The War Over the Desert Water

I would like to have it clearly understood, if it is of any interest to the public, that I am in this fight to a finish and that I will stay with the farmer in my district until the last is cat-skinned if it costs me every dollar I have invested in that district. The fight for the preservation of our rights against the improper methods being pursued by the Power company in not carrying out the contracts originally made with the farmers of our district is one that should be continued until a successful issue is obtained. This is no time for weakening on the part of any man who has property rights in that district. Our contracts are perfectly good in the eyes of the law, and will be shown to be good. The only thing that will make them otherwise will be the weakening on the part of the landowner himself. Personally, I am of the opinion that this fight is nearly over. I cannot conceive of business men, either big or little, continuing such an useless and losing campaign as has been, and is being carried on by the Power company. I am quite of the opinion further that, if the people who have invested their money in the bonds of the corporations directly and indirectly interested in the Priest Rapids project and the Hanford Irrigation project, and other corporations of convenience created by their managers, knew of the facts in connection with the improper business methods pursued by their managers in these transactions, that they would be told promptly to put themselves in the right position. In my opinion, the interests now controlling the Hanford project and the Priest Rapids project are what are termed 'Big Business Interests.' It is inconceivable to me that representatives of 'big business' cannot and do not see that the public does, at all times, want to give them a square deal, but when they do not reciprocate square dealing, they are creating a feeling against 'big business' which manifests itself at the polls.