The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
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with the law, and if the law does not
accept them. then Congress shall pro-
vide the means, and it is very much IN
favor of the means being provided.
So far as the other question sug-
gested in my remarks here when the
Senate Committee was here with REL
erence to the shortening of the term
of residence upon the projects to the
homesteader, | am frank to say that
will likely meet with a great deal
more difficulty with regard to that
than that of issuing the bonds.
am not at liberty to express any
ones views on that at the present
time except my own. propose IN
nv humble way to insist upon 1t and
give Congress an opportunity to say
whether or not they will accept 1t.
| cannot see any reason against II
or any argument against it and
know there are no defences against
it. There may be reasons which Will
be sufficient to control the majority,
however, so as to preclude the posi-
bility, but am thoroughly in favor OF
it and repeat again as | said here
before, when a mans good faith is
evidenced, | do not think the Gov
eminent needs to spy on that mans
actions any longer as to when ne
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utilizing them as a man of ordinary
sense should; and after man has
been on that project three years re-
claiming the land, showing the EVIL
dence of his good faith, is to myself
sufficient evidence Of his good faith
that he desires to build home as If
he was ten years there. But is is
a handicap to take away all Of the
assets he has for doing business with
anyone, and in my judgment that
should be removed just as soon as
man shows the evidence of his good
faith. in making a home.
If the business men of this commun-
ity should not be able to utilize their
property for six weeks, it would
send many of them to bankruptcy
and there is no reason why the Gov
eminent should act as a guardian
over a man after the evidence of his
good faith is in existence and while
| say l have no permission to ex-
press anyone's views on that subject
except my own, l propose to urge it
to the extent of my ability and give
them chance to pass upon 1t.
/ do not know anything else that
can say that know of here unless
there is some question some one de-
sires to ask, and would be very glad
to be Intercepted if there is any. !
don't want to take up your time I'M
necessarily in this matter because you
all know my views, but want to say
to you that while we are making
progress and making it rapidly, we
have to have the support of the bust
ness men and all of the men in this
community interested in building up
the country, and / would like to have
an expression of views from any
and all that have anything they think
l ought to know in order to help me
in presenting this matter to those who
will be interested to know all of the
details in regard to it.
This ten million dollars would not
in any way complete the projects I'M
der way, it would simply keep them
going until that money is coming in
would take care of it?
OF course we discussed the matter
of how many bonds should be issued,
to some extent. With the Presidents
/. information before him he was not
4 twaared to say that he would indorse
ed of definite amount. He did say,
d bRlever,> as far as he was concerned
he would indorse any amount which
the Interior Department would say
at the time was necessary to com
plete the enterprise. At the time |
discussed the matter with him it
wasn't so important as | found out,
whether it was large or small, he was
in favor of building the project just
as fast as it could be, and l think
myself, it would be better to consider
the proposition of say ten millions for
the reason that if we issue ten mil
lion, and we find that that is not suffi-
cient there will be no trouble, after
the path is once established of going
to Congress the second time. While
l feel we ought to provide for twenty
million, we might have more opposi-
ton than for ten million, but we all
know from observation down there
that after a precedent is once estab-
1ished it is not difficult to follow il
again, and that was one idea in ask
ing for that amount However, as