Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01

This plan is not new. 1t is only its
application to the handling OF our
states resources that is new. PHI
yate business Interests, railroads, in
surance companies, and big corpora
tons of all kinds have adopted it
with surprising success. They have
grown big by reason OF having rein
vested earnings. Business concerns
OF our own state have in the past
and are now making use OF this plan
with just as great a measure OF sue
cess as | have tried to show will
follow its adoption by the state.
l can only give an idea OF the pos
sibillties of this plan In the course
OF single address. can not hope
10 set it forth in detail, but must
rely upon the publication OF number
OF addresses in order to do SO. These
will be forthcoming a little later. /
feel that l should not go further into
the subject at this time, because
want TO give al opportunity to any
one to ask questions that will bring
out any points in which they are
interested that have not been made
clear. have satisfactorily answered
TO myself every question that has
come to my mind, but if there is a
weakness in the plan it lis to my inter
est and TO yours to develop it. This
is a big question, although simple
one, and it can not be put into ef-
feet without having the support and
cooperation OF the people. / believe
| am right, and l ask for the support
on no other grounds.
| am talking to you as a business
man to other business men, as a fell
low citizen OF the state to other fell
low citizens, about the adoption OF
business plan OF handling the bust
ness affairs of the state for the mu-
tual benefit of all her people and
those yet to come.
In closing | wish to state that |
have for long time considered
this matter In Its every aspect. II
have been several years developing 1t
and have the satisfaction of knowing
that it has been approved by many
very able and conservative men.
When | delivered my Weiser address
three years ago at the meeting OF
the State Bankers Association, the
editor of the Pacific Coast Banker,
who was in attendance, became very
much interested. He was convinced
of the soundness of my theory and
yet could hardly lead himself to be-
lieve that the possibilities set forth
could be realized in so short a time
Several letters passed between us, In
which he asked for details of the
plan relating to points which | did
not have time to bring out. He would
not publish the address even then
until his critic had gone into the |
matter thoroughly and given his ap-
proval. | am glad that so many we'll |
informed people OF Idaho have en-
dorsed the plan, in whole or In part,
and feel that when 1t has been fully
presented to them in all its bearings, |
that even those who do not agree
with me now, will do so then, | am
glad to be able to read few letters
from Idaho men, one Of whom Is
he first newspaper editor within
he state to advocate the more rapid
selling of our state lands, and the
other is prominent In the political
ife of the state:
WOOD RIVER TIMES, i
r. G.. PIeotte,
Editor and Publisher.
HALEY, Idaho, June 10, 1918.
senator D. w. Davis,
American Falls, Idaho. II
Dear Sir:
| have printed your invaluable adj
lress Ia the daily and the weekly