The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-27

True anu lOyai cllZens lB atLeete
in the records which they have lei
, behind them. For instance Capi
: Sam Brady. great grandfather c
Mr. Brady, rose from the ranks il
the Revolutionary War, and late
5 attained such distinction as an In
. dian fighter and scout as to meri
the erection OF a monument TO hi
memory in Kent, Ohio.
Mr.. Brady, father, who was q
well.to do stockman and merchant
moved west with his family, while
James was at an early age, and To-
Gated near Kansas City, Mo-, NOV
ing again shortly afterward in tc
| Kansas, settling fifteen miles from
Kansas City of that state
Mr.. Brady began his education
there, going through he common
scho lis and graduating from the
high school. His high school edu-
cation was followed by course in
the Leavenworth Normal college,
after which he entened the ranks
of the school teachers. He taught
for three consecutive years, when
the call and fascination Of the
world of business could not be
withstood longer, and he left the
scnoolroom. That his destiny was
the handling of big things was
presaged in the fact that he chose
for his venture the biggest and
keenest competitive ground in the
country-Chicago. 1t might be
said here, that while engaged in
teaching, and for one year after
ward Mr.. Brady studied law, but,
however, never entered upon its
practice.
Upon his arrival in Chicago be
entered in the real estate business,
and has been interested in that and
other business since that time.
In 1903 Mr.. Brady became iden.
titled with interests in Idaho, pur.
chasing at that time a controlling
interest in the Idaho Falls canal
also 1000 acres of land in what
was then Bingham, now Fremont
County. From 1898 until 1901
Mr.. Brady spent the larger part of
his time in Idaho and in the latter
part Of the year removed his family |
to Pocatello, where the family home
has been made since.
That Mr.. Brady is essentially a |
outsider and developer, if not ere.
ator, is manifested in his opera.
tons in Idaho, and the achieve.
ments of his labor. He vas quick
to see the possibilities within Idaho
and his work has consisted of turn
ing these possibilities into realities,
wrestling from Nature her waste Of
arid land and power and trans
them into benefits.
To give some conception of the
of Mr., Brady's business
interests the outgrowth of his first
purchase in Idaho in 1893 it is only
necessary to recite that he is now
the president and practically the
entire owner of the Idaho Consoli.
lated Power Co. and also of the
Idaho Canal IL Improvement Co.
He is also a heavy owner in the
Great Feeder Canal Co. and the
,wner of the Rexburg Light &
Power Co, and is interested more
'r less in many other canal pro-
ects and properties.
In politics and civic duty he has
'een no less industrious and that I
lie work in this regard is also
worthy of reward is shown by
he popular demand that he serve /;
be state as its chief executive.
Mr.. Brady became actively iden !
flied with politics when he went to l
)hicago. Throwing into it the :
he same energy displayed in his !
business affairs he assisted as an
ctive and prominent worker in /
very campaign, city, state and 9
rational, in Chicago for ten years, '
lie brought with him to Idaho this
anne interest and his unwavering /