Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-04-26

4 luiuh nUs LOO. NO sense
her, In that event. She's a capable
girl and VIII make good If given a
chance. So I'm going to give her that
chance"
by the way, I hear you've sold your
dam site to the Mountain Valley Pow
err company" said Babson.
@Yes, they made me an offer-a
see any profit In rejecting It .
mighty fine offer. In fact. and | couldn't
News reaches you very promptly" he
added.
"A new company. | believe. Know
anything about this outfit-who's back
of it and why7"
1T is a Delaware corporation capt.
talized for two million dollars with a
license to do business In California
The corporation plans to erect a dam.
impound the flood waters of Eden Val
ley creek after they have passed over
the Circle X and the Bar FL ranches
and use the water for the production
of power"
AabcOA " iEilCllDtTtQ LIE ufiL
zllng thought that had operated to
wreck his automobile. You may have
noticed the large number Of gasoline
driven pumping plants, Nate"
Il did, and guessed the reason. The
water tables are receding and the lift
IS Increasing; hence more power Ia re-
quired to pump. l hear the power com
pany's rates are pretty high, so | sup
pose the farmers are trying out 4
cheaper method of pumping, although
since gasoline Is not cheaper than cleo
tricity. / surmise the gasoline farmers
must have had their power cut of be
cause they didn't or couldn't pay their
bills to the power company"
You've gone straight to the milk
In the coconut, Nate. / wonder IL 1t
wouldn't be a good idea for the farm
ers Of Forlorn Valley to organize an
irrigation district and make a contract
with the Mountain Valley Power com
pany to sell 1t water for surface irrf-
gation?"
"A good idea for the farmers but 4
bad Idea for the company. OF course
In years of unusually heavy freshet 1t
might be glad to divert its excess wa
ter to Forlorn Valley, but In subnormal
years. such as we have been expert
encing the past three winters. the de-
mands of Forlorn Valley might lower
the water In the reservoir to a point
below the power company's ditch and
operate to close down Its power plant"
"You seem pretty sure of your
premise, Nate. How do you know
that7"
Tichenor smiled a president little
smile Because I'm the president of
the Mountain Valley Power company.
In fact I'm the entire company"
For the remainder of the trip into
Valley Center. Babson was glum and
silent to such a degree that Nate
Tichenor noticed his p~reoccupation.
saw that Babson's hands were trem-
bling. For some reason or other
T1chenor decided that was a direct
hit I'll have to figure this out"
On his part Babson was thinking
~confusedly. AS yet the Mountain Val
ley Power company exists on paper
only. 1t has its charter from the
state OF Delaware, it's permit to do
business In California, a dummy board
of directors and the lands 1t has re
Gently acquired II this wretch | am
riding with should die suddenly. the
Mountain Valley Power company might
die with him
do you mean to tell me, Nate, that
you are alone In this power enter
prise?"
Il own all OF the issued capital stock
OF the Mountain Valley Power com
pany, and | intend to keep it It'll be
valuable"
Guess it Will. Nate" And again
Babson's wild thoughts took possession
of him. 4This fellow Is liable to ruin
me- He's no mean enemy. He may
have more money than we have. Hell
fight as the power company and he'll
fight us privately as a riparian owner
But Ii he should die, who are hi.
heirs7 He's the last Of his line, SO fal
as / know. His executors would moi
be liable to carry through his plan.
for the Mountain Valley Power com
pany. The scheme would dis