White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-03-20
SETTLERS WANT WORLD TO
KNOW they ARE SATISFIED

For several months little band o:
about half a dozen of dissatisfied set
tiers on the state land settlement pro-
| ject here, have, instead Of leaving the
project, elected to stay ON and COLI
duct campaign of insidious propa-
ganda in which they have attempted
tc discredit state officials the project
and the whole community what
purpose nobody seems to understand,
unless it is to browbeat the state into
giving them something for nothing.
They have mailed out letters to in
dividuals and newspapers in the state
and in some instances have secured
some publicity, and where the facts
were not known the project and tre
community have been placed in an
unfavorable light.
Becoming disgusted with this de-
structive campaign of boring from
within and in order to get the facts
before the public the settlers on the
project met Tuesday evening and pre-
pared the statsmenh printed below
which is being sent, to the press of
the state. No settler who was not
here during 1924 was perm tied to
sign the statement. And with these
| eliminated, approximately rs per cent
! Of those on the project attached their
signatures and there were few
others who endorsed the statement,
verbally but would mot sign their
names because they lived near the
malcontents and wanted to avoid uil-
plsasantness
At the bottom of the statement
signed by the settlers is another
statement signed by Kenneth P. Rey-
nolds Of Hanford Chairman of the
Legion land settlement committee in
which the Legion's relation to tie
project is clearly stated. The state
ment follows:
March II, 1924.
To Whom it May Concern:
In view of the fact that there has
been SO much adverse criticism of
the State Soldiers Settlement Pro-
ject by small minority, we the
undersigned, who constitute major
ity Of the Settlers on the Project on
or before the year 1924, wish to make
the following statement:
We believe that conditions here
vary but little from those in other
irrigated sections of this state. We
believe that we have some natural
advantages which make this a very
desirable locality since it is easily
the earliest district in the Northwest
We are OF the opinion that many
Of these criticisms are founded on
personal grievances and have moth
ing to do with the actual conditions
on the Project.
We understand that Governor
Hartley in connection with his in
vestigations OF the various depart
fnenss OF the State will include the
Settlement, which investigation we
most heartily Recommend. We. are
anxious to have the Investigation
Committee visit each farm, to ascer-
tain the facts and conditions under
which the individual settlers are
working; and we are confident that
the final report will show conditions
to be satisfactory, especially with re-
gard to the opportunities offered by
the State and the natural conditions
under which the Settler has to work
We furthermore wish to express
our confidence in the ability and
integrity of ]. c. Scott, Project Man
ager, and d. A. Scott, Director.
J. P. Wilt, Aaron T. Hostetter,
Joe Williams, ]. E. Wilt, Earl Rob
erts, I. S. Jones. Shaun Kelly. Vim.
Boldnan, Bert P. L;ndell, Amel Bold
man, Paul nj. Leslie A E. Lemka,
]. E. Lindell, Alex Parke, Sec. State
Land Settlers Assn. ]. H. Jones, E.
F.. Rhodes, H H. Wooten, Francis Is.
Moody. Dale D. Atwood, Edward
Ponsat. Albert Moede, Floyd c. Goss-
ard, Charles Hall chas. M. Taylor,
Fl. O. Canedy, E E. Cook, R. c.
Robinson, D. c. Mock, President Of
the Land Settlers Assn, c. M. Dick,
Chester M. Taylor, Ei4nar E.
Yoder, v. o. Kern, J. E. Leander,
j. w. Coffnian H. M Morford, w.
T. Morford, Frank A. Damon.
ton.