The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-07-03
INCENTIVE.

The big man IN any line of work
is never the man who is constantly
thinking about the amount of mon
ey he can make out Of it His in
cenrive is not bank account, but the
joy of achievement
Marshall Field had the ambition to
be the biggest merchant, 7. p. Ar
mour to be the biggest packer, H. o.
Havemeyer to be the biggest sugar
refiner in the world Colonel Goe-
thals isn't constructing the Panama
canal for so much year. Doctor
Gorgas and his medical assistants
didn't risk their lives from yellow fe-
yer in the canal zone for their sala-
ries. There are plenty Of men in
the government service who could
get more money elsewhere. But they
like their work, and believe it gives
them larger opportunities for service
than they can find elsewhere.
The man who is out primarily for
the money never can be Of the first
Importance in any business The
money must be secondary consider
alton. His primary interest must be
for the success Of the enterprise in
which he is engaged.
The other day on the streets we
heard man abusing the CONNER
cial Club and The Index, the first
because it had used its good Offices
in bringing together the land owners
in the proposed drainage district to
consider whether they desired the inn
provement, and the latter because it
had placed before its readers the plan
of the drainage project and the bene-
fits that would accrue and had re-
ported the proceedings of the meet
ings-the province and duty of any /
newspaper worthy the name.
The Index has no apologies to of
fer for its policy in regard to the
drainage project. Personally, the ed
itor favors the drainage of every foot
of land in the valley, because he is
convinced it would result in great
good to the entire community from
the standpoint Of health, comfort and
increase in the value Of every foot of
land affected-an increase that would
offset the cost thousand fold. But
The Index has not advocated the
drainage measure, because it real
lied that the times were hard-that
money was tight and taxes Highland
this paper simply placed the facts
before its readers in fair and I'M
prejudiced manner in order that the
land owners might consider the prop ,
osition in an intelligent manner and
decide for themselves whether they !,
desired to undertake it at this time. /
That was also the position of tn I
Commercial Club, as we understand
it. The first meeting was called at
the instance of the Club in order that
the matter might be discussed. The
meeting was organized by the election Y
of land owners as officers, and the Il
land owners themselves took the I
principal part in the deliberations. 4
Mr.. Harrison, who has gone out of "
his way to abuse both the CONNER II
cial Club and The Index, has never
attended any of the meetings, so far
IS we know, and has not taken part
n the discussions, or raised his voice n,
n protest, except on the street cor- Il
,ers. Instead he has jumped at com a
'lusions and conjured up In his fer
lie brain all sorts of direful things
he Commercial Club and The Index /
we're going to do to him and his
leighbors. II
Mr. Harrison should know that the /
question of drainage district can
e settled by no one except the land
wners themselves While the law '
rovides that one fifth Of the acre
ge may petition for the creation of
district, the court is given discre-
ionary powers in granting the petit 2
ion It is not at all likely that any 1
curt would grant the petition If less A
han d majority of the acreage re- ).
uested it; certainly not If a majority ~
rotested. Ii is not within the pow
r of any individual or organization o
) force drainage upon the land own
RS in any district. That lies entire ri
! with them. If they are ready
ow, or at some future time to re- :,
lain the swamp lands, The Index, A
s we'll as the Commercial Club, will III
o all in their power to assist, not Fl
My morally but financially. II, NJ
n the other hand, they are content CT
18th existing conditions, or decide
nat this is not an opportune time AZ
, take up the undertaking, neither a.
re Club or The Index desires, II
ther had Che power, to force it upn
n them. 1t looks as if Mr.. Harri
IN had allowed his Imagination t.
ct the better of his Judgment and
is sense of fair play.