Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-07

our fruit orchards to sell at an equal
price with those located elsewhere in
the country. We must build up a
reputation as fruit raising point
To do this we must have fruit raisers
who have confidence in the country,
and who are willing to stake their
time and money upon the result. It
is undisputed that the land in our
valley sloping to the Snake river lies
finer than that of any other valley
within our knowledge. If the water
right owners in Mountain Home con-
tinue to cooperate, and if the court
can see its way clear to turn the pro-
ject over to those who should own
it and control it from this time on,
1 see no reason why we cannot obtain
sufficient mo ney within the next year
or two to complete the system and
make il one Of the first 3rojeces "
the land. To do Ibis Nc rsnst be
public spirited. We must be "Doost-
ers", instead instead IF knockers
There are many WI, almost doubt
their own existance. and who never
have any faitE in other men in ma
ture, or even in God himself. Such
men should move from Mountain
Home, as they are bar in the way
of progress. If we will put our
shoulders to the wheel and work to-
gether, there is no dream we may not
realize, regarding the future of our
little city. Nature has done every
thing for us that we could ask. 1t
has given us the richest soil in the
world, underlaid by hardpan. which
will conserve moisture surprisingly
1t has given us plenty of sunshine,
and we are able with a little perse-
verance to obtain an abundance of
water for ourselves.
The work of the receiver this year
has shown what can be done with a
small amount of money towards per-
fecting our system If 5000 ares of
land would pay $40 per acre for a
complete and satisfactory water right
this would give us 100000 with
which to complete the system, and
any man who pays his $50 per acre
can get it back from the profits on
his crops under favorable conditions
twice over in a single year. is there
any reason then why we should de-
lay or why the court should turn
the system back again into the hands
of spectators, who will further bun
CO, hoodwink and defraud innocent
men, who have already suffered
more than the law should allow. 1t
is to be hoped that the court viii see
the matter as we do, and will allow
us to take possession of our own. If
this is done ! have no doubt as to the
favorable outcome within the next
two years if we apply ourselves to
the work as we should We are no
more likely to be troubled by frosts
than our competitors; we are on the
main line from Chicago to the coast
We can ship in carload lots east or
west on better terms than can Twin
Falls which is located on a stub line.
We must not let our crop run too
much to alfalfa. If we do it will be
cheap and our land will not reach the
high values we desire. Fruit is
staple always in demand Overpro-
duction is not to be feared. If we
care for our own orchards scientif-
cally, we can produce a prime article
which win be always in demand
If insects find us out we can spray
our orchards. If late frosts occas-
ionally trouble us we can smudge.
We can organize fruit growers as
ISOLATION. which will help to protect
us as to the price.
BY working in harmony we can
set our own price upon our land. We
can keep our project alive by using
what water we haye while we are
busy getting more. In less than two
years every dollars worth of stock in
the water users association will be a
dividend payer We have a good at
torney to help in whose integrity we
have confidence. and a court who low
es Justice and who will deal justly
with us and not allow us to be long
er victimized by unscrupulous hold
up artists. whose only objects is fur
Their plumber of the innocent. We
will all take a hand in the fight and
fight hard and long. if need be. and
cooperation should be our watch
word all the time.
Hoarseness in a child subject to
Group is a sure indication of the ap-