The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29
CHAUTAUQUA CONTRACT
FOR 1923 NOT DELIVERED

The chautauqua committee compris-
ing the undersigned desires to state to
the general public and more especial
ly TO the underwriters of The 1923 con-
tract, that this contract is still m the
hands of the local committee md that
they have refused to deliver it to Ell
lison-White.
The people OF Salmon and Lemhi
county may be assured that their local
committee regrets very much 70 be
forced 10 take this drastic stand when
the 1923 contract has been so gener-
ously signed, and it is their desire to
fully acquaint our people with facts
and circumstances leading up to this
situation.
Ever since chautauqua was estab-
lished in Salmon in 1917 up to and in
Guiding the year 1921 Ellison White
was compelled TO bring their talent
into Salmon and TO double back out
of Salmon over very long and ex-
pensive route in order to reach the
main line Of railroad serving Salmon
only in this isolated section. This en-
tailed very heavy expense upon the
part of Ellison White, and necessarily
made the Salmon contract kerry expen-
sive to The local people, which by the
way, was borne ungrudgingly and
willingly by our people, and espec-
ally by the underwriters who for the
past two years have had to dig deep
into their pockets to pay the defici-
ency.
For the year 1922 Ellison White
wrote contracts in Challis, Mackay
and Arco, thus enabling them to bring
their talent on to Challis, thence to
Mackay and on to Arco, making foui
towns to be served in this remote sec
| ton of Idaho before returneing their
talent to the main line of railroad
This naturally would very greatly in.
crease the revenue accruing to Ellison
| White from this isolated section where
they are forced to leave the main line
of railroad, and would not in anything
like the same proportion increase Their
expense by taking their talent arount
via Challis, Mackay and Arco, owe
what the expense has been in years
past in taking the talent out via Lead
ore and Gilmore.
When II was learned by the loca
committee that contract had beer
written in Challis, Mackay, and Arc,
by Ellison White, it was also learne,
that these contract had been writer
for one third to one-half what Salmon
is being charged for exactly the sam,
talent and identical program.
| These facts came to the attention o
the committee after our 1923 contrac
had been signed, and before deliverin,
the contract for 1923, which had bee
written for $500 guarantee. w
took the matter up with Ellison Whit
and requested that some concession b.
given Salmon upon the new arrange
ment. calling attention to the fact tina
we had to dig up TO pay deficienc,
Tor the past two years under our yer,
high guarantee of $500, and the,
fatty refuse 10 give us any concession
and are now demanding that the 1922
contract be delivered to them for tn
reason that IL has already been signed
Ellison-Whitc makes an attempt t
justify their actions in writing con
tracts in Challis, Mackay and Arc
for one-third to one-half what the,
are charging Us upon the ground tina
when they entered the field compris
ing these towns that another chautau
qua association was operating in thes'
towns and that they made the 10y
guarantee price 10 these towns in or
der TO run the other association out
/ Ellison White are now making threat
against our local committee for re
fusing to deliver our 1923 contract
and claiming that we are exceeding
our authority in holding It up after i
has been duly singed. The committee
feels that they are serving the inter
ests of our community in refusing /
deliver this contract in view Of tn
gross injustice discovered in the Eli
son-White contracts, and they shall
contiue TO stand thus.
II the underwriters of the 1872
contract desire further action in tn
above matter. or should they desire
meeting called looking to the securing
of a contract with some other aSSocia
ton, or should they feel that the un
designed members of the committe
have exceeded their authority or actet
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