Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-13
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Senator, II you find that any of
the gentlemen at Washington still
wish to debate on my action, give
them my blessing. l don't care snap
OF my fingers what they say Of me.
for the canal is being dug"
There seems to be much the same
condition in this city with respect to
our irrigation schemes as that which
faced Mr.. Roosevelt. The profit of
evil' seems to be abroad in the land
with his predictions of disaster and
failure. All kinds of reasons and ma
lives, both honest and dishonest,
have been set forth why the Gilmore
Irrigation company cannot succeed,
but this seems to have only stimu-
lating effect on the efforts Of the
company The knocker, the pest and
curse of the west. more prolific in
Mountain Home than In most COM
munities, is abroad with all his i'm
plements of warfare casting about
hin on ~ sides trying to do dam
age. but 'hrough 1t all the Elrore
Irrigation is progressing along lines
of success surely and substantially.
The Panama canal was started by
the French who spent vast amount
of money in it's construction and af-
ter years Of hard labor gave 1t up.
1t lay dormant for many years when
the United States government took
it over and its progress is measured
in the utterances of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Our irrigation system has had much
the same experiences. 1t was started
many years ago, and thousands Of
dollars have been spent in bringing
water to the lands about Mountain
Home. Several men of financial means
have gone broke in the project and
the history of Mountain Home has
been varied and changeable-in har-
mony with the developments of the
system. The failure of Mr.. Garrett
was the last chapter in the story
of the project. Until year ago moth
ing was done or accomplished. Var
ious schemes and plans were talked
and discussed for watering these
lands, but nothing accomplished. me
Gilmore Irrigation Company was con-
ceived by Mr.. Adams and has been
working steadily toward success ev-
er since. The company has had the
failure of Garrett and his predeces-
sors to contend with. The failure OF
these companies have made it doubly
hard for the present company to sue
coed. The cries that went up to Mr.
Roosevelt concerning the Panama
canal have been heard in this city
and the same discouragements met BY
the irrigation company.
. The people are not to feel dis
= couraged over the condition in Noun
tain Home. The Gilmore Irrigation
company is going through the same
third degree that every other under
taking is compelled to pass through
II it has merit and is being bull
on firm foundation 1t will succeed
and no amount of knocking or petit
jealousy will interfere with its pro
gress. If not, it will go down of 1t
2 own weight. The company has passe'
2 through it's hardest trials and wealth
cred the storms that has beset 1t
t path, and is now looming on the hor
lion as the salvation Of our littl
city
Get in line with the booster clu
e of the city, the Six Thousand Clut
r and help to start Mountain Home rol
ling along the roads Of prosperit
S and advancement and we will 500
1 outlive this knocking element tina
{ has kept the city in the mire for S
n long a time. Do it now.