Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-10-27

that they find fault with only three
cases. / am not going to take the
time now. but I am going to have it
printed and in the papers about each
and every one Of them, and let me
say to you that I 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 7 protested against that farce,
because I thought that $50 an acre
was enough and then they sent a
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 viii be worth 500 an acre.
Now, ] want to tell you, my friends,
that the first canal I built in Idaho
sold the water for Sc an acre, and
made good money at It, and the next
canal I built ] 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 No;g at Twin Falls, follow me
closely, now at Twin Falls for the
first canal they put it at S25 an acre.
and it irrigated 100000 acres of land.
the first eight miles Of that canal did.
It irrigated 100000 acres of land, and
a. M
the canal that they put at sos an acre
irrigates only $4,000 acres Of land
and the first eight miles of it cost
S2SO,O00 Don't you thing that that
makes a difference in price. Another
instance; it happens that in both cases
have had something to do with 1t; I
exported the King Hill proposition for
eastern men and I told them not to
take 1t. 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 $50 an acre. l said, Charley,
you can have it in minute, but you
won't make any money on it-you
can't-and he said 1 have 100000
that I 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 / 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 1 would not take that job OH
his hands.
Now. 1 want to talk to you for
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 /
wanted to buy a farm down there,
and / have bought one since, and
looked up the farm; and / wanted
the Mosely farm myself-it is
strange thing that L should have
something to do with the King Hill
project but that is true-l heard tnat
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 II will sell if / have to, but
would rather make a loan. And i
offered him $4,000 spot cash for that
farm on which we loaned $4,000. Now
those of you who know me pretty
well know that / offered SSOOO LOT II
less than 1t was worth. But 1 ot1ered
$4,000 personally for thar farm t ils.-
he was talking about Now, the other
night at Grangeville, my friend,
Borah, heard of it and heard that
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, l
will go him one better; | Will pay OH
the $4,000 loan and give any man IN
this audience $4,000 to get that
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,
own a farm close to there that l
have bought and I paid $500 on acre
for the land. and I bought 1t and II
has no improvements on It and Mr.
Chalfant's land has an orchard on II
that is worth $500 an acre.
1t seems 70 me that this is aDso-
lutelv unfair, and I could go right on
down the line and show you in many
other instances that have given
personal attention to these things
And now I want to make a statement
10 you right now. I want 70 say 20
YOU that any banker in Boise VIII
write to any citizen here, l believe
and will tell you that I am personally
responsible for every loan that the
land board has made since ] have
heen governor. and ] want to say 70
Won tonight that II at any time or on
anv occasion If any loss comes
through any fault Of mine in this ad-
ministration that / will pay off the
loan myself; that's what I will do.
Now. the next thing that he talks
about is responsibility. He says thai
/ Governor Brady is responsible for all
these things" He says that he IS re-
sponsible as the head of the state gov
eminent, and as the chairman of the
state land board; that Governor
Brady is responsible for the acts OF
the board. that he represents the adj
ministration and upon his shoulders
Is borne the burden of the states af-
fairs Now, that is what he says
about me. that is what he said to you
I'M closing his address, and you vii
remember il; # you don't just read Il
IN the paper 1t is all right for me tc
be responsible, it is all right for YOU
to hold me responsible, but wha'
about him? Listen to what he says
This Is what he said in closing; =
cannot accomplish these matters
alone: must have the support of the
various state officers if I am to carry
out these reforms. II these reforms
are to be carried into effective execu-
! ..rt11 raoT f1,o assistance and Of.