Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-02-09
MILLIONS TO BE
SPENT IN IDAHO
SOUTHERN IDAHO WILL RE-
CEIVE GREAT BENEFIT
IN NEAR FUTURE
Thirty Millions of Dollars Authorized
To BE Spent in the Development
Work in the Various Portions Of
the State.

Work in the Various Portions of
the State.
There never was time in the his
tory OF Idaho when as much money
was authorized spent as will be ex-
pended in labor and general state inn
provements during this year 1t is
little wonder that the investigating
and homeseeking people east Of the
Rocky Mountains are eager for facts
about Idaho. Between the United
States government and the railroads
already ssO,oOo.0OO has been auth
orized spent in development work
in various sections OF the state. 1t
would be impossible in limited space
to even contemplate the various sums
which already Independent enter
prises of other nautre will expend.
The lead will be followed quickly
and much private capital will seek
entrance.
While all sections of Idaho Will
be more or less beneficial, perhaps no
section viii receive more from the
expenditures first hand than Boise
and vicinity Already S1.00O.00O is
available for work on the splendid
Boise-Payette porject which will,
when completed furnish irrigation
for 100000 acres OF virgin soil in
the Boise valley The total authoriz-
ed expenditure on this project alone
is $6,5S5,435 Practically speaking.
all OF this money will be handled
through Boise. This will, Of course.
mean a railroad from Boise to Ar
row Rock 22 miles up the Boise riy-
er. But stop and think a momentl
The mere fact that money viii be
circulated Is but an incident. In the
end with the completion OF the great
undertaking, It means a splendid wa
ter giving project under direction Of
Uncle SAM it means the furnishing
of land which viii give proper hom-
es to at least 5000 families and that
in turn means from 10000 to 3d.
increase in population; it means the
continued steady growth of Boise as
city and it is Boise that will furn-
ish the needs OF this surely growing
population of the valley,
SO much for the government work,
and add to that S7,OO0,O00 to be
expended on railway Improvement by
the Oregon Short Line railroad com
pany and IT is little wonder that
Idaho has reason to look forward to
one Of the best periods in ;he states
history from every angle. There is
just this to be said in this connec-
tion. however. Now is the time to fol-
low the lead taken by older and more
densely populated states. It is up to
Idaho and more particularly. Is 1t up
to the present legislature to devise
ways and means for letting the people
Of the United States know more full
" of our great contemplations.
The time has come when Idaho
must enter into competition with cas-
tern states in publicity In the far
east. the stae Of Connecticut has ap-
propriated 100000 to advertise the
advantages of that state with the
end I'm view to securing added pop
n,ation II such is the case Come
cticut must draw from other eastern
states or from foreign emigration
The logical course Of population ad-
vance is from the far east into the
middle west. then from the latter
into the Pacific west If Connecticut
one of the oldest states in the Union,
finds it necessary to advertise for
population. how is Idaho to compete
without hghting "hre with fre2" And
Connecticut is by no means on a Wig
orous publicity campaign under state
aid
So far Idaho has received its best
publicity through the various COM
mercial organizations and private en-
terprise sof land selling nature. The
tax has been heavy and while that
also must continue If Idaho will COM
Dete with California. Washington and
Oregon. to say nothing OF Canada
and Alaska. is likewise true that the
taxpayers of the State as body
should lend aid. Now is the time
to strike. The iron is hot and it is
doubtful II ever again in the his
tory OF the state will such another
opportunity present itself.-IIlustrat-