 bunched In any particular location
a that the project be divided into di
10 tricts, and that member be eiect'
IA from each district to serve on II
hoard until the following electio
=, There are to be two members OF Il
m board to be so chosen IN the me-
future TO serve until next Februa
N election. At the election next Fepr
arv there are to be four directors
=, lacted and the following year the
- will he six. so that in the near futu
no the majority of the Board OF Dlre'
org of the North Side Canal Compa
a. will be composed of actual wat
A users on the tract. We are dol
~ this Notwithstanding the fact III
or under the terms of the contract WI
-, the State of Idaho no one Is enti'l
IN vote until he has paid in 80
=, cant of the principal on his water CO
% tract. We feel that we are turn
a.. tbe system over to the people as Il
IN as they will be prepared to hahuie
and nv the time the canal system
turned over entirely we shall De d
49, IN have Il completed nope
40 can be done sooner. Or course
% each election the districts VIII n'
nd TO be changed as there Will DE an
- creased number to be elected.
ms the present the tract is to be diVi'
'ho into two parts. For this purpose
a. have taken line north ana 50
70 two miles west of the county rhe'
80 tween Gooding and Lincoln count
,ur All the territory lying west oil
,,v line will be known as the wen
nm District and the people living IN
of district who enter into this conu
I'm NAV select a director to repres
'ow them on the Board, and the persol
elected. whoever he may be- VIII
.,,h made a director. The territory i'
:, east of this line will be known as
"a Jerome District and the same
90 ceeding will take place In that
,or- trict as In the Wendell DISTRICT