2010-01-27_REVISION - C1981008 (2)

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r the person that took my job almost double of what I was getting. For us to do our own farm at a much less rate should make everyone happy instead of fighting all of the time. Ross and Lance are both working with all of us very well. Ross and I are even on the same page and trying to do some good things. But, WE ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW OUR PRIME FARM LAND TO BE PUT BACK TO DRY LAND NO MATTER WHAT. All of you will be moved away and retired but you know what, we will still be HERE. This farm is the only source of income that the Morgan family has ever had. I'll repeat that, this farm is the only source of income that the Morgan family has ever had. Mrs. Morgan has never worked outside of the home and Mr. Morgan has never done anything except FARM THIS PLACE. He has no retirement or anything else, just this place. You guys think because you lease the coal, that WOW look at the money. Here are some facts for you. HAY sells for $140 per ton. The Sunshine corner by itself, produces 500 ton per year. You have already had that corner sine 1998. Figure it yourself. This was a very small piece. You guys also want to lease another 200 plus acres from Patty and Mr. Morgan but you won't honor contracts in hand. We want you to mine the coal and let us go on with our lives and do our farming and everyday activities. The other farmers might not want this because they have other jobs and they have other income and like Ross said they sit around and reap the rewards at your expense. We don't want that. We want to do what we have done the past 13 years. We want to follow the mine and put everything back and get you guys out of here as quickly as possible meeting all of your needs and our needs, also. Because of a disagreement a years ago, I am no longer there. Many times I have wished I had just turned around and walked away, but my loyalties was to my job and to doing the best job possible for Western Fuels and it was part of me. Lance said just lay low and he would get to the bottom of everything and this was suppose to be temporary, but I `m not back yet, no choice of my own. I'm still trying to work well with Ross because he does mean a lot to me and Lance has always been a part of my family and Tom and I do not get along really well, but I let Michael do most of the talking to Tom. Because a person has strong beliefs and will stand up to what they think is right, does not make them wrong or a bad person. Everyone is different and sees things differently and I am one that has very strong beliefs and loyalties and willing to go the distance. Sometimes my emotions act without the full benefit of intellect and then I have to go and do whatever to correct the problem once it has cooled. This does not make me wrong, but, maybe could been handled a little differently. Tow, back to your letter, We will be exercising our first rights of refusal at all times on this property whether it is being mined, has been mined, or will be mined. Temporary work or permanent work, does not matter. You have the right to remove the coal, put the topsoil back, mining activity, all other work is ours. I have a picture enclosed of the sunshine corner and the fact that you are making Ross work day and night on revisions that violate our contract. Our farm is prime farmland that is going to be put back into row- crop, Alfalfa fields, not DRYLAND. You have not gotten Bond release on dry land in 14 years. I finally got the Division of Reclamation to allow us to plow up and re-seed prime farmland so it could meet production and get bond release readily and now you're trying to change it to dryland. If we would all work together on this, instead of finding ways to try and hurt, we would all live our lives very quietly and happy. If it takes a fight, I guess, but we all could make all of this work very nicely for everyone.