Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-20
A WRONG THEORY.


this immigration aIe yieing with
aoch other as to the proper induce
mont, to hold out to the farmers
: ,be east and middle west who are
.eeking homes with the anticipa-
tion Of greater prosperity With
,hou-auds of acres of arid land to
J.. reclaimed, at the outset it re
ouired capital to inauguratc plan
whereby it was made possible for
so,,ler- to come in and reclaim the
land Idaho was among the fore
most states Of the northwest to offer
most liberal inducements to capital,
and 4, a result irrigation projects
almost without number were started
Settlers were invited to come ON
the lands with glowing promises Of
fabulous wealth that awaited them
Thousands upon thousands oi these
settler. have come to Idaho, to find
after a few years trial that many oi
the promises made were Of nc avail
and very misleading This coudi-
tion is not confined to amy one
tract. but may be termed a. gen
eral ~ result, through South
ern Idaho may be found many WHO
have spent their all and are seeking
means to leave the state
The paramount question at the
present. time is what course lo pur-
sue To- retain what ~ettlcr- Nc have
and to encourage Others To come.
Fortunately on the North side tract,
through the instrumcniality OF the
farmers organization, the question
Of a sufficient water supply has been
settled. Other questions affecting
the Interests Of the settlers are in
the courts for adjudication. and
with these finally adjusted there j.
no reason why the North >.dc tract
should not become the most prom
i.ing Of any segregation in Southern
Idaho.
The State Of Idaho through 1t
Governor and Legislature have It u
their power to correct many Of ih'
wrongs existing on other segreea
tions throughout this section OF th
state. The Governor, however
still adheres to the theory that cap
iial mus, be the first consideration
and to this end he last week for
warded to the legislature a spcca
message urging the members I
adopt some measure whereby III
bond holder would hc better pre-
tectcd. We believe the time ha
come when the first conslderatio
Of the law making powers oil III
state should Toe to the settlers th'
are already here. 1t is to them II
state must look for the deyelopmc'
OF its lands, and the upbuildinI
its schools and institutions, th
make it inviting for other settle
and business interest To locate
our midst. In this manner II
state can do much toward mcrea
ing the security OF the bond holde
and at the same time assist the Sc
tier in developing and improvii
his land.
Past records Of the land boa
would indicate that the memh'
composing the board have not /
time to devote to the con-ideraV
Of matters affecting the set'le
that the occasion demands. Too
viate this it is suggested that
commission be created whose ent
attention will be given to Carey :
matters. in the hopes that |
claims of the settlers may be CIV
more attention. In his mesS'
Gov. Haines speaks very lgh'iS
a measure of this nature, nut III
special message he points ont
necessity for giving greater pr"'
ton to the bondholdcr, who sl'7
his Office and clips the coupohS'a
asks that commission he appo'
ed to formulate some plan 10 III
properly secure him.