Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28
Idaho Is Called Electric State.

lhaiO - SoiiC'i I-iCtOit DtatCs l.,
The Electric Governor from an I
Electric State" is the caption under
which the journal of Peoria. ILL.,,
classifies Gov. Moses Alexander, who
highly praises the electrical develop
inent in western states. particularly
Idaho. The Journals article is as
follows:
Electricity, air, water, sunshine
and soil are the five cardinal points |
in the progress of human life"
This cosmic thought canIe from
GOV. Moses Alexander of Idaho re-
Gently in a talk with a representative
of the Society for Electrical Develop
ment OF New York. Governor Alex
ander is a profound student of po-
litical economy.
The electric governor from the
electric state" is an enthusiast in
the application of electricity for ev-
eryday purposes. He is fully alive to
/ its wide uses by city dwellers and by
/ farmers OF his state and the wonders
il has worked for the latter. One
? needs only to spend a short time with
Idaho's chief executive to sense his
I secret of success broad grasp of
y international affairs, his knowledge
of the minutest happenings in the
small towns of his state and his in
terest in the future of Idahos farm
d ers and stock raisers.
" Idaho can be justly called ar
!, electric state" he said. The back
TO the soil movement is reaping it
- harvest there today, and this is due
In in a great part to the farmers whC
10 have called electricity to their aid
All Everybody knows that fair prices 70
ne farm crops provide a broad basis TO
at good times, and when the farmer ha
le- money to spend or to save the coun
ne Try is usually prosperous"
its In discussing the extensive use {
IN electricity by farmers of the countr
by in developing the land Gov. AleXaI
so der said that, although Idaho is
are new state, having been admitted
of 1890. she is already old in her wa.
tes and eagerly joins every business e
ant terprise that helps her to progre
,os- and develop.
let, Although electric energy is beil
used by vast numbers of farmers
.ap- Idaho today, we need more of it,
has said 4 know of farmers living
oon miles from the railroad who are l
.ute ing as many electric driven machin
in as the farmers whose land lies clc
su- to the big towns who are only
that ready to adopt electric service a
tory appliances in working their land.
nsti- see the time not far away when c
lany farmers will obtain electric enel
tion as cheaply as they obtain water
ews day.
In Rupert, Burley, Hepburn, TV
been Falls, Jerome, and other sagebr'
week towns of Idaho" the governor
bout tinued. more than so per cent of
feed the houses are not only wired
lload lighting. but are actually heated
week. electricity. And these towns are
and more than eight years old. Thi
ct at an illustration of why Idaho is
came electric state
grain Governor Alexander is not a |
ldden tician. He is a merchant and
Iorris he uses electric energy In his .
says ness wherever possible. lie was
les is in Missouri 60 years ago and
,rence up to the SHOW me" slogan. "
merce asked what he thought of New Y
al Eu- he said:
mark, Il have been coming TO New
h the for 80 years, and 1 never tire
niver- 1t is wonderful city and
have American should be proud of II
Capital News.