The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09

AS a great many interested people
were unable to attend the meeting at
the Commercial club a week ago yes
terday, and consequently did not hear
Senator Borah's address,. we take
plea5ure in publishing it this week.
MI President and Members of the
Caldwell Commercial Club
want to say before beginning the
few remarks that am going to make,
that / came here largely for the pur-
pose of hearing a discussion from
those on the ground, and getting as
the president has said, cs many ideas
as / could with reference to the stu
alton, for the purpose of further aid
ing the cause if it is in my power to
do SO. desire, as say, to hear,
rather than myself make any extend
ed remarks.
l think too much cannot be said in
praise of the men who have initiated
this enterprise and who have been
back of it, and of the people in this
vicinity generally with reference to
this entire matter, and it has been a
matter of qualification to all parties
concerned, those who have visited
you as members of the Senatorial
Committee, and those closer to you,
to know the interest that is constant
ly manifested in regard to this mat
ter; and as say, too much praise
cannot be bestowed upon those en-
gagged in it.
AS has been suggested by your pres
ident, the scene of the ultimate test
here is money, as is true with regard
to so many things in this world. l
had the honor and pleasure of talk
ing with the President about the mat
ter fully at Salt Lake City, and as
you have observed from his remarks
at Spokane, he is very thoroughly in
favor of there being bonds issued or
issue certificates of Indebtedness pay
able out of this fund to raise sufi-
cient funds to complete all of these
projects, and we can see that he is
not only in favor of it but he is en-
Enthusiastically in favor of it, and l
have no doubt but that we will have
the earnest, active support OF the
administration in the raising of suf-
fcient funds to complete all Of these
projects and of course this one along
with the rest. 1t is the desire of the
President that there shall be no hitch
in regard to it and while need moi
extend my remarks, have no doubt
at all as to the earnest enthusiasm
in which the President will take mole
of the matter in his message to Con-
gress, and also his influence with
Congress in getting the matter
through. know also that Secretary
Ballinger is now very much in favor
of it and very much credit Is due
Secretary Ballinger for his influence
in this matter. 1t is true that he wal
not at liberty to express himself full!
In the matter until after he conferred
with his chief, but he is in favor o.
raising money by these means to com
plete these projects, and we not onl'
have the support Of the President blu
his Secretary and the entire reelama
ton Service, and feel very mucl
gratifed over the result thus far, be
cause when we first started out OF
this bond issue there was very feN
that seemed to entertain the idea tina
we could make success of it. Tn
position about issuing bonds and tn
position generally that we found !
the east, TO some extent against tn
entire reclamation proposition ma
rather developed enthusiasm in
good many sitting in place to assis
but l know the Reclamation Servic'
SO far as those who visited this cour
try are concerned are in favor of
at the present time This does nj
mean, however, that the fight is owe
in regard to securing these bonds. W
mush necessarily look for considerab
opposition for there will be consider
able conservatism on the part of
good many eastern colleagues wit
reference to issuing bonds for tn
purpose, and we might possibly me-
with considerable opposition in Il
House, because of certain condition
there, which it is not necessary for n
to discuss, and which perhaps shou
not discuss here. I have seen son
evidence In the powers that be the
as being somewhat reluctant at lea
to take hold of the reclamation pr
jects of the West, among some OF O.
eastern brethren who have not be-
out here, All they need is the 0
tinism Of the western atmosphere
be all right. So I merely want