Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-15
THE TRUTH HURTS

i'i'ht WI WV 'uichu vi Immigration
and labor, called attention to some
matters that has retarded to a great
extent the results anticipated hy
him through this department, and
it is amusing to see how quick the
subsidized organs of the rrigating
companies Jump on to the commits
sioner and at once demand his
scalp. In paragraph in his re-
port the Commissioner says
In the past, the state land board has
permitted Carey act companies to hold
drawings far in advance Of actual deliv-
cry of water Upon these tracts and up
ON the tracts under the United States rec
lamation service, where homesteads have
been permitted and actual residence re-
quired several years in advance OF the
delivery OF water, many settlers have es
tabllshei homes on the dry land, and
have hauled water for domestic purposes
while waiting ior the delivery of irriga-
ton water, and, in many, many instan
ces these settlers have exhausted their en-
tire financial resources, and with no
water in sight have returned 10 the states
from whence they came, financially
broke and badly discouraged with Idaho
irrigation. We have come in contact
with some such people during our adver
tising campaign in the eastern states
These features have retarded the growth
and development Of the state, especially
in the irrigated districts. earnestly
reccomend that the interests Of the set
tier be more carefully saie-guarded 10y
the state land board and less latitude he
allowed To the promoters OF irrigation
projects. -
As To the truth Of these few lines
We leave it to any settler ON Carey
act projects 10 answer. While tons
upon tons Of literature have been
distributed, and actual products of
the soil has been displayed in pro-
fuse quantities, the fact still re-
mains that Idaho has fell far short
of her share of the westward immi-
grafton during the past year. Thi,
paper has ALWAYS contended tha
the secret in building up a new
country was to make the settler
already there contcnied and on th'
road Ia prosperity We have fire.
qucntly been criticized for thu
course We have pursued, but we still
contend that the history of the pas
three years on this particular segre
CATION has not been of such a natur
as Ia warrant the settlers already o
the land inviting their friends I
ioin them. The fact, ~ the Com
missioner says, that people wei
brought here before the system ";
completed, is undi-puted 10y an.
body. While not charging II To Il
company, it is we'll known IA
that much deception was practice
in getting people To come here, al
we are sorry to say Is still ben
continued to-day 10y unscrupulo
statesmen in Chicago and some
the other larger cities.
We believe the company hay
ere this, saw the mistake that W
made in the start and have endea
ored To rectify the same ~ lar aS
Law in their power So Ia do, uhtll
the present time, we feel that |
settlers on THIS tract have rea'
ed the top of the hill and an"'l
season will see them ON the road
prosperity. However, 1t VIII
do to deny the statements "i
Commissioner in his report. |
tract has been extremely lortuh
as compared to some' hut 81
troubles as have been eNpeneh
on the King Hill project ana
other places ilrthc state where
companies have not been lnan'''
strong enough to carry ont the
fillment of their contracts, nave
tendency to discredit all Carey
projects, and as a consequence
kept many people from the S'a''
We firmly believe that the
tiers on the Great North Side |
are at the dawn of the most suc'
full season. in the history ol
tract, as every indication warra
The farmers and the comp'