The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-06
DIRECTOR REPLY TO CRITICISMS
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amount of water per acre should be
cut down; but, on the contrary, the
present management has at all times,
in court and out of court contended
that the duty of water should be main
tanned at the contract rate. For this
purpose, the company has taken an
appeal to the supreme court of the
United States of the case of The State
of Idaho and H. T. West, VS.. the Twin
Falls Canal Company, in WHICH case
| the supreme court of the state OF Ida
| no held that the settlers should stand
the loss by seepage from the Miner
dam; and, that the settlers water
right was in fact a five-eighths of an
| inch at the Miner dam. Moreover, the
present board of directors has furth-
cred the construction of the raise at
| Jackson Lake so as to insure storage
water for this tract when the normal
flow falls below the requirments of
the company We believe that the
slightest investigation on the part of
the critics would demonstrate that
this company has at all times used
every endeavor to maintain the integ-
rity of the water-rights and supply for
the Twin Falls tract; and, that any
charge to the contrary against the
present management, is made either
maliciously, or in ignorance of the
acts of the board.
In this connection, it might be well
to call attention to the charge made
by Mr.. Hobbs in a late issue OF the
Twin Falls Times to the effect that
the board of directors or the manage
ment were opposed to certain propo-
sition made by Mr.. Hobbs, that an APP
preparation should be made of the
over-plus water of the Snake river,
beyond the three thousand second feet
, decree. This matter was never brought
to the attention of the board of direct
: ors by Mr.. Hobbs or anyone else; and
il seems as though that all Mr.. Hobbs
ever did was to talk over his PROPOSE
ton in rather informal way with
certain officers of the company. Had
the matter been called to the atten-
ton of the board by Mr.. Hobbs; and
5 had the board been advised by its at
/ torney, there is no doubt that action
| would have been taken in accordance
; with the suggestion. 1t would seen
2 only fair that before serious charges
1 are made against the present board
: the matter should have been brought
S to the attention of the board in the
proper way.
t Complaint has also been made tina
!, the secretary of the corporation dc
= not make a list of absentee landoWn
e ers and post the same in consplcu
S Gus place at each important town OF
: the tract, as contemplated in resolu
e ton passed at the last stakeholder
y meeting. 1t is also charged that TIT
: secretary excused his omission by eX
= planning that his office did not hav'
o the time to do the work; but, that
e list had been made for loan com
e pany. AS a matter of fact, no list ma
a ever been prepared containing tn
data required by the resolution OF tn
S Stockholders. This was due to tn
o fact that the office did not have tn
II time to prepare the same. one OF tn
y employees of the company with tn
f permission of Mr.. Taylor, made ar
re rangements with the representative o
S a loan company to make a list of all 0
s the stockholders of the company Wit
h their addresses. This list was an en-
il tirely different thing than that re
h uuired by the stockholders resolution
; The resolution of Mr.. Hobbs require
: the secretary ninety days before eac
h annual election to prepare and pos
il over the tract a list of nOn-reSlden
L. landowners, including those living /
y other parts of the tract than that /
l. which their land is located, with ad
d dresses. and arranged according l
= location of land. 1t is obvious from
1T moments reflection that the Hobb
II resolution would entail create
20 amount of additional work; and, ais
l. that the list furnished the loan CON
ic pany was entirely different and con
N Daratiyely simple. Mr.. Ross who di
Of all of the work after hours and o
re SUNDAYS furnished his own stationer,
I'd and. used no part of anything belong
to ing to the company, except the use
the TYPEWRITER. The resolution cal
e. ing for the list did not in any wa
as reflect the views of the stockholdel
v of the tract. for the reason that no pre-
u per vote was taken, only a viva voc
a vote with but a dozen or so voting. III
If board did not believe that the II
n could be prepared without interfe
ing with the necessary work OF the 0
i'll flee. especially in view of the fact tb
ne q list of stockholders is always avail
or able to anyone at the companys ottic
r Another criticism made against II
ut present board is that the maintenan'
or for 1913 and 1914 was not pfoVlos
he to be paid in two installments II
to board simply found itself in posltlt
nd where this could not be done, althous
C. it would like to have so provided. II
tn board knew that in the spring of l9
ct, some very heavy payments must
r. made on account of the Jackson La
ry reservoir. Owing to the failure OF Il
tie Kuhns, and the failure of other irrig
ne ton enterprises in Idaho, 1t BEGAN
W very difficult to dispose of any BON
he of the company. The banks were
81 situated as to make loans difficult
n obtain, it was important that the 0
nd legations of the company be M
rt. promptly, and for the reason 1t W
C. extremely hazardous, if not imposs
of BILE, to delay the collection OF any pa
re of the maintenance. The same stu
T. ton exists for 1914. Our oblgato
It's on account of money borrowed 10
ed fact,ata tho reservoir contract make