Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-06-04
PREDICTS SPLENDID FUTURE.
Governor Brady Returns From Visit
to Citizens of Mountain Home.

had predicted great future for the
land surrounding the town Of Noun
tain Home when making a report tt
Chicago capitalists and for second
time asserting his faith in the future
of the Elmore county tract which has
suffered as a result of the operations
of the great Western Beet Sugar
company, Governor James H. Brady
arrived in the city yesterday morning
from trip to that section of the
state.
"There is no better soil in all of
Idaho he stated, "and all that is ne,
cessary to make it wonderfully pro
ductive is water, of which | am salts
fled. as the result of Investigations
which l have personally conducted
there is an ample supply"
Governor Brady expressed the opin'
ion that his visit at Mountain Home
was one of the pleasantest he had
ever enjoyed. 81 delivered the com.
mencement address to the high schoo
students at the opera house before al
audience of 500 people," he stated
1.-THE evening before there had been
exercises held in which 80 diplomas
were delivered to the students from /
graded and high schools. There were
eight graduates.
"The schools of Mountain Home
found are in fine condition and TIE
citizens of Elmore county should be
justly proud of these institutions.
During the course of my address,
| diverted from my subject of 'educa
ton long enough to say few words
to the citizens of the valley who were
.present on the question of irrigation
which is perplexing at this time.
1T is a strange coincidence that
just nine years ago | made an exam
ination of the conditions existing at
Mountain Home for the purpose of re-
porting upon. the same to some inves
ors at Chicago who were figuring on
building an irrigation system in that
valley. At that time | said in my re-
port that the land surrounding Noun
tain Home was Just as rich as that Ct
any other part Of our entire state;
that they had plenty of water in the
river above them and unusual facili-
ties in the way of reservoir sites
for storage purposes. and | also said
in my report that thetime would com
when that valley would be one of our
greatest agricultural and fruit pro
ducing sections. told the people
in my address that have never had
any reason to change my mind. 1t is
not the fault of the good people of
that community that my prophecy ha
not BEN fulfilled. The unfortunat
complications that have arisen are
not the fault of the citizens of Noun
tain home and vicinity but arose from
conditions over which they have had
no cont, oil. The people can not be
blamed for the failure of the canal
company to deliver the water
"The time has come when the flu
ture development of the country de-
pends upon immediate and effective
action and it seems that the people
are taking hold of the matter in a
and harmonious manner
that | hope and believe will be sue
cessfu.
Il assured them If there is any
thing | could do in my official capac-
ity that would be of any benefit to
them in the way of bringing the
splendid tract of land under irriga
ton and cultivation that stood ready
to render them such assistance The
have the land and the favorable eli
matte conditions and splendid class
of citizens and there is no reason VIII
they should not be successful in Sc
curing the necessary supply of water
for the needs OF a progressive and
substantial community. Statesman.