Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-03-23
SAWYER LEAVES
FOR THE EAST
PRINCE OF MOUNTAIN HOME
BOOSTERS SPENDS WEEK
IN THE CITY
Owns Considerable Property. Includ-
ing A Beautiful Apple Orchard
Near the City Limits.-Has Great
Faith in Our Future.


C. L. Sawyer Of Minneapolis, re-
turned to his home last Friday night
after spending week in the city
in the interests Of the Elmore Irri-
cation Company Mr. Sawyer is
live wire from live town and his
presence in the community was real
stimulant to the water situation un-
der way. He attended and address,
ed the mass meeting last Wednes-
day night and on the following day
assisted the committee in soliciting
subscriptions for the amount requir-
ed to continue the operations Of the
Gilmore Irrigation company. Thurs
day afternoon and Friday was a busy
time for him, but he was equal to
the occasion and never ceased his
labors until the fund was all sub
scribed
In speaking to this paper regard
ing Mountain Home and the present
situation he stated:
II met the people of this fine lit
tie town over three years ago, and,
true to Holy Writ. 1 was a stranger
and they took me in They not only
took me in but the big promoter
promoted me in and l have stayed
in ever since.
"We have confidence in your city.
We have invested our money to-
gether and we still continue our con-
fidence and would like a long pull
and strong pull together before we
break ranks and take to the tall
timber where it viii be race for
self preservation, each one for him
self
eve have several thousand acres
OF the richest land in this vicinity
none better on the face of the
earth, / believe. We have water in
the mountains within eyesight. suf-
ficient to water a large portion OF
this land and to make our valley to
bloom as the irose It viii not be a
very hard problem to get these two
elements together"
"In the past we have been dis
couraged many times and our pa
} tience is now well nigh exhausted but
like King Bruce of Scotland, we pro-
rose to try again. In other projects
} investors are spending vastly more
, money to accomplish this end for ev-
} cry acre Of land. At White Salmon,
} Washington, for example, purchas-
ers spend one hundred dollars or
more for Inc land and add from one
hundred to two hundred more to
o. the cost for cleaning and preparing
[ for orchards. This country is semi
y arid and this cost to them does not
E include any right TO receive water
/ for the land This project lies
r among bluffs and hills, very inacces-
z sible to transportation, orchards Of
z ten being grown on side hills lying
p at an angle of As degrees or even
+ more. We have only to know these
a facts to appreciate our own valley
p best. In the city of Seattle and in
p other cities much money is being
s spent to make more High buildings
4 are dismantled to give room to 9th
= ers write a oven to increasing the
= prive of the real estate. In many
- cases ten thousand dollars has been
r. expended on a single lot in the way
d of special Improvements like remov-
e ing earth, regarding OF streets. etc.
r This is cheerfully done and often fab
l. ulous returns are realized for the
d outlay. Improvement pays there; Il
II will pay in this valley. Let us get
e together like men and consider the
e interests of Mountain Home. South
e ern Idaho is destined to be a garden
n whether we help or not. Others will
h make money here If we do not. Whal
r are we afraid Of? DO we fear one
D another? Do we distrust ouselves'
e If we do, if we have no courage. LEI
us at least get out Of the middle
of the road and let progress pro
ceed
1.-TWO young boys are said to have
h founded the city of Rome, bailt it
N walls and dedicated the city a room
ii full Of men and women who meani
D. business have often dethroned king
g or established an empire. Shall W
o. make another united effort in th'
r. Interests Of Mountain Home. Sey
yes or no to us when we meet.