The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-10-31
is
VERY SLOW! {!
Where MOrmOnS Control County
Progress is SlOw---0uId
First, Last and Always
GentiIeS Not Welcome.

Frank Wyatt, the prominent Sal. |
mon river cattleman. was IN this
city Saturday looking after some bus
iness matters which required his at
tention. Mr.. Wyatt Is known as one
OF the "big cattlemen" OF the Sal
mon river country and, besides his
own large holdings. recently bought
the Han outfit. While be Is very
busy man, aud his interests In this.
his home county, require lot OF his
attention. he finds time occasionally
to take up some enterprise In another
part Of the state. For instance. he
Is associated With Mr.. Ross In n
little venture over In Fremont couD-
ty-a forty mile canal which iirigates
some 25. 600 acres of arid lands. Re.
Gently Mr.. Wyatt returned from that
county and In conversation with him
we CLEANED some information which
throws little additional light upon
the Mormon issue which our republi.
can contemporaries would have you
believe is OF no consequence.
Although Fremont county Is better
located and has more natural adyan-
tages than the average county In the
state, 1t has made Jess progress with.
In the past twenty years than has the
Twin Falls country within the past
three years. Nature has been ex-
ceedingly kind to Fremont county,
the railroads pass through her do
main, aiIording an excellent market
both north and south for the products
of her soil, many acres under iiriea-
tion, but with all these advantages
she has not made the progress and
taken the steps forward Ia twenty
years that the Twin Falls country,
which up TO three years ago was des-
ert land, has 10 one-sixtb the time.
Now let US stop and consider the
class OF people who have made Free
mont county their home. In looking
up statistics on the churches OF Ida
no we find Fremont county as strong
in the faith OF Joseph Smith. There
are within her borders perhaps more
Mormons than any other county In
the state. The president Of the ina-
no stake lives at Rexburg, one OF the
largest towns In the county. In this
town are also located two Mormon
tabernacles. Tie Kicks Academy, q
Mormon institution with 3i2 pupils
has its home here. Its wealthiest
Mormon school In Idaho. Here the
on coming men and women are In.
structed in the principles OF the so
called religion which teaches the
practice OF polygamy. that It's chnrcil
is first last and always. Joseph
Smith Is held up as an Ideal acc
young Mormons are urged 10 Ia,
aside The laws of Col and country.
In fact the country Is the hotbed Of
Mormonism. Some Geutiles have
yen.ured within the domain--the,
are sorry of 10 now. The old polio,
of the church to gradually wear then
away by strict social and busines.
boycott has been abered 10. Their
has been some progress but the Nor
mon kind only. Gentiles have beer
unwelcome. Fremont county is /
church county, The ''brotheri
wife" dodge Is worked here and b.
this and otner methods OF manlpuIa
tion they have kept up the practlc'
of polygamS.
Now take the Twin Falls country
Three years ago nothing but sag
brush marked the present fertil
fields. The Mormons have mad
: some attempt IN c0lonlze the count.
but when the big irrigation proJec
: was put In the Influx OF Gentiles wa
too strong aud progress followed
The county has not the advantage
OF Fremont except that II Is fire.
from Mormon control. A. class G
live western and eastern people has
taken up their residence around th
Twin Falls country. They have NO
= been prosecuted by boycott eiios
/. socially or irom business standpoint
What three years ago was desert
today a more progressive section an
!, has accomplished more in that sho'
time than the Mormon county hs
In twenty PEARS. Mefmonism b
: lIeyes not in individual progress al
= thri7es best In remo,est corners I
ignorant miads Church Hrst. In
- aud always -Gfangeville Free Pres