The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-23
BRYAN SPEAKS
At TWIN FALLS
Famous Commoner Takes the
Victory in Oklahoma as a
Great Triumph.
ADDRESSES LARGE THR0NG
PASSED PLEASANT VACATION AT
BLUE LAKES.

Twin Falls. Idaho Sept 21-As many
people as could crowd themselves within
hearing distance listened 10 an address
by William Jennings Bryan in Twin Falls
last evening. Mr. Bryan addressed the
crowd from the evranda Of the Hotel Per
rine. The hotel court was filled with
chairs and every inch of space was oeeu-
pied. Every window in adjoining build
1ngs had half dozen occupants and the
street for a distance of two or three
blocks on either side was crowded with
vehicles filled with people.
Fresh from his vacation at Blue Lakes,
Mr. Bryan was in excellent spirits. He
had just read the returns from Oklahoma
IN detail and the news pleased him.
Celebrated With Bonfires.
We received meager returns at Blue
Lakes" said Mr.. Bryan. 'and the sage
brush bonfires which we lit to celebrate
the victory filled the immense canyon
with light, and our cheers echoed and re-
echoed from the canyon walls. Having
followed Mr.. Taft In Oklahoma. where he
spoke on the statehood question, 1 regard
the result as a significant triumph which
pleases me very much"
Although Mr.. Bryan had intended to
omit politics from his address, local Dem
oeratic leaders were so insistent that he
consented to devote a half hour to that
subject
Referring TO his stay in Idaho MIR. Bryan
said:
Il drove across the desert from Sho-
shOne to Blue Lakes ten years ago this
summer. We were so impressed with the
beauty of Blue Lakes and with the hos
pitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Perrine that we
have planned time and again to return.
But / have led such busy life that our
visit was deferred. This year. having but
a few days for rest. We decided to spend
the time at Blue Lakes, and you can bet
ter imagine my surprise than L can eX-
press it in words to find this desert land
p1T vJTh ha (
not visited the irrigated regions can I'M
derstand the transformation that water
makes in the appearance of a desert. But
even those accustomed TO the miracle
that has been wrought by the irrigation
canals are hardly prepared for the change
that has taken place within three years
in the land about Twin Falls. We Wis
tied Jerome, the new town on the north
side Twin Falls project, in order that We
might compare IL with the development
which we expect to see when we return a
your soil and the abundant water Of your
great river, you are destined to be one OF
the most famous, if not the most famous
of the irrigated sections Of the country.
Believes in Irrigation.
Il am a believer in irrigation. 1t gives
the small farmer chance which he gets
nowhere else. and the fact that more peo-
by irrigation than by natural rainfall
gives 10 the irrigated country advantages
In the way of schools and social gath
erings that do not come to sparselv set
tied communities. When storage systems
have been added to river irrigation these
mountain states will be even more noted
for agriculture than they have been for
mining.
I have been interested. too. to note
the character of the population which is
drawn to the irrigated sections. They are
intelligent, energetic and law abiding
people and they transplant at once in the
new country the advanced civilization of
the sections from which they come.
AT this time, when the country is dis
cussing swollen fortunes that are secured
by the exploitation Of the public, it is
refreshing TO come to a section where
wealth is being created The wealth which
is drawn from mother earth is legitimate
wealth and those who. seeing the posi-
blities OF d country. have the foresight
and the courage to develop those possibil-
tiles, deserve q reward. I have been in
terested therefore. in the work that Mr.
Perrine has done in this neighborhood. By
being instrumental in making homes for
thousands of people. he has rendered a
service of real value to his country.
Il am informed that out of over 1900
farmers in Twin Falls county all but
three made out their own assessment
blanks intelligently. This shows that they
are an EDUCATED people and that your citi-
When Mr. Bryan contrasted agricuI-
tuTal conditions in the foreign lands which
he recently visited with those in America
i've NdS EllAAlASidoNiCd4y dppiduutCs ne
was listened to with the closest attention
throughout
Bryan as an Angler.
Mr. Bryan was introduced by former
Senator Fred T. Dubois who, with Mrs
Dubois. Joined the party at Blue Lakes
on Thursday evening. Mr.. Bryan en-
joyed his outing immensely. He spent a
good deal of his time In the big Blue
Lakes orchard and did a good deal Of
fishing. In one afternoon he caught fifty
bass all but dozen of which were put
back in the water
Attend Mehesy's
Great fur opening today. KnutSford
hotel.