Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-10-29

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sets, school houses, academies and all
that, they find fault with only three
cases. 1 am not going to take the
time now. but l am going to have it
printed and in the papers about each
and every one of them, and let me
say to you that 1 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 / protested against that farce,
because | thought that $50 an acre
was enough and then they sent
committee of 10 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. I want to tell you. my friends
that the first canal I built in Idaho I
sold the water for Sc an acre, and
made good money at it, and the next
canal / 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 Falls for the
first canal they put il at $25 an acre,
and it irrigated 100000 acres of land.
the first eight miles of that canal did.
it irrigated 1901 acres of land, and
they estimated it cost 100000. and
the canal that they put at $65 an acre
irrigates only $4,000 acres of land
and the first eight miles of it cost
s2SO.O0O. 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 1t; l
exported the King Hill proposition for
eastern men and l told them not TO
take it. for they couldn't sell it for
less than SIS 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 SOS an acre. L said, Charley,
YOU can have it in a minute, but you
won't make any money on it-you
can't-and he said l have 100000
that / made in Oklahoma in two
wears. 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 $500 on any bank in this coun-
ty that | would not take that job OH
his hands.
Now. 1 want to talk to you for a
few moments on the loans. He talks
about three loans. one was to MT.
Mosely. Mr. Mosely had made an APP
plication for a $4,000 loan. Now, l
wanted to buy a farm down there,
and 1 have bought one since, and |
looked up the farm; and l wanted
the Mosely farm myself-it is
strange thing that should nave
something to do with the King Hlll
project, but that is true-I heard that
i he wanted to make a loan and l went
and looked at the farm myself ana
said, Il will buy the farm and ne
said. 'I will sell if l have to, but
would rather make loan Ana
offered him $4,000 spot cash for tha'
farm on which we loaned $4,000. NOW
those of you who know me pretty
we'll know that / offered $4,000 for II
less than it was worth. But l offered
$4,000 personally for that farm thai
| he was talking about. Now, the other
night at Grangeville, my friend
| Borah. heard of it and heard thai
Governor Brady had recommended
the loan, he said without seeing II
that he would take up their NOTES
and pay them $4,000 for it, Well,
will go him one better; I will pay of
the $4,000 loan and give any man in
this audience $4,000 to get thai
farm for me.
Now, the next is the case OF the
Rev. Chalfant He says that we loaned
him $4,000 on 80 acres of land. NOW
I own a farm close to there that
have bought and I paid $500 on acre
for the land. and 1 bought it and Il
has no improvements on It ana MT
Chalfant's land has an orchard on Il
that is worth $500 an acre.
1t seems 70 me that this is abso
lutelv unfair and I could go right or
down the line and show you in many
other instances that I have giver
personal attention to these things
And now I want to make a statement
to YOU right now. l want to say e
YOU that any banker in Boise vii
write to any citizen here, l believe
and will tell you that I am personally
responsible for every loan that th'
land board has made since have
been governor, and l want 10 say u
Won tonight that If at any time or OF
any occasion if any loss comes
through any fault of mine in this ad
ministration that l will pay off th'
loan myself; that's what I will do.
Now. the next thing that he talk
about is responsibility. He says tina
Governor Brady is responsible for al
these things" He says that he is re
sponsible as the head of the state gov
eminent, and as the chairman OF I'M
state land board; that Governol
Brady is responsible for the acts o
the board, that he represents the al
ministration and upon his shoulder
is borne the burden of the states af
fairs" Now, that is what he say
about me. that is what he said to yol
i'm closing his address, and you VII
remember it; if you don't, Just read l
in the paper. 1t is all right for me L
be responsible, it is all right for yol
to hold me responsible, but wha
about him? Listen to what he says
This is what he said i'm closing: ."
cannot accomplish these natter
alone; I must have the support of thu
various state Officers if / am to carr,
out these reforms, if these reforms
are to be carried into effective execu
ton ] will need the assistance and eli
forts of those who are in sympath,
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