The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-12

Is one or those. superior charac-
tiers that never says fail. He
never sees the hole in the
|doughnut. He has the happy faculty
of fortifying an enterprise all the
time. .r
Had it not been for Major Reed
probably each of the great projects
in the Twin Falls country on both
sides of the river would have ended
in failure and would have been in
the same condition as the Powell
tract on Big Lost river. In other
words II Major Reed had been con-
nected with the Powell tract it
might have been a flourishing little
empire today with a number of
towns and villages in it.
They used to send Major Reed to
New York to engineer the task of
raising money when the treasury was
running low. He is good speaker
and has such a tactful way of pre-
senting the bright side of an enter
prise that he convinces and induces
men to go and look and while they
are looking it over he inspires am
bition to overcome all Obstacles and
make the thing success. On one
occasion when multimillionaire
was being shown over project and
he kept saying, But it is so big; it
is such a vast undertaking; it will
take so much money" Major Reed
won him over by telling him that
the bigger it was the greater was the
opportunity for the man who cap
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ment to his own memory. He pic
tured the settlers, the homes, the
villages, the towns and cities, and
all the complex civilized society that
would develop on the tract, and re-
minded him of the great honor it
would be to the man who put up
his money and helped make it pos
sible. This appealed to the multi
millionaire and he placed his great
wealth at their disposal to back the
enterprise.
Major Reed could always say
enough funny things to liven up the
serious side of the undertaking and
could always crack a joke and tell
a good story at the time that his
hearers needed something to raise
their depressed spirits.
Major Reed is a good after-dinner
speaker and Chambers of commerce
and commercial clubs are always
glad to have him address them. On
one occasion when a new town was
being started in southern Idaho and
the day had arrived to have the lots
placed on sale, the incoming train
brought Major Reed to make an adj
dress at the opening. He was the
guest of honor in the new village
and was to be escorted to the great
new hotel mid considerable pomp
and display. There was so much to
do that morning that all the COM
mittees were overworked, and those
that were to meet Major Reed at
the train were late and the train
arrived before they got to the sta
ton. Two women met him on the
way up town and were profuse in
their apologies for not meeting him
at the train with conveyance. He
said: "Now that is alright. I am
just as able to walk up town as any
body and l enjoy this little walk.
I'll bet you folks are all as busy as
can be and it would have been al
right if you had not come down at
all. could have found my way up
town. / just couldn't help gravitat-
ing to the center of such promising
layout as you have here" When
they arriver at the hotel they showed
him to a room and apoligized because
the plumbing was not connected and
they had to give him wash bowl,
pitcher and slop-jar. They said they
would come for him a little later
and escort him to dinner and he
said: "See here now, you folks don't
have to keep me wrapped in satin.
l am a western man and l know how
to take care of myself. You folks
are all overworked and don't have
to be waiting on me. If there is
something ready to eat after little
just tell me where to go and about
when to be there and if l get some
bread and SOW belly on tin plate
and some Arbuckle's coffee in tin
can will get along alright, but don't
you folks worry"