Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1916-01-13

me Time Is at Hand for the Hearty
Cooperation Of all Interests
ON the Tract.

most prosperous one, We believe the
time Is at hand when there should be
d more hearty cooperation among
the settlers on the tract than that
winch now apparently exists. 1t is
a lamentable fact that circumstances
nave arisen during the past few
months that has caused chasn to
be opened up among different ele-
ments on the tract that BODIES no
good TO anyone. as it is well said
that a house divided In Itself can ac-
complish uaught
We believe there IS not settler or
property owner on the tract bur looks
forward 20 the one result. the com
pletlon OF the irrigation system In
accordance with the contract exist
Ing between the State OF Idaho and
the constructing company But here
there seems 20 bee wide difference
OF opinion ia the Interpretation Of
the contract. and the courts have
been resorted TO 10 determine some
OF the provisions Of that contract. SO
unreasonable. however. do some O.
the claims made In the suit just filed
appear TO the officials of the company
that they arr making light Of the
same. yet with fixed determination
to night the case TO the bitter end.
In the discussions leading up TO
the Ming OF this suit personalities
have been INDUCED in to altogether
too great an extent. and as d result
SANDER suits would be- quite common
here al the parties agrieyed wish to
seek retaliation The Times has
come In for share OF unnecessary
abuse and has been yilihed by some
and accused OF about every thing i'll
the criminal calendar But be 1t
said to the credit Of d vast majority
az IA. good people on the tract these
charges have fell Oh deaf ears. and
81 gives Us pleasure to note the con-
ndcnce that still exists IN the minds
Of our readers as to the standing Of
the Times We want TO say right
here however, that fortunately the
Times is not embarrassed To such an
extent that We are compelled to take
dictafiOn from anyone, and as the
time passes the settlers will always
ind us lighting for their rights as
long as their claims seem reasonable
And right here We wish to brand as
a falsiner the individual who sought
10 circulate the report that our col
umns had been closed to the settlers
and they had 20 seek other sources
for their public utterarces, and defy
that individual to submit; any proc
TO substantiaie his statement. NJ
settler has ever been denied hear
ing I'm our columns. and we hope tn
',imo will never come when we VII
feel compelled to deny the use OF on
columns TO the legitimate discussion
Of any question OF public interest
But all OF this Islander and Win
cation on the part OF a few will avail
them nothing. What we all want l
a completed system, and we are so
,ng TO have it, While we do no
sneak authoritatively. we still
holioye that with the hearty co-ope
ration Of the settlers, our matter
with the company could have pee
adjusted without resorting to IN
courts In discussing some OF IN
provisions OF the contract with MI
SLepherd he assured US that Il
would have been glad at any time I
have met a delegation OF the settler
toeethor with their attorney ana
49,, ovor the contract and discuss II
various provisions and in case oil dl'
ocroemant OF any Of its sections |
.,hn,it tho same 10 the courts IN
triondlv suit How mach better TN
,orid have been than the eXpensiV
LITIGATION that is bound to follow tn
prosont suit. unnecessarily enta'''l'
burden upon the settlers that ma"
arc unable to bear. But suggestion
me- ,hoso however. have no welsl
IN the ears of the attorneys VINO,
aa,rso are looking no further tina
their fees. 49, .,o,
wo have believed from the s'al
.nd 9TH have every reason 10 u
liovo that under the present manage
mont the system will be comp'e'e'
hut possibly not to the satisfaction
.,..a n.ho have very conflicting ide'
80 what constitutes complete
e,etcm and are very uhredso''"'
- ,hoir demands. as was evidence
-. so,,c of the statements maue
, tho time Of the land boaru "e"' =
y noro There has been no attempt
,o, on the part Of the present III"
ocoment TO turn the system over
'so sottlers. and until there is son
,A,ootion that this step Is confer
n,oted, we cannot agree with sor
- the more radical ones In their u
.aanohle claims. There Is reas