The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

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been regarded as progressive, liberal
boosters for the community. The
Byrnes are large landholders on the
Richfield tract, and have farmed with
success for the past 20 years.
If one thing we're to commend the
Idaho Irrigation Company more
strongly for any one good thing than
for any other, the fact thst it is
mostly home" company would be
more than likely to be the chosen
commentator. Practically every
worker on the company pay roll is
land owner or is interested i'll land
or business somewhere on the prof
ect. They have a good project-they
believe in it; it's good investment,
and they feel willing to help along
the people and the business that
helps tnem In the early days, there
was a considerable proportion of sing
lie men without any kind of local in
lCol. Dut do lliC IL lSe-liOi DoSAAiSe'7
developed, the sober, proprietary-in-
terested ones have come to hold the
jobs and direct the company policies.
Every company official in executive
position is landowner and is vitality
interested in having things go pros
perously from the landowners stand
point. 1t isn't a foreign corporation
they're home folks who are trying to
make their farms grow in value just
the same as every farmer who has
no other interest but his farm.
Vice President and Manager M. r |
Rays has been with the company for
almost six years. He followed i. w.
Mcconnell, the Big Boss, who out
grew the project after the construc-
ton work was finished and is now
one of the high-priced engineers of
the country. Mr.. Kays has been won
derfully successful as a manager to
adjust the thousand perplexing rela-
lions of company and settler; no bet
ter man could have been found, any
where. He had long training in the
government reclamation service.
H. E. Essley, secretary, was also
with the government reclamation ser
vice; he has been here for almost
six years, and has developed into a
capable business man. They
don't make any harder workers than
H. E. Essley.
There are about Is families in all,
here in Richfield, that are directly
in the company employ. Many of
them own their own homes, and prac-
tically all have, farm lands as well
as their town property. D. E. Wealth
erwax has splendid stock farm
north of town. w. T. Dougherty has
q fine place southwest of town. H. :
E. Essley owns farm to the west.
Manager Rays has an so near Diet
rich, the Williams brothers have land
Just east of Richfield, adjoining the
Fletcher place-Mr. Fletcher, too, is
If the company force-L. G. Walker
las town property, Earl Cross has an
80 west of town; and number OF
he younger men-the Powell broth
IT'S, the Morrison brothers, and
interested with their par
,nts as permanent residents of the
ract The company has found that it
s easier, safer, to get the stand
Joint of the people through this close
PERSONAL relation from the peoples
and the employees, see
ng how conservatively the company
las tried to handle it's business for
he public welfare, have invested =
ntil it is truly a "home" company I
nd not a hated foreign corporation
Ike those that the average settler
yould say operated in other commu- c
tiles. G
The Idaho Irrigation Company has
splendid working force of reliable,
ome-making employees, whose faith
l the country and the company's in n
entions and ability ought to set at
est any doubt on the part of those
n the outside who have wondered
neither they couldn't find an ex- .
use to knock something good. =,
Andy Peterson's bakery, store and
sstaurant has been the home for
undreds of tired men who wanted n
good meal on short notice and at G.
medium price. Mr.. Peterson has a
cen in Richfield for six years and
yer; one of the hardest workers in u
lie town, and one to whom any man Il
,uld go for a lift when IN need. His y
isiness has changed somewhat from
e original restaurant, to include
,od stock of groceries and supplies;
, has buyers who travel long dis
noes just to buy of him. Mr.. Peter
N has taken little part in public life
but his money has always been
ady to boost any public enterprise
whatever nature. And sometimes