Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-09-01
LEST We FORGET"
FROM THE PEN
OF FARMER BILL
Extracts-Wise and Otherwise-From
the Fountains of His Mighty
Wrath.

When the settlers representing a
very large majority of the farmers
on the Idaho Irrigation company
tract proceeded to organize the Set
tiers Protective league their action
was not in accord with the views
of Farmer Bill at that time and he
| proceeded to pour out the drippings
of his wisdom on the organization
and its officers in such a manner
that when he announced his candi-
dacy for the Republican nomina-
tiCn for auditor of state the an
nouncement seemed to cause the
burial places of memory to give up
their dead and the members of
the organization saw passing before
them the editorials from Bills pa
per, the Richfield Recorder. These
memories reopened the CALLED spots
and caustic sores which the drip
pings of Bills wisdom had burned
into their systems and they felt
that now was their time to place
some of the healing ointment on
such spots as were branded "Bill. !"
September 5 is the day they have
apparently set for the reprisal of
scalps. The war dance will be ac-
companied by the following chants,
each man supplying his own music:
Richfield Recorder. Nov. 10, 1915
Considerable underhanded work has
been going on for the past three or
four months, all of which is being
engineered by a small coterie arouno
Gooding and Shoshone and promoted
under the cover of the Water Uuer :
Protective League.
When the questions now pending
investigation are settled the interests
now engaged in throwing mud at the
project will be so thoroughly discred-
tied than even the money ninched
from the settlers will not repay them
for the loss of respect they win have
suffered in the community.
Richfield Recorder, Nov. 26, 1915
Most of our farmers need livestock
for the proper development of their
farms We also need wells and other
improvements in order to successful
ly carry on our farming operations.
It appears that the hackers of this
project had this very need in view
and were preparing to assist the
farmers with additional capital It is
most unfortunate that a movement
Of this kind for the welfare of our
should be handicapped by po-
litical chicanery and personal spite
AS we have taken occasion to point
out before the irrigation code com
report on this project was
most unfortunate Misrepresentation
If actual conditions.
The Farmers Protective League
would be a beneficial organization II
conducted along proper lines. 1t is
that 1t has come under the
control of a gang of political trick
RS and disappointed and disgruntled
ayers. We believe it would be wise
to change the character
4 the league and to place its control
n the hands of men who are above
uspicion of using its name and re
courses for personal advantage.
AS it is now organized it is not L
representative of the contract holders
nd we believe that it never can be- L
ONE so until it's control is in the y
ands of others i
No doubt the present management +
ould be persuaded to resign if the "
roper efforts were made by the con a
,act holders; it is worth our while Ut
, try. o.
ichfield Recorder, Dec. 8, 1915.
We fully recognize the great bene-
t to be derived from an orgdniza-
on Of farmers, promoted along the III
ght lines and controlled by real it
rmers. We have no quarrel with tn
ie water users except in so far as
at term may be applied to a clique
wealthy land owners who now con- w
oil. by nefarious methods, the opera If
ms Of the Protective League to the tb
triment of the community. 70
We have advocated and are now
change in management -
r the Protective League. A glance do
the articles of incorporation and ly
Laws and list of officers and coun- lie
| of the league will convince the ed
,st unwary that four closely asso- pc
tied land owners have a strangle la
Id on it's operation. Can anyone m'