Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-06-27
MOUNTAIN HOME
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Continued from First Page.

one of the most accommodating men
in Elmore county, Mr.. James
Siffert, who has never yet peen
know to refuse any OF the monies
due the club, and we hope if you
are not already a member, you will
promptly become one, and put your
shoulder to the wheel, take hold
and lift with the rest of us, and
help us make our city model of
energy, progress and beauty.
Following the speech Of Mr..
Smith, Mr. Harry Watkins, Silver
Tongued Orator of Idaho, delivered
the ded1catory address and held the
attention of the listeners to his
mastery discourse on the advan-
tages of our community and the inn
portance OF getting together for re-
suits. He paid a glowing tribute
to the women who came to these
parts IN the pioneer days and
braved the preils of early life on
the frontier and assisted man in
opening up new land. He car
reid his listeners back to the early
DAYS of American history when
Queen Isabella of Spain fitted c.
lumbus for his voyage of discovery
to the new word, the pilgrim moth
ers who loaylly accompanied their
husbands to the lands of the saw
ages and religious liberty and ii.
ually brought the point of his re-
marks down to the early days in
Idaho history when women braved
the hardships of the frontier and
were a constant inspiration to the
men to despair not. He launched
into brilliant oratory in telling OF
the beauty and blessings OF this
valley. He touched upon the pessi-
mistic views of the disgruntled who
could see nothing but discourage
ment in every worthy venture and
attempted to wreak injury rather
than help build up the community
and boosting along its many enter
prises. Mr.. Watkins drew many
striking comparisons between the
fellow who sees good and the one
who always sees the dark side OF
question, and pointed as a moral
that we, as people, should trown
down the knocker and make 1t TOO
uncomfortable for him to exist ana
continue his wreckage in our midst.
Jude X. 1. Perky followed with
an able address on mountain
Home and Our Future. he mace
the duty of every citizen in Noun
tain Home very plain. Notning
can be accomplished where mouse
is divided against itself. Inc peo-
ole of Mountain Home must WORK
together for the further advance
nent of their miany interests. YOU
have opportunities far beyond your
appreciation and it only remains ici
time and nature with the assistance
of man to continue these improve
ments and developments. he
mentioned the wonderful progie
of the past six or seven years
when the town of Mountain Home
had sprung from obscurity to
place occupying the interest anc
admiration of this entire NORTH
west. He said cit is unnecessary
to mention the name OF the mar
responsible for this prosperous con-
dltion. His name is on the tongu
of every man when the name o.
Mountain Home is mentioned. Mr.
John H. Garrett came into this val
ley few years ago when progress
was at a standstill. Land was sell
ing at any price and confideno'
was at low ebb. Through H.
ceaseless labors and untiring ener
gy, his close application to bushes
and unselfish interest in Mountain
Home, land values have raised
homeseekers are being brought INT
the community, new industrie
created furnishing employment
the laboring classes and adding
large number of new families, l
TACT, confluence was
restored and prosperity smiled o
the valley and the inhabitan'
have prospered as they never haV
before. Everything is in Hour
ishing condition. Water has bee
brought down from the mountain
and lands made fertile. Vegets
ton fIourishes and the yields ar
bounteous. MIR. Garrett STANDS &c
anything that will advance Mour
tain Home. He never refuses
donate to any project or propositio
that will be benefit and a pleas
1ire to the city and its people.
Mountain Home enjoys goo
railrosd facilities, the soil is ric
and productive and with the Con
mercial Club determined to a'
vance every interest for the tow
and people we should realize eli
of five thousand people withi
the next five years. In closir
he paid a warm compliment TO Il