The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
THANKSGIVING ON LOST RIVER

s able to paper and express our gratitude at being ahve
yet the status Of business Mackay such that the price Of
red heading is above and beyond us.
We are still able to count our blessings and look about
on the Of the and the advancement Of the
country in material things.
Great changes usually come about through series Of
special efforts interrupted by which for the time
to indicate failure
The enthusiastic soul that looks on and works with might
and main during the period Of high tide needs also to have
strong heart and an abiding faith to sustain him the period Of
low tide which .ubborny hangs Ike a long cold night
All Central Idaho. with exceptional spots seems to be in
the position Of the sailor who has been driven by strong wind
half across the seas and witnesses the dying Of the wind the
beginning Of night But that sailor who has never uned all
his canvas nor been compelled BY storms away the mast
knows not his own powers the value Of fair winds
The development Of Central Idaho and Of Lost nver in
particular has been done by periods which referred
Thanksgiving number Of year ago. showing that the sturdy
serean settler who leaned forced by circumstances
depend his to bankruptcy by the hard
winter Of 88o90 and then in despair turned his attention to
eghtng and agriculture One feature Of his losses the fact
that he found consolation the fact that his who
also his competitor in being 'handy with rope also lost his
fortune Of live stock.
Each wishing the other the worst Of LUCK they hitched up
their cayuses the spring freight to plant seeds and to
build and MAINTAIN canals and this canal work the principle Of
cooperation was born which finally build great
wealth the cooperative principle which impossible to
maintain among the stockmen while they felt they did then
that each neghbor detment to him and that each
old weNLtodo neighbor who raised stock his enemy
We spoke Of the cod stormy Thanksgiving Of ten years
ago. 1894 with that developed into heavy and Bit
ing cold when so many Of the Backfoot getting the
winter supplies and mother and the children had feed the
stock that swarmed from the hills for food and shelter
Ten years have passed. and the people have far Of
comfort and security than they had that hme although the
closing great industry has gloom business matters,
markets are wanting and the boys who had employment
home again wondering what to be done
The crops this year have been bouneou the means Of
shipping produce out other markets better and cheaper than
was then there quick easy communication with other
munes where sugar factories, railroads and great canals
operation or in course Of construction afford employment which
was not obtanabe them and addition to this industry has
among that gives silver cup this year Of cit
liens for having produced the best quality Of the CROP and which
holds out promise of very important addition the income
Of our farms next year.
A new period in the development Of Lost river commenced
last February when dozen Of her citizens rode about the
cold circulating petition the reclamation department asking
for the survey Of the reservoir sites the valley Following
swiftly on the heels Of this the farmers obtained seeds Of
the sugar beet and have followed through the tedious
work Of raising an experimental crop which shows that large
part Of the valley capable Of raising that very profitable crop
which has had the effect Of revouhonizng farming similar
places where it has been tried
By means Of petitions the action Of the commercial club
with letters and the aid Of the press and representatives the
capital have tangible matters before the reclama
ion department which properly followed up will probably
result the solution Of the troublesome question most
unexpected and satisfactory by storing all the Of
Antelope creek for the Of all the people below that
se and giving all the Of Lost to those living above
Darlington
In the battle Of ballots which occurred on the eighth inst,
the people with accord ordered that the party which estab
shed the homestead act the irrigation law and the reclamation
department should be continued powera subject Of especial
congatlaton to all the people Of locality, provides
for continuation Of the work Of storing the foods retaining
the desert and building homes by which the great semad
wastes immediate vicinity may be broug under intensive