The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-10-23
EXPLAINS WHY FREEMAN CO.
IS NOT ON ROLL OF HONOR
Manager Crabbe Says Company Has
Been Prosecuted by Government,
But He is Still Loyal TO Flag

The name of the j. w. Freeman
Company as a subscriber to the
Fourth Liberty Loan has been "con-
spicuous by its absence" from the
Honor Roll posted In front of the
Standard office. and the fact has
been the occasion of considerable
comment during the past fortnight.
The natural conclusion was that the
attention of the absentee owners of
one OF the most valuable estates In
the county had not been called to
the matter. That this Is a mistake
Is shown by the following explana-
tory letter, which is published in
justice to the company, and which
sets forth In detail Just how the
management feels about the matter.
The people of Churchill county
will be pleased to learn that Mr.
crabbe can overlook his grievances
against one branch of the govern
ment and still remain loyal to the
dear old American Flag" notwith-
standing he has fabsent-mindedly
no doubt) failed to come through"
with the promised $500.
Following is the letter to c. e.
Liberty Loan campaign:
October s, 1918.
Mr. c. Il. Bingham, Fallon,
Churchill County. Nevada.
Dear Sir: The writer has never
had the honor of making your ac-
quaintance; but as a representa-
tive Of the Freeman Company. take
the liberty OF suggesting to you that
your manner Of addressing the Free
man Company is entirely uncalled
for. end your attitude is based upon
ignorance of the circumstances and
conditions surrounding the Freeman
Company. And, of course, we know
that your attitude is typical of the
attitude toward the Freeman Com
pany OF every representative of the
County. State and Federal Govern
ments located at Fallon. Such at
titude is unfair to the Fnseman Com
pany, but we are powerless, appar-
entity, to get justice of which we
read so much In the daily press these
days.
IL you are properly informed. you
know that the Freeman Company
undertook TO plant considerable
acreage to wheat last spring, and
when the crop was maturing. and
needed water the very worst way,
we requested the officials In charge
OF the project to sell US sufficient
water to properly mature and save
our crop, and. you know. 1t is hard
er to get crops for the government
than 1t is to get money. We promis-
ed and agreed to pay for such wat
er as was furnished. but, do you
suppose the officials in charge deliv-
cred any water? No, Not a drop
that they could prevent reaching
the Freeman land. Did they have
water stored and for which they had
no use? Again you should know
that they had thousands of acre
feet of water boarded In the Lahon-
tan dam. much of which was hoard
ed from the supply belonging 10 the
Freeman Company from the Carson
River, and which should have been
permitted to run unobstructedly TO
the Freeman ranch through the
Saltwater slough during the sum
mer months when there was ample,
and more than ample, water, un-
used. in the river. The officials said
to US, In effect, that II we would ac-
cept the governments proposal of a
restricted water right for thousands
Of acre-feet less than we are entitled
to under our appropriations since
1864 from the Carson River, then.
during our negotiations for a settle
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