Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-01-20
WATER QUESTION NOW
UP TO THE PEOPLE
Governor Brady Signifies Willingness to Take
Over Great Western System AM Finn
Construction to Completion.

The opportunity for Mountain Home and vicinity is today
knocking door and the question that arises is shall
open the door and let it in.
Never before in the history of this locality has town and
community hung in the balance does today. We have
been here long, of and have waited patiently looking
for which would bring prosperity and happiness
Propositions galore have been put and many have
ceped good faith thinking that their troubles at an
end only wake up the sad disappointment that the pro-
position was not in good faith that it impractical.
We have all cherished hope that some day some one would
and drag cut of the desper ton which
has been brought upon by the manipulation of crooked
promoters who cared nothing for the people after their money
gone We have spent hard earned money IN good
faith only realize that have bought nothing but
blue sky less. We have been putting bold faces and
made ourselves believe in instances that had some
thing in the shape of water right and in efforts to get
that something we have year after year, spent what money
could borrow and beg in trying preserve that something
We have reached our limit.
In our extremity we deverer and in less person
age than Hon. James Brady who has interested himself IN
the irrigation system to the extent that soon to be pre-
sened with proposition from him water this beautiful
domain Mr. Brady has satisfied himself to the title and
the next will be to deal with the people, the water users
What will we do? 1t has time when must do
something, and when opportunity like this is offered the
people they should not turn it down
Montan Home and Emore County could be more fortu
nate than get citizen and nancer like Mr. Brady to take
hold of this irrigation system means and prosper
y to the people Let the people rally to the deverer and
give him the support that he deserves his undertaking. Let
forget past wrongs and look to the future good which
is bound to come to but stand together m this matter
of such vast Importance Let get down to common sense
and realize that have nothing in the present irrigation
system and that cannot get value for nothing
Now the time for the people to act doubt it will be
long time before such opportunity will come again to
Mountain Home and community Let not turn it down.
Gov Brady in the city today together with his attorneys
w D. Standrod and Will H. Gibson, and is engaged in going
the dcreed water rights to determine what disposition to
make of them and it likely that we shall know their decls
ion by Monday.
To the REPUBLICAN representative Mr. Brady stated this
afternoon that he was highly pleased with the attitude of the
people and with the encouragement he receiving every
hand
LATER
Since the above was written decision has, been reached
which in substance is that Mr. Brady will take over the system
be built of steel pipe fumes and sphons concrete tunnels
and dche the whole construction to be of the best latest and
most approved material and workmanship in addition pur
chases of rights will be given five years in which to
make payment deferred payments to bear interest at per
cent.
The foregoing subs antay the REPUBLICAN received
the from in authority and active in bringing about
this happy determination
Wednesday, Jan 24h the date set for Mr. Brady to sub
nit his proposition the settlers here What the price OF
water per will be able say, but it will prob
ably be in of $75 1t makes little difference really so
that it be not too much above this figure because the veyea
period of grace with the low rate of interest permits of re-
cuperaton and big development both of the land and of mar
kets
Water must bear in mind that the land it stands
without value with water upon it. it be sold not only for
the present theoretical figure usually fixed but with the add
ed value of positive crop bearing possibilities and the ever
decreasing quantity of public domain open to filing We hope
the people here will fail to grasp what appears not only
to be golden opportunity but what also appears to be the
very last chance against starvation,