Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-06-02
We LOOK GOOD
TO GOVERNOR
IN INTERVIEW ALEXANDER TELL
OF GROWTH OF COUNTRY IN
CLUDlNG THIS CITY.
ROCK BUILDINGS
HE is impress SSED WITH LAVA
ROCK AND CUT STONE IN 6usl-
NESS BLOCKS.

The following interview in which
Governor Alexander describes his re-
cent "trip to Mountain Home and
mentions some OF the good points OF
this part OF the state, appeared in q
recent issue OF the Capital News
Last Sunday morning We lett by
automobile from Boise TO Mountain
Home, trip OF AZ miles in l "a hours
on a very good boulevard between the
two points, all you have to do Is 10
open the throttle Of the machine and
let it lily over the road. 1t Is a most
enjoyable rlde and you get there ON
schedule time.
There are Jwo postoffices between
Boise and Mountain Home, Regena
and MayfieId. There IL good deal
OF dry farming being done around
Regena and Mayfield. AS the people
learn the science OF dry farming, In
place OF being desert, there will
be hundreds OF acres under cultiya-
ton between Boise and Mountain
Home. This will be a big asset in
this conflictas it will help us to feed
our allies.
I'VE held meeting at Mountain
Home at IL O'Clock in the forenoon In
one OF the theatres. 1t was an enthus-
laStic assemblage. The mayor of the
town presided and every seat was oc-
cupied, the ministers Of the place par.
Liclpated and nearly everyone was out
to testify by their presence that they
are in line with the nation.
The secretary Of state, state aud
ltor, attorney general and governor
addressed the meeting. The music
and song inspired every one with a
spirit of patriotism. The meeting was
a great success.
NO politics or religion are men
toned N those meetings, the theme
is the state of war IN which We are
involved and the conservation on
the altar of the country the lives,
the blood and the treasurers of our
people.
This was the beginning of series
of me- tngs and the beginning there.
of was aid that we could expect.
Those who yet harbor in their breast
that this is a political war ought TO
have been there and they would
quickly d. yest themselves of any
such delusions
Mountain Home is impro wing rap
idly and the irrigation system sur
round ng it is being improved day
stored to produce crops that will be
remuneratiye to the husbandman as
we'll as to serve the purpose Of feed
ing the nation.
'L-ountain Home has been trans
formed inlo a city in the last year OF
50. Few will believe this but it La
true from personal observation. There
have been more business hous s
constructed in Mountain Home accord
ing TO is population than n any
other town in the state of Idaho
They are the best built and the most
modern and best equipped in the
country and are a marvel to behold.
"They build the store buildings
down there out of solid lava rock
excepting the fronts which are OF
plate glass and cut stone. The div.
sion walls of these buildings are also
of solid stone and are fireproof and
will stand he elements of ages In
| most every other place where build
ings adjoin the partitions are put NJ
with wooded studding and plaster, bud
at Mountain Home they are OF rock
laid in cement with foundations that
are prepared with view Of holding
higher structure
"They are filled with up-to-date
merchandise. The people who conduct
the busn SIS therein seem to enjoy
the fruits Of their labor and are pros
porous. There are at least 200 feet
of these new buildings in one row
more being built and all occupied.
There are no vacant stores c
dwelling houses in Mountain Home
The homes of the people are palatia
and up-to-date Business OF all kinds
seems to be prosperous, the banks
have very large assets and are con
Quoted on a high plan.