Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-10-31

state, during the last session of con-
gress, two million acres more to be
entered under the Carey act. We
have now segregated about 5000
acres of that. Up to the present time
over $4,000 600 is being spent on II
and when the whole work is COM
pleted there will be total expendi-
ture of s30,000,000. 1t will be the
grandest accomplishment In Irrigation
ever known in this country. or in any
other country in the woodland has
been done by the Republican party.
I'm the south of this state there Is
an empire of over so square miles of
land where only four years ago there
was nothing but sagebrush. 1t has
one town of 5000 people, with rail-
way, an opera house, hotels. schools
and everything necessary to a COM
munity. But four years ago Twin
Falls was sagebrush. Every citizen
of this state should be proud of the
resolutions passed there day before
yesterday relative to the manner In
which our Democratic friends are
trying to drive capital from this state
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TAKEN
FROM THE PEOPLE" Why. the
Democratic party would not know
what to do with five million dollars
in this state IL you would put 1t down
on the counter in front of them and
Iolu tnem TO invest III.
Citizens Are Saved $4,000, 900.
"There were over 100000 acres of
land there segregated to be improved.
1t was the greatest act in irrigation
that has ever been attempted in these
great United States of America, and
yet we found capital with so much
confidence in the people of this state,
and SO much confidence in the admin
istration of this state, that they were
will Inn - n41f InUZCt
twenty million dollars to complete
this work and make an empire which
is worth to this state and the people
who occupy the land over $50,000,000.
Mr.. Kuhn and MIR. Bull came here,
they acted honorably and in good
faith. The went before our land
board and told them what they would
do. There was no proposition before
this land board to put the land in
cultivation for $45 per acre. Instead,
they said, We will build those reser-
voirs and put water on the land for
$50 an acre. After some discussion
the board said, You may do this ac-
cording to the engineers report at $50
an acre. And instead of taking $5,-
100000 from the people they saved
those who bought the land $4,000, 900.
1--WE must remember that the men
who buy that land are, 80 per cent
of them, from other states. And yet
the Democrats are trying to drive
that sort of industry away from our
state. Do you want this 10000 acres
of land put under cultivation? There
is no we'll posted man in Idaho but
knows that If the Democratic party
| got into power, with its rabid ex-
tremes, there would be a failure. The
men behind the project would not
| touch 1t.
A Million Dollar People.
| 1.-THE Democrats raised the great
| question of bonding this state for ST.
| 100000. My time is limited. but
| wish to say We have bonded the state
for s1,000,000 and we are proud OF
| it, because we are a million dollar
| people. What did we use this money
for? The 900. Oui
Democratic friends would have lei
that lay in ashes and not rebuild it
| If we are to believe their cry oil
frenzy. The Industrial school, the
addition to the Albion school. the
| Academy at Lewiston-we have al
these things. One hundred Thousand
| dollars was spent attempting to make
| the criminals at home responsible fol
the death of your splendid old Demo
| cratic governor, Steunenberg Il
| there any man or woman, Democrat
| or Republican, who would have thai
work undone? 1t Is so all the way
through. The printed list shows ev-
erything accounted for. Study 1t anc
| say which item should be cut out
and when you are through there viii
be clean balance sheet. Our Demo
cratic friends are simply bowling and
| kicking; in fact, they do nothing else
Il notice that our friends, among
the numerous assertions and charges
| refer to educational matters. / think
| the accusation was a small amount Of
something like $500 which our state
superintendent spent while attending
an educational congress abroad. Il
not that a party attack? Miss Cham
/ berlain was attending to duties as.
signed TO her by this state. and ther
brought in an honest and legitimate
| expense account. And at this con
! gress. / happen to know, she estab
| lished headquarters and got in con
nectton and acquaintance with people
on educational matters enabling u:
this year to secure lecturers here whs
were a benefit to the people of thii
state to at least $4,000.
Money Spent In Education.
~ wish to direct your attention t.
the money spent at the normals II
Albion and Lewiston, which turn GU
instructors who can teach In all o
the states of the Union. We have tn,
academy at my home town of Poca
tello which is a step higher than th'
common schools and high schools ans
gives an education to young men ant
youn gwomen, enabling them to e
out over this state or this nation t
perform more useful duties of life
The university at Moscow is an insti
tuition which is one of the most splen
did of this state or any adjoining
state. When we send our children
there to finish their education thei
diploma gives them recognition in al
of the better colleges in this country
We produce the best professional mel
the very best mining engineers
and this work is being done by you
and you are putting the brand o
respecta bility and honor upon you