American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-29
A OF IDAHOD
County or Ada. ISIS.

STATE OF lDAHOD
County or Ada. )SS.
NJ n. HUGHES. being first duly
sworn. deposes and says:
am now a resident OF PocatellO.
Idaho. but carry on my business at
Mountain Home. Idaho. where | am
the president of the Community
Farms Company and in hat capacity
am managing the cultivation, farm
ing and improvement of about 1000
acres. | am also acting as secretary
of the Mountain Home Cooperative
Irrigation company. a private irriga-
lion system %irrigating about 5000
acres OF land in the vicinity Of Noun
tain Home. To these enterprises I
now give my sole time and attention.
| am IN no way employed by or inter
ested In or with the Idaho Power Com
pany
was the vice president and gener-
al manager of the Idaho Consolidated
Power Company. with IT'S general Of
fees in PocafellO. Idaho. from 1908 to
September. 1912. This power cOmpa-
MY generated electricity at American
Falls and distributed 1t throughout
southern Idaho, including as one Of
its markets the town of American
Falls. The company VAS owned by
the late Senator Brady, and | was
closely associated with him from the
year 1907 until his death. The Idaho
Power company is o the owner and
operator Of the American Falls gene
rating plant and the system of trans
mission and distribution connected
herewith. | acted as the manager for
southeastern Idaho for this power
company until May 1. 1917. at which
time ] took up other employment.
know u. w. Davis OF American
Falls. Idaho. and have been acQuaint-
ed with him since | became connected
With Senator Brady. MIR. Davis was
running a bank at American Falls
when | became acquainted with him.
and was engaged exclusively in carry
ing on business enterprises. He was
associated with Senator Brady in bust
ness. and was his close personal
friend prior To Mr.. Brady's election as
governor OF the state OF Idaho. /
know that MIR. Davis gave consider
able time and attention 70 looking af-
ter the business interests OF Senator
Brady while he was absent in Boise
acting as governor of the state Of Ida
no. and while the senator was absent
In Washington In the United States
senate.
II was not an uncommon thing for
Senator Brady to authorize the fur
nishing OF free service. and | O re-
call hat n number OF firms in Ameri-
can Falls received free service. among
them heing philbriek & Greenwood.
and the American Falls Development
company, which had five years free
service for It's city waterwOrkS pump
ing plant; the Remington hotel. which
was furnished free service ior a num-
her OF years for y large electric sign;
Campbell 4 Stehhins. who had five
years free service for their large mcr-
camille institution. as did also .heir
successor. the Evans Mercantile COM
pany. Not only was free service FUR
nished 10 the American Falls Tanning
company, hut also "A site was donated,
There are others that cannot now re-
call. u W. Davis was also furnished
electricity at his home. and he prob
ahaly had less electricity furnished
Ia him than the others whom | have
: mentioned.
Service was granted TO him in 1911
under a special contract with Senator
Brady himself. My first notice Of II
! was the receipt of a letter from Sena.
4 tor Brady. who was then living in
Boise after his term Of office as gov.
ernor had expired. II seems hat h,
had recently purchased an interest II
r. the First National bank Of American
e Falls. of which Mr.. Davis was presi
: dent. and he vas also elected as a di
rector and as vice president of th'