The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-02-09
CON-
MISSIONER IN TOWN
DISCUS THINGS STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL POLITICAL
PERSONAL AND GUBERNATORIAL--HAS TRIED HARD, WOULD
APPRECIATE BETTER SUPPORT.

win some of the prizes in the world
competition, and when he made his
wishes known to the home people
they left it to him to go out and per-
sonally dig the potatoes and gather
the grain, with the result that Twin
Falls won the thousand trophy for
potatoes that Blackfoot could have
won if they had assembled their best
products and placed them at his dis
posal. He did not have time nor was
not quite willing to go out in the
fields and do all the hunting and
comparing and the digging and sack
ing and boxing for shipment, to
prove that his home county can beat
the world.
He had hoped when he received
his appointment to office, that he
could direct our share of inquiries
from homeseekers, to us through our
Commercial club, and thus make sure
that we were not Disseminated
against in such matters, and after fol-
lowing up this desire with much earn
est work he had learned to his humil-
iation and disgust, that little use was
being made of the advantage given
us. Such inquiries, or information
as to what is wanted and by whom,
are now being sent by his office to
Clerk of the Court J. T. Carruth, and
they are open to examination by any,
one interested. Copies of the immi-
grationer's annual report to the gov
ernor can also be found at the clerks
office.
The communication referred to
above in which Mr.. Rich defended
the governors position in regard to
his farm loan, is reproduced herewith
as addressed to the Eoise Statesman:
Editor Statesman: In your editorial
columns of yesterday, January 10, a
great deal of space is given to dis
cussion of a certain loan of $4,000
obtained by myself of the school
funds of the state of Idaho, which
loan you say was made on February
IS, 1911, 'to S. ]. Rich, one of Gov
ernor Hawley's appointees, being COM
missioner of immigration, labor and
statistics and the big man in the gov
ernor's political cabinet" thus insinu
ating that the governor had discrim-
mated in my favor in the matter of
authorizing this loan.
The fact is that my application for
the loan was passed upon favorably
by the board and authorized on the
Sth day of December, 1910, before
Mr.. Hawley was governor of this
state, and consequently he had moth
ing to do with the making of this
loan, as shown by tho following cer-
tificate:
Boise, Idaho, Dec. 8, 1910. State
board of land commissioners met this
day pursuant to adjournment at 2
O'Clock p. m. Present. Hon. James Fl.
Brady, governor and president; d. G..
McDougall, attorney general; Robert
Landson, secretary of state; s. Belle
Chamberlain, superintendent of pub
lie instruction; S. d. Taylor, state
auditor; N. Jenness, register. Where
upon the following proceedings were
had, to-wit (among other things) !:
Application for farm loans were
granted as follows, conditioned upon
applicants furnishing abstracts show
ing clear title and sufficient valua-
ton to meet the requirements Of the
law: Woodmansee & Webster Co.,
$4,000; H. J. Flamm, J. Webster and
G. H. Woodmansee, $4,000; S. L.
Wahl, $500; Samuel J. Rich, $10,-
900.
State of Idaho, County of Ada. IS
N. Jenness, register of the state
board of land commissioners of the
state of Idaho, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is true and correct
copy of the minutes of the state board