The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08
THE LOCAL COMPANY is SUSTAINED
Mountain Home People Condemn the Attack the Great
Western Beet Sugar Company.
Evening Capital News.)

Evening Capital News.)
Mountain Home, April 4-For the past week Mountain
Home people have been INDUCING in what appears to be
free for all fight The Republican, weekly publication of
Mountain Home. in it's issue OF March 25 contained
arrangement of the Great Western Beet Sugar Co and parc
uarly j. H. Garrett its manager This article caused consid
cradle comment from all sides and the friends of the company
and Mr.. Garrett Immediately proposed that the matter be
brought before the Commercial club and there were any
truth in the msmanagemen and negligence in the delivery of
water as charged n the Republican, that the people should
know it and that the Commercial club the place for the
matter to be fully discussed special meeting of the club had
already been called for the consideration OF other matters
meet last Friday night that when known that the
matter be discussed it brought large representa-
tive gathering of people of Mountain Home and vicinity In
fact the hall packed to its utmost capacity
After considering some minor matters that came before
the club and new business in order Mr. Hech immed
lately moved that the club doun and the adjournment
taken before the question at issue permitted be dis
cussed The president Immediately called another special
meeting for the following night and the following day. Saur-
day, the strength of the parties back of the Republican, and
the for the attack upon the irrigation company
apparent the people that observing conditions An
attorney arrival from Iowa. had had personal
difficulty with Mr. Garrett bad also another attorney and
real estate dealer of Mountain Home
The Republican is opposed Mr. Garrett for the rea-
that be has interest in another newspaper publication
Mountain Home known as the Maverick
of the democratic county committee The alter class of
citizens adhered the idea that the Commercial club was the
best place discuss and thresh out the matter and the result
was a still larger meeting Saturday night There was no
other business to before the club the members mme-
lately deved into the discussion of the article in the Repub.
can whether not there any grounds for such an ar.
Gle and the accusations printed therein majority of the
business men, well the sockmen and rnchers this
vicinity present The first question be considered
ubatba
take up, and by of 70 to o. it decided that the
matter of public interest and therefore, proper to
be considered by the club After considerable discussion dur
ing which the opposition had ample time present grievances
together with evidence ubstantae made in the
newspaper article the club passed resolution condemning
the article in the Republican avsed and
and pedgng support the Great Western Beet Sugar COM
pany and it's efforts During the entire discussion not word
from the opposition did Mr. Culver anything
whatever to say in support of his newspaper criticism
Immediately following the adjournment of the Com.
mercal club meeting, Mr. Adams called mass meeting in
the opera house directly the hall the Commercial
club Mr.. Bradford made chairman the meet
ing Mr. Adams in long harangue, attempted to show the
people that they had not been fairly treated and bust
the company in general had been improperly handled
and that had sold rights than could deliver
This citing largely attended and when Adams finally
offered his resolution. which intended in way to con-
and the Great Western Beet Sugar company
and indirectly favor and ndorse Mr. Culver and his newspa
per- general dis ussion ensued Judge Wolfe moved an
amendment Mr. Adams resolution the effect that the art.
ces appearing in the Republican advsd and were
be depored by the meeting The amendment resolution
carried by vote of 81 to 80
Mr. Garrett has lived in Mountain Home for ten years.
For nine years that period he has devoted every moment
of his time to the promotion of the Great Western Sugar
company and the building of irrigation system in this
community When he first took hold of the project Mountain
Home sleepy village of 800 inhabitants Today there
500 pupils enrolled in the public schools and has
population conservatvely estimated 2000 He stated at
the meeting Saturday night that the Great Western Sng
company had during the eight raised and ex
pended directly this project nearly 500 000 that 100000
would he required to complete it, and that when this
done there question doubt but that the system
would irrigate $4,000 acres of land
1t is the opinion of the people in general that the news
paper article above referred to has already retarded the work
of the company and the growth of Mountain Home This ia
especially when 1t is taken into consideration that this ia
of the de in the history of the Snake river valley
The precipitation is 60 per below normal in the
main