Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-10-30

state, during the last session of con-
gress, two million acres more to be
entered under the Carey act. We
have now segregated about $4,000
acres of that. Up to the present time
over S8,000,000 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 world-and has
been done by the Republican party.
lin 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.
You noticed great big head lines,
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TAKEN
FROM THE PEOPLE," Why, the
Democratic party would not know
what to do with five million dollars
in this state If you would put 1t down
on the counter in front of them and
told them to Invest 1t.
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
vet 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
willing to come out here and invest
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, goo, 600.
Mr.. Kuhn and Mr.. Buhi 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 s45 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 s5,-
100000 from the people they saved
those who bought the land s6,000,000.
I'VE must remember that the men
who buy that land are, so 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 100000 acres
Of land put under cultivation? There |
Is no well posted man in Idaho but |
knows that If the Democratic party |
got into power, with its rabid ex-
men behind the project would not |
ouch 1t.
A Million Dollar People.
1.-THE Democrats raised the great |
question of bonding this state for ST.
100000. My time Is limited, but l |
wish to say, We have bonded the state I
or S1,000,000 and we are proud of
t, because we are million dollar
people. What did we use this money
or? The University-s220,00 Our
Democratic friends would have let
hat lay In ashes and not rebuild it,
We are to believe their cry of
renzy. The Industrial school. the
edition to the Albion school, the
academy at Lewiston-we have all
hese things. One hundred thousand
Iollars was spent attempting to make
he criminals at home responsible for
he death of your splendid old Demo-
ratio governor, Steunenberg! Is
here any man or woman, Democrat
u WIN WOuiQ ldfC hiiat
york undone? 1t is so all the way
through. The printed list shows ev-
rything accounted for. Study it and
ay which item should be cut out,
nd when you are through there will
q a clean balance sheet. Our Demo-
ratio friends are simply bowling and
licking; in fact, they do nothing else.
II notice that our friends, among
he numerous assertions and charges,
H. To-, oI Il II
ne accusation was small amount of
omething like $500 which our state
lperintendent spent while attending
n educational congress abroad. Is
OF that party attack? Miss Cham
erlain was attending to duties as
gned to her by this state, and then
rought in an honest and legitimate
Expense account. And at this con-
ress. I happen to know, she estab-
ection and acquaintance with people
n educational matters enabling US ,
Ills year to secure lecturers here who
ere a benefit to the people of this
ate to at least $4,000. l.
Money Spent In Education.
II wish to direct your attention to {
lie money spent at the normsls In
lbion and Lewiston, which turn out
lstructors who can teach in all of
lie states OF the Union. We have the e
at my home town of Poca-
lilo which is a step higher than the '
,mmon schools and high schools and |
ives an education to young men and {
bun gwomen. enabling them to go
1T over this state or this nation to '
arform more useful duties OF life.
he university at Moscow Is an insti-
Ition which is one of the most splen- {
ID of this state or any adjoining
~
lere TO finish their education their {
ploma gives them recognition in all I
the better colleges in this country. q
70 produce the best professional men 7
the very best mining engineers y
I'D this work is being done by you, y
I'D you are putting the brand of
and honor upon your J.