Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27

Governor Alexander, and we expect
you to print the inclosed.
JAMES PENDLEBURY,
Manager.
BlackfOOt Potato & Fruit
Growers Association.
Blackfoot. Idaho,
April 9, 1917.
Honorable Moses Alexander,
Boise, Idaho.
Dear Sir:
After reading the article in the
Capital News of March 29th, emitted,
"Allred Takes Up the Duties OF New
Office will say there never was
bigger pack of lies printed than this
article. And as it came from your
Office it is crime, and shows you up
for what you are. 1t shows that you
carry hatred for MIR. w. G. Scholtz
and in your hurry to make good you
appoint B. Harvey Alfred, and laud
him to the skies.
Your articles is, as stated above,
nothing but pack of lies. Mr.. ALL
red fund Blackfoot short of hay, we
will admit, but before Mr.. A Allred
arrived in Blackfoot all arrange
ments had been made to get hay to
Blackfoot. He never brought the
consumer and producer together as
stated in your article to the Capital
News. 1t was done four days or
more before he arrived in Blackfoot
after the legislature was over and did
not arrive in Blackfoot until the 23rd
of March.
He was in Boise on March 22nd,
when you were supposed to appoint
him director of farm markets, when
in fact you had already appointed, or
agreed to appoint him, three weeks
before March the 2lst. He told me
this himself. He did not arrive in
Blackfoot. as stated before, until Fri
day, March the 23rd.
On Saturday morning, March oath,
he was called by Mr.. Montgomery of
Blackfoot Real Estate company and
was asked by Mr.. Montgomery to call
you up and see if you, as the governor
of Idaho, would not use your influence
with the public utilities commission
to get the railroad to rush some hay
to Blackfoot, that had already been on
the way for five days. This shows
that the hay had already been bought
and shipped four days before Mr.. ALL
red arrived in Blackfoot. Mr.. Mont
gomery wanted MIR. Alfred to do this
so that hay, already bought and ship
ped, could get to Blackfoot quicker.
Mr.. Alfred never went to a single
dealer outside of the one mentioned,
and he never would have gone there if
he had no. been asked by them if they
could not use him in his official capac-
ity as the common director of farm
markets to get you, as the governor,
to urge the railroad to rush that hay
for a speculative firm in Blackfoot.
Here is the correct history Of the
buying of the hay: The Blackfoot
Real Estate company sent one Of their
members, Mr.. Thorstenburg, to buy
hay. After making arrangements he
left Blackfoot Tuesday morning,
March 20th.. You will note Mr.. ALI
red was somewhere between Preston
and Downing on that date. He did
not get to Blackfoot until three days
after Mr.. Thorstenberg left Blackfoot,
showing plainly that all arrangements
were made while he (Allred) was on
political duty for Moses Alexander,
governor of Idaho.
Anyone who knows of the railroad
schedule knows that six or seven DAYS
is only ordinary running time from
Omaha. So you, dear COVER or, did
not get anything extra in that.
A worse frame-up than this was
never known in Idaho. and the worst
Of it is. it came from the governor e
once.
Mr. Alfred never left Blackfoot from
the time he arrived, March 23rd., un.
til March S0th, when he left with his
family for Boise. So how could h<
have hastened to Kansas and Nebrasks
marketa? Alfred a record In Down