The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-04

that, they find fault with only three
cases. / am not going to take the
time now, but / am going to have II
printed and In the papers about each
and every one Of them, and let me
say to you that have just received
word today that the citizens of the
Lost River project and that they have
signed a statement that out of all
those families that he talks about
there are only so families living there.
Now, they will have water there in
1911. The next Is the Goose Creek
project; we have a statement from
them the same as the other, and we
will have this out for you to read,
showing that the Goose Creek people
| came to me on three different occa-
sions, and they had three meetings,
and I protested against that farce,
because I thought that $50 an acre
was enough; and then they sent
committee of Is citizens up there,
representing the people of the entire
valley, asking me for Heavens sake
to let them save their homes; that
they have lived there for 20 years
without water; that they can stay
there until the railroad comes, when
their land will be worth 800 an acre.
Now, want to tell you, my friends,
that the first canal built in Idaho I
sold the water for Sc an acre, and
made good money at it, and the next
canal I built 7 sold the water for SIS
an acre, and did not make as much
money. and why? Why because the
first one all that I had to do was to
pillow out the burrows and make the
ditch. Now at Twin Falls. follow me
closely, now at Twin Fails for the
first canal they put it at $25 an acre,
and it irrigated 100000 acres of land,
the first eight miles of that canal did.
1t irrigated 100000 acres of land, and
they estimated it cost 100000, and
the canal that they put at SOS an acre
irrigates only $4,000 acres of land
and the first eight miles of 1t cost
$2SO,000. Don't you thing that that
makes a difference in price. Another
instance; it happens that in both cases
I have had something to do with it: I
exported the King Hill proposition for
eastern men and I told them not to
less than SITS an acre. Now, Hammet
came here-he is the man that made
100000 down in Oklahoma-and he
came to me and he wanted that pro-
ject at $65 an acre. I said, Charley,
you can have it in minute, but you
won't make any money on it-you
Garland he said I have 100000
that I made in Oklahoma in two
years, 100000, and he showed me
the deposit slip. Well he commenced
it; he spent his 100000 and he
hasn't finished his canal yet, and he Is
today in a hospital for nervous prostra-
ton, worrying over it down there In
Portland, and l want to say to you
men tonight that if he was to come
up here and give me his certified check
for $4,000 on any bank In this coun-
ty that I would not take that job off
his hands.
Now, I want to talk to you for a
few moments on the loans. He talks
about three loans. One was to Mr..
Mosely. Mr.. Mosely had made an APP
plication for a $4,000 loan. Now, l
wanted to buy farm down there,
and / have bought one since, and !
looked up the farm; and I wanted
the Mosely farm myself--it is
strange thing that I should have
to do with the King Hill
project, but that Is true heard that d,
ne wanted to make loan and went
and looked at the farm myself, and l !
said, IT will buy the farm" and ne
said, IT will sell if I have to, but l
would rather make a loan" And I
offered him $4,000 spot cash for that |
arm on which we loaned $4,000. Now, c
hose of you who know me pretty I
we'll know that I offered $4,000 for 1t I
ess than it was worth. But offered !
$4,000 personally for that farm that a
1e was talking about Now, the other a
hight at Grangeville, my friend, t
3orah, heard of it and heard that c
Governor Brady had recommended t
he loan, he said without seeing 1t Il
hat he would take up their notes e
Ind pay them $4,000 for It, Well, ! a
will go him one better; I will pay Off p
he $4,000 loan and give any man IN II
his audience $4,000 to get that t.
arm for me. Il
Now the next is the case of the q
Rev. Chalfant. He says that we loaned p
i'm $4,000 on 80 acres of land. Now, p
own farm close to there that I 1t
ave bought and paid $500 on acre le
or the land, and I bought 1t and 1t Il
las no improvem ents on 1t and Mr.. tt
,halfant's land has an orchard on 1t
hat is worth $500 an acre. D.
Tt seems to me that this Is abso- Fl
ltely unfair and I could go right on la
own the line and show you in many ri
Their instances that I have given m
ersonal attention to these things. w
nd now I want to make statement II
, you right now. I want to say to m
GU that any banker Ill Ioioe VIII w
rite to any citizen here, I believe, n,
nd will tell you that am personally n,
esponsible for every loan that the &c
md board has made since ! have 81
cen governor, and I want to say to ~
OH tonight that If at any time or on q, u,
nv occasion If any loss comes a,
rough any fault of mine in this ad- e g.,
Illustration that I will pay off the ca ca
an myself; that's what I will do. 81
Now. the next thing that he talks -
,out is responsibility. He says chat ~, ne
overnor Brady is responsible for all ise
ese things" He says that he is re- III
,onsible as the head of the state gov va
nment, and as the chairman of the n. M
ate land board: that Governor I'm
rady is responsible for the acts of co
e board, that he represents the ad- re-
inistration and upon his shoulders I'M
borne the burden Of the states af- pu
irs." Now, that is what he says lie
out me, that is what he said to you We
closing his address, and you will VOL
member it; II you don't, just read 1t pos
the paper. It Is all right for me to pei
responsible, it is all right for you we
hold me responsible, but what TO
out him? Listen to what he says. COZ
lis is what he said in closing: Il wa
mot accomplish these matters the
me; I must have the support of the dis