Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-07

veloped region and push forward the
frontier of civilization.
1t is possible to be inspired with a
laudable desire, from various motives.
and this laudable desire on the part of
the settler, the state, the promoter and
the bondholder to develop an unde
veloped region and push forward the
frontier of civilization was simply a
desire for gain. This may be consider
ed a laudable desire or not, according
20 the means employed in obtaining 1t
| First. the settler. He is usually a
persons of small means, large hopeful
ness and abundant energy. And the
smaller his means. the more apt he is
to be inspired with the laudable desire
to make hone, develop an undevelop-
ed region and push forward the from
tier of civilization.
| Next, the state. This is a system
organized for the protection, regula-
ton and government of the settler,
promoter and the bondholder; 1t is
usually composed of individuals of
average ability, small salaries and a
! big pull. 1t is inspired with the laud-
able desire to develop an undeveloped
region because the more settlers the
more improvements; the more i'm
provements, the more taxes; the more
| taxes, the more Disbursements the
more disbursements, the bigger the
salaries; the bigger the salaries, the
stronger the pull.
Then comes the promoter. He is
usually an individual of small means,
large persuasiveness and astounding
audacity. His success depends upon
! his ability to control the state, per-
suade the investor and fleece the set
tiers. Inspired with the laudable de-
sire to develop an undeveloped region,
he proceeds to carry out this DESIRE re-
CARELESS of the means employed In its
consumma ton.
The fourth power, inspired with this
laudable desire. is the bondholder. He
is usually an individual distinguished
by the size of his waistband, his
shrewdness and ability to say no. He
takes great interest in the frontier of
civilization; the farther the frontier
advances the greater interest he
takes. In one case we know of he took
as much as 40 per cent. Now, any
persons who takes that much interest
in an undeveloped region or even half
that much. well deserves the praise Of
the attorney general and the everlast-
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frontiers of civilization.
/ I have depressed little from the
subject, but this talk of people being
inspired to attempt the settlement of
an undeevloped country by any other
motive than gain, is all froth.
| The settler expects to gain a home
and competence by settling in an un-l
developed country; the state expects
to gain wealth, votes and increased
revenue, by having settlers locate here;
the promoter had no other thought in
mind except the profits he had figured
| in the undertaking; the bondholder's
only interest was the interest on his
| investment -
Upon the settler alone depends the
success or failure of all the others.
And the only actual settler is the man
behind the plow.
1t Attorney General Peterson is sin
cere in his declaration. II the great
state of Idaho is really inspired with
the laudable desire to develop an un-
developed region and push forward the
frontier of civilization, let 1t demon
strate that fact by few reforms in its
policy.
4 I will offer Just one out OF many
that should be adopted: Let the state
of Idaho require every purchaser of
a Carey act contract to reside at least
three years in the state of Idaho (not
in Missouri. Kansas. Oklahoma or
Texas) before he can acquire title to
his land. People living in st. Louis.
Kansas City or Topeka do not develop
an undeveloped region or push forward
the frontier of civilization in the state
of Idaho.
i In Conclusion.
We In this state have followed the
devious path of the Carey act through