Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-06
GIVE MOUNTAIN HOME A CHANCE

the northwest. The land and condi-
tions here are better advertised than
any section of the northwest and it
only requires water to bring about
this transformation that will do so
much for Mountain Home. These are
facts that are old and worn thread
bare. But what are the people go
ing to do to help bring this transfer
nation about? This is the leading
question and 1t is about time for the
people of Mountain Home to stop
chasing the various will O. the wisps
and get down to real business This
idea that relief is bound to come,
land you can't keep Mountain Home
down" and someone is going to take
this country up and develop it to-
gether with the water system" is all
idle speculation. Mountain Home
will never be better than she is at
present unless the people get together
here and help themselves. No slight
OF hand performance is going to IT.
rigate Mountain Home. no myster-
fous company from somewhere is go
ing to come into this city and ex-
pend large sums of money in develop
ang our resources just because we
think it is a good thing and some
one is bound to take it up
Twin Falls don't want this system
and would not take it as a gift. The
sooner some of our people familiar
fze themselves with this fact the bet
ter It will be for all concerned. Twin
balls water companies are looking for
big profits. No profit can be paid for
4he water in this system, 1t can only
be developed and charged for at the
cost Of construction, and the various
little items that go into the business
end OF a huge project such as this will
be. Twin Falls would insist on a 100
per cent profit before II would con-
slider this proposition in any light,
and our sober minded citizens know
this is impossible. This Twin Falls
goblin is getting old and about worn
out.
The district plan that is exploited
by few of our well-meaning citi-
zens is good and may be our last re-
sort If this proves the case we will
then be thankful there is such a re-
course left for us. but today, these
nj
should be forgotten for the general
good of the people here in Mountain
Home. The district plan is impracti-
cal and impossible. 1t figures out
well and looks rosy. but business men
do not transact business on that bas-
is. If Mr. Hewitt would be salts
fed to take nothing for his indebted
ness and agree to keep out of court
forever and the certificate holders
and lien holders would agree to take
about so cents on the dollar and say
nothing for their share and If every
man in the vicinity would think alike
and agree to abide by the majority
on all questions and let a few men
run and dictate the whole scheme,
then, and only then would it succeed
and everything be lovely. But, there
is no one living that believes such a
perfect condition could be brought
about. Nothing of the kind would re-
suit should the Carey Act be defeat
ed at this time and an agitation start
ed for the district plan.
In the first place the very peo-
pie. directors. officers and stockhold-
ers OF the Gilmore Irrigation Com
pany. would be necessary to take in
ferest in the district plan and push
it to success. They would be neces-
sary because they comprise the peo-
pie who are most vitality interested
and they are the people who have
always been at the head and push
ing every move for the irrigation Of
this district. They would be neces-
sary because their stock in a district
would absolutely control the entire
business of the district. For, under
a new law passed by the last legisla-
lure, under the district, stock is vot-
ed. which would give few men op-
opportunity Of controlling the en-
1ire situation. The Gilmore Irrigation
company is not going to trade hors-
es in the center of the stream, and
should they be compelled to dismount
ahey will never be satisfied to get
onto the other horse because they
viii always feel that they had the
best horse. With this condition which
looks reasonable. does anyone pre-
sumo that a two-thirds vote can be Sc
rured on anything connected with a