Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-07-09
. the North Side Entrymen:

To the North Side Entrymen:
am pleased to say that the re-
organization OF the North Side Com
nany has been completed and we are
now ready for business. This has
taken much longer time than any of
us expected when we started In.
Some OF you may know OF the many
difficulties that had to be overcome,
but that is now thing OF the past.
All want to say is that no time has
been lost. We have done the best we
could The Kuhn difficulties came
az surprise to the business world
and Il was some time before those
concerned realized what 1t all meant.
II has been necessary to get the yari-
GUS parties interested together and
TO determine on some feasible plan TO
20 on with the work and TO provide
the necessary funds. which. 30 far as
the North Side project is concerned,
amount to over $600.000.OO. All
this has been no little task, l can as
sure you, but now the time has come
TO 70 ahead. We recognize certain
things TO be necessary to bring about
the success OF the North Side and we
are prepared to do our part, II you
will do yours. This Is "A matter which
no one person can carry; each person
has part 10 perform. We must have
hearty cooperation and the good will
OF all the people on the tract and We
In turn must 80 conduct the business
affairs as to promote the best inter-
ests OF the tract. realize that none
OF US are perfect; mistakes will be
made, but mistakes of the head and
not OF the heart can be overlooked,
but a blow struck at the welfare OF a
community Is hard to forget. The
present management's position Is a
peculiar one; we are not the owners
OF this property or OF the bonds
against It. but occupy the position OF
trustees, entrusted with the duty OF
completing and carrying out the pro-
ject In accordance with the contract
with the State OF Idaho and the vari-
Gus entrymen and we have not In all
matters that discretion which an
owner might exercise concerning his
own property. We have, however
found that, In our judgment. certain
things are essential to the success OF
the project and have taken up sucf
matters with the creditors and have
secured their consent to certain
things which have been very mucl
discussed on the project in the las
few months.
First: The irrigation system mus
be completed In accordance with tn
contract with the State OF Idaho an
and the work is going ahead. TIL
Jackson Lake Reservoir with whic
you are all familiar. is being built
we have already In the last ninet
days. paid out over $125,000.00 o
account OF this work and Will cor
tinue until the reservoir is complete
and an ample storage provided fo
this project. We also recognize tha
there Is certain work to be done o
the canal system before 1t will /
completed and this work will
steadily forward as the country Sc
ties up, SO that the contract with Il
state In this respect will be fully pc
formed. We have no motive Il
Sinking any duty; 1t does not p'
one dollar in the pockets of the ma
agement to slight any Of the wor
Our duty and instructions are
complete the irrigation system
accordance with the contract wi
the state and this, you may rest o
sured, will be done.
Second: We recognize that an e
tension Of time In which to compile
payment for the water contracts
needed by most of the entrymen al
we have, at no little labor, secur
the right to grant liberal extensio
OF time to those of the entrymen W
are willing to comply with the CON
uons imposed. We found this pl
>ect to be suffering from an overdo
Oh agitation and litigation. 1t Is
desire before proceeding with a
particular entryman. to have co
piete settlement and adjustment
all matters in dispute between h
ana the Company so that the n
management can start out with
ciean slate. / am not familiar W
many Of the points In dispute, bu
oeiieve the present management
iair minded and know they want
pe and we at least want the opp