The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-07-27
Telephone Patrons Will Not Be Repre-
sented at Hearing--Letter From A. H.
Conner, Attorney for Commission

for final hearing.
Notification OF this hearing in De-
cember 1920. was given to the var
ious boards of trade. city councils and
the newspapers in the territory in
terested. In due time the commits
son's force of experts reached the
case and they prepared to finish up
the matter. Accordingly, the case
was set for final hearing at Occur
IdAlene on April p, 1922. on this last
named date the commission was pre-
pared to go ahead and take the tes-
timOny of its engineer and auditor.
cross examine the telephone com
pany's witnesses and complete the
record so that a decision could be
rendered by the commission. On that
day however. appearances were made
by Standpoint Bonner county, st.
Maries Occur dAlene, Wallace and
Shoshone county by their respective
attorneys and a motion was made for
a further continuance of the case on
the ground that these various com
munities had not had the opportunity
to prepare a showing in opposition to
the telephone company's exhibits.
In spite of the fact that general
publicity had been given to the first
hearing, and that these communities
had had since December 4. 1920 to
prepare whatever they had to present
the motion for a further continuance
was granted and the case again post
poned to a date to be later fixed At |
the time of the granting of this mo-
ton for a continuance, the commits
sion directed that the cities and coun-
ties who had asked for the continu-
ance notify the commission within 10 |
days of the length of time they would /
require to make their preparation. No
such notification has been given the
Something like two
weeks ago the commission asked me
to get in touch with w. b. McFar-
land, who was designated at the April
hearing as the representative of the
appearing, and find out (
from him when they would be ready 1
TO go ahead with the case. ] accord
ingly sent two kilograms to Mr.. Nc
Farland, and finally received a reply |
from him stating that he would not |
appear at the hearing. and to set the /
case for any time convenient to the /
Accordingly. the com /
mission has set the case for final /
hearing at Occur d'Alene on August |
IT, 1922, at 1890 a. m.
From the foregoing it will be seen
that there have been two continu-
ances of this case. The first delay, |
from December 4. 1920. to April 81, /
1922. was caused by reason of the in
ability of the commissions engineer
ing and auditing forces to reach this
case at an earlier date. The last leg
stature reduced the appropriation for
The engineering department of the
and with a depleted force
t has been necessary to take these
Eases in their order and much delay
las been unavoidable. The second
continuance. granted on April o. was
It the request of the interested com
when this case comes on for hear
ng on August II the communities
which asked for the continuance will {
AVE had about a year and eight I
months in which to prepare their side
# the matter for presentation. I
81 am not writing this letter for the t
purpose Of stirring up any controver-
Y with anyone, nor is it intended in
ny way as a criticism of the com
nunities interested, but if there is >
ny tendency to criticism of the COM
mission over the failure to complete
his investigation. I think it is only n
air that the facts should be known" k
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