Show GARBLED PRESS REPORTS KRING BRING FORTH COMMENT continued from ale 11 1 of tle the recognized head of the company furnishing water supply for tile the city and one of the residents a brother of the man whose home was destroyed we were asked to curtail our remarks concerning the affair R still wonder why this should be necessary to do if tile the statements made madd to us by certain ones in authority are true in regard to lo things they discussed with us when this request request lest was made it is our intention to seek information which will bring more light on the subject and if necessary we will be glad to print both sides of the story in order to give each an equal right to an opportunity for fair play we would like to be fair in all ways to those who must suffer loss as a result of this disaster ous fire and to the company who are trying to defend themselves now through our OPEN FORUM COLUMN we offer opportunity for public discussion it if any further comment is necessary we realize the difficulty of making proper adjustments w without funds to meet the respective needs in each case but we also realize that these are unusual times when the greatest amount of cooperation is expected of all who are in power to help the less fortunate ones and as we understand the situation there are things to be said on both sides in this instance we are accused of taking sides because of certain statements made recently in reference to this water power company and of making untrue statements to their detriment but we wish to assure our reading public that we try to 0 secure prope information on all subjects printed in our weekly paper before we make statements or publish material offered concerning public if affairs aff fars arrs let us therefore be fair with each other and if there is a so called in the woodpile wood pile trot him out and let us get at the bottom of this and of all other things which bring unrest to some and cause such worry to others who are in authority within this great domain there is is room for every one and if we cannot a rb t on some of the bigger issues of life we might as well fold up our tents and steal away into the silence and let those who are willing to live in accordance with the law of give and take make a new start just as we who have come int inta infra a this vast open country are trying to do we have truly learned the great lesson of patience and forebear anee and we aim to bring similar understanding to those who think they have greater power because they have greater wealth with which to command control of the habits of the people of lesser fortune in a material way there must be another side to the stary other than what we have heard and we will seek to ferret it out before we make any I 1 further comment we do not like threats such as were made if we make statements which are unpleasing to those who are offended I 1 I 1 in any way they are but a challenge and serve to increase our wonderment about those who make them as we hear bear other viewpoints expressed thih differ to great extent marie M ogden |