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Show VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IVEST-CACHE STOCK. Tienton, Jan. 22. IMItor Ropubll-cun Ropubll-cun Quito a feeling is exhibited nmong tho fnnners, wondering whnt move Is host to mnko with their West-Cache West-Cache water stock. Nearly every man has a different opinion of tho matter Sonto eximess confidence and faith In tho now company, while others feel thnt If tho now company can get the control of tho majotlty or the stock by tho second Monday In Pobrunry, that nil tho old off leers will bo ro plnced by now, whoso Interests are not In tho welfnro or tho rarmers, on ly so fni us thoy can better themselves nt tho cost of the stock holders of tho West Cacho Irrigation company. They say If tho promoters of tho now company com-pany had shown tholr "faith by their works," nnd hnd put In a fow tlious and dollnrs, thus giving tho company now llfo and now blood, It would have looked dlfforont to them Hut now thoy como In Just ns tho efforts of tho farmers nro nbout to bo crowned with success, nnd nsk that tho reins of government bo turned over to them with tho promise that thoso excessive assessments may bo avoided Thoy promlso thnt ono shnro shall bo mado worth threo sharos Tor Instnnco: I own ono thousand dollars In West Cnrtie stock; by turning It over to the "Trenton Irrigation Compan)" the new company Will make It nnd hold it nt ?30.00 por share Instead of J10.00 per shnro, thus making my $1,00 worth $3,000. Let us seo hqw much easier this vv 111 mako' It for ma to pay in)'' assessment. as-sessment. Under the old company my thousand dollars worth of stock In assessed at say 12 per cent pel annum an-num which costs tne f 120. Under the now company If the assessment Is an high (and It will not be any lower) n 12 por cent assessment would cost mo $3G0. Now U I cannot pay J120, how am I going to pay J3C0? Again, my $1,000 worth of stock In tho oh.1 company entitles mo to double the watoi tho same nmount or stock would entitle mo to in tho now com-pnit), com-pnit), because tho Issue of stock In the now company will bo nenrly double. doub-le. So that Instead or my stock increasing in-creasing In real vnluo It only Increases Increas-es in nsset value, and Is reduced ono-hnlt ono-hnlt In real estate value Now my loss Is going to bo somebody's gain. Now, Mr. ndltoi. litis Is the view taken by sonto of tlflT fnrnters. How near this is to tho into status of tho situation I am not In n position to say. lint sure It Is that tho farmer holding Wost Cache stock should be careful bofoie malting any chnngo. Sizo It up from' nil sides; bo sure you uro right; then, with head erect, nnd back stiff, go nhead. A 8TOCKIIOLI)nR. |