The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-10-07


UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF FRANK R. GOODING
AND JAMES H. BRADY HAS BEEN ONE. OF GROSS IN
COMPETENCY, OF INDIFFERENCE TO THE RIGHTS OF
SETTLERS, OF FAVORTISM TO PROMOTERS AND TO
POLITICAL HENCHMEN OF NEGLIGENCE BORDERING
UPON THE CRIMINAL, OF LAND GRABBING AND
FEATHERING OF THEIR OWN NESTS BY MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD TO SUCH AN EXTENT AS TO SHOW A CON
TEMPT FOR PUBLIC RIGHTS AND FOR PUBLIC OPINION.
The minutes of the meetings OF the Board have been
densed they absolutely worthless far giving
count the proceedings secrecy has been maintained such
tent obtain perfect history of any enterprise coming be-
fore Board would require the work of expert for many weeks
and the have been dused that outsider get
nkng of affairs without infinite research The
of the hour for thorough and complete investigation OF
land and this investigation should be carried by
public officials way connected with the officials to be investigated
and not in political harmony with them.
Both the Goodng Land Board and the Brady Land Board have
accepted estimates of the of enterprise and the price for
rights be charged made by the promoters and this has
been done almost without an exception and the price OF water rights
have rapidly increased from S25 to S65 acre. and
absolutely without any regard to the cost OF enterprise and sole
the representation OF the promoters whose hgure are per
nctory accepted by the State In tact the state en-
gneer report upon enterprises demanding the expenditure OF mil
lions dollars made usually single sheet OF paper and con-
M of less than dozen typewrng endorsing the promoter
statements Imagine any large financial institution conducg IT'S
in that and vet such accepted practice of the
Idaho Land Board the administrations OF Frank Goodg
and James H. Brady Is time, citizens OF Idaho that there
change and of politics the Management OF the state
affairs. :, r
Such method of conducting the states business would OF
necessity lead to failure enterprises to the placing OF unjust burdens
promoters rich and 1t shameful condiuoS oI ad @
land board officials go the office and come out m ara "
the old Tweed sneer of what you going to do about IT. upon
their lips And accumulated wealth OF these individuals CONF
solely through investments lands the price OF water rg OF
which have been fixed by them in their oca capaci, ana ~
invariably this price has that asked tor by the prooleI
Is # anv wonder that scandal follows close upon the nee
another SO fast they come? Is any wonder that te Dg
River project is condemned through the WoresSrSs o W
Which hundreds Of thousands of dollars have been expended and
which has been condemned by engineers OF the state own M
Is it anv wonder that settlers upon the North Side TWIN Fa ac
the original Twin Falls enterprise and IN addiu4h e =;
any water has been successfully asaed N te 0e are
any wonder that the settlers under the Goose creek Po
paving s65 an acre for rights that should not nave @
than one-half that figure? Is any wonder nat le f t
Company has been permitted sell 100 cubic teet OF wale
db 4 @ K; Hill Fxension Company, when it discovered
that the ditch viii only carry $50 cubic tee ana tuS p
entire water sunnlv has been sold twice inevitably causing @ @
loa+ at 1pss 70 settlers and probable bankruptcy 10 te d
ca hackers of the original enterprise! IS 1t any ~onu
have been induced go upon the ands % @ 6nd that
pr under the pledge of water at Certain ond vear's
the water is NOT forthcoming and crops are runed d ~
honest toll total loss? Is any wonder that EaSte I
refused to longer invest in the bonds OF id o,o these
and t t1oo i dark and gloomy for furture progress ds
lines? But do not overlook the fact that WIN m lfar d the
comnetenc careessuess and utter indifference 10 ' and
ed i e of the State that members OF the Lti9
Board have featlered their own and are coming o I @ i
and insoent and with the sneerng repg a. Could brazen
say, by exercising the rights OF Ann
efrontery go further are made in the public
Specific charges of criminal nature We o % s that have
prints ao,;net tl,e Gooding Land Board IN 1910 81 ed
Fee t, -. eoed Since but when James ID bTauy - tte
the reins o government instead OF proDils % ocee1no he
bottom through legislative lnquh9 Of the Land Board
@ The G9af ss nEin R1ffsSsaa Same a"a
the subordinates in charge G oes against NJ Church
and sed atPsgGi wh 9sat ses flourish he yoge @ Pps the
rs to the limit but when the day OF closed doors and told
SsPes he assssse he % @ @ @s ssasf@ sa IL @ 5A s
vestieation must be secret Ana non er H that which the
9sgs bas ns !esa pss S aa ps ,5 that @ t. @ e
justified his acts upon the grounds tna ne Of the land board
office for personal gain just as c a. n personal profit When
Il OnSt of