The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-09-22
FISHER WANTS TO
Do right Thing
an Of INTERIOR DEPART
HEAL GOES OVER PAYETTE-
ROISE PROJECT.

tIerS on the PrOgecC-Uho0y A
S.ossed with INTERPRETATIONS
i"es to Keep Cost Down to Low
est Point Possible.
Secretary Fisher of the Depart
ant ~ the Interior and Frederick
Newell, head of the reclamation
..rv,ce have been in Idaho looking
,,or the government reclamation
,,oiects They visited parts of the
pavette-Boise project and also the
Nipidoka project. Both gentlemen
s,Dressed themselves as highly
,leased with the progress of the
work of the reclamation service.
Mr. Fisher stated that he would do
everything in his power to promote
the interests and welfare of the
man on the land. He also stated
that It would be his aim to k,
the cost of the reclamation at the
lowest point consistent with good,
substantial work.
Secretary Fisher and Director
Newell visited the big dam at Ar
row Rock above Boise and also the
Deer Flat reservoir. They were
greatly pleased with the work &C
eomplished. While in Idaho Mr..
Fisher gave out extended interviews.
At Boise he said, in his address to
the commercial club:
II recognize that Boise and Idaho
and the entire west and its people
have a legitimate interest in the
secretary of the interior and his
policies. and l know they have sc
much at stake that they have a per
feet right to know what kind of a
man they have to deal with and
what his ideas are. l realize, too
how important to you are the vital
questions Of administration that
come up before the secretary of the
interior. And l mean to tell you
where l stand, SO that the people
may know.
a am very sorry that CAM
stay here longer with you. l wish
that l could spare the time right
now to make minute and more
thorough investigation of the various
problems that confront you here
50 that could get your whole point
Of view and know why you want Ger
tain things and how you want then
done.
But let me tell you now, an
exceedingly anxious, sincerely anx
ious, to develop the resources of the
west for the west. believe in thu
development of natural resources
Development along right lines ant
sane policies, first. last and all thu
time.
But you can put me down RICH
now as a conservationist; a thor
ough-going conservationist. Their
has been so much quarreling owe
the word Conservation and all
has stood for, that 1t is hard to ar
rive at a strict definition. But b,
thorough-going conservation, meal
wise, though vigorous development
Looking at the problem of conserva
uon in this country as I do today
think that the sole and only ques
ton is, how can we best develop tn
natural resources as a whole, 10
the country as a whole, for tn
benefit of the people as q whole
rather than for any small group o
special interests or for any smaI
part of the community.
But no matter what Views W
may hold as to conservation. n
matter how various our opinion
may be as to the law affecting thes
matters, we still have differences q
10 administration. I believe, thong
mat you'll find that most of u
agree In the end as to fundament'
principles, even II we do diner rs
the way OF doing a certain thin
and another way of doing anotht
thing
For instance, you want tn
country developed. You have
great territory in forest and mil
eral lands, But I say too, that 70
nave vast expanse of rich land
susceptible OF cultivation. and thu
u is more important TO you to hay
.nese lands settled and develops
'or agriculture than that a sing
acre embraced In any forest reser'
De released.
Let us forget the duarrels of Il
past get down TO concrete facts ar
'sce actual present and future pr
"'ems and solve them. There h
0sen too much pickering over VIII