The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-08
WATER USERS RESOLUTION
AND MR.. BLISS.
Editor Caldwell Tribune:

Editor Caldwell Tribune:
As some of the Directors of the Wa.
ter Users Association have seen fir tc
give you part of the proceedings OF
closed meeting of the Board, which
seems 10 have created a wrong i'm
preston, want to correct same
First in regard to the Bow affair. Mr.
Bow took his trouble up with the Sec
rotary Of the Interior last Spring The
Secretary referred him to w. A. RYAN
OF the Reclamation Commission At
Washington, D. c. After an investi-
CATION of Bosses complaint, Mr. RYAN
wrote him that he, Mr.. Bow, had no
cause for complaint But Mr.. Bow
was not satisfied and Mr.. RYAN sent
special investigator from Washing
ton to look into the matter. This in
vestigator, J. D. O'Donnell, a western
man, and built full square, and who
has the interest of the Settlers at
heart, after thorough investigation
reported to the Washington office that
Mr.: Bow had no just cause for com
plant, and advised that the matter
be dropped.
But Mr.. Bow is a very persistent
man and still complained So The
Washington office advised him to
take the matter up with the "Griev-
ance Committee" of the Water Us
res Association, which was organized
on purpose to investigate such cases
Mr.. Bow then brought the matter
before the Grievance Committee.
and all OF the correspondence between
Mr.; Bow and the Washington office,
ana between eet Boise and the Washing
ton Office was turned over to the com
mlttee, and the committee went over
the ground at Bowmont with Mr.. Bow
and afterwards with Mr.. Bliss and aft
Ter thorough investigation reported
that Mr. Bow had no Just cause for
complaint and advised that the matter
be dropped
But Mr.. Bow is a very persistent
man and insisted that the Board of d.
rectors visit Bowmont and look into
the matter, which nine of them did
later on. And now we come 70 The
closed meeting of the Board on Dec
ember 8, 1914.
lhey took up the Bow matter on
three different counts;
Of Bow. ~ lawn
Second-the vote was unanimous in !
.avor of Bliss. '''' 10 III
Bow. i"'oi Vi
AT the adjourned session wbic,,
convened December p, 1914, the reso-
ution asking for the removal Of Geo
Il. Bliss was offered by L. I. Mace
md was adopted by vote Of five 70
our. i've ~
Those voting for the resolution
zee, Shaeffer. ="
those opposed to the resolution
Tsp. " o'u anu
Now you will notice that only nine
!, !, the directors visited Bowmont, and
ne two that did not, Magee and Bas-
EFT, voted in favor of Mr.. Bow
on VIII also notice that at the adj
1rned meeting of the Board on Dec
Z, that oni y nine members were pres
MT and II the other members had been
resent, the resolution asking for Mr.
MSS removal could not have been
l have been general trouble man.
Dr. the project this last season and ,
I'll say that their has been less con,
iaint and better water service Than I
YER before. All complaints but two {
and they originated in neiphborbooJ ,
uarrels, one of which was Bow's9
ave been settled by the "Grievancc
GARD. 81 ~ the
have been over the project ,c !
! the. rest of the Board and have :
ever found the feeling against Bliss .
legged in the resolution. But 7 baSo :
card it said since the publication n"c of q a
le resolution that it was a disor,ca u
the Water Users and that he re- re- u
oval of Mr. Bliss from the Proiect Il Il
this time would be a public calm Il Il
y, and great injury to the water water .
ers. wv water L
am not writing this in defense of "
y own action in the matter as II
we nothing to regret in the course v, W
nave taken, but simply as a matter II
justice to both water users and 81 s.
clamation officials. anu RI
Yours for a Square Deal III IL
w. H. KOLLENBORN II