The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1866-06-30
Got All He Asked For.

Some of the advocates of the BIDwELL hunbug
to Chico, say that he "got all be asked for and
that weekly mail between Orovile and Susanvie
was all that Woop asked for. This is not so
far as WOODS line is concerned. That gentleman
put in bid for weekly, semi-weekly triweekly, or
daily service. The route advertised for weekly
service only, and Of bids for more than that
were considered extra bids, and thrown aside by
the Department. BIDwELL could have made ii a
daily line from Boise to Sacramento By way of Su-
saville as easily he obtained the triweekly line
TO Chico. That would have done away with the
necessity OF daily route from Boise through vir
ginia City to Sacramento, which has since been
given to MIR. JESSE D. CARR, of Monterey This
latter route, connecting will with the Central
Pacific Railroad, will pretty efeetually appropriate
the travel and trade of Idaho. Ninety-nine per
cent. of the travel will be carried through on that
route, while the rema lining one per cent. is endeay-
oring to find BIDwELLs ranch distant from
any public thoroughfare. which he has made the
terminus of the Northern California and Idaho
mail route. Still of his joshuas are singing
pans in his praise, while others of them are bel
lowing lnstily for help to aid him in overcoming
the Humboldt route, and getting daily mail with
greater subsidy to Chico. His utter and ire
deemable selfshness-the true accompaniment of
narrow mind overspread with the black pail of ig-
norance-was satisfied with a tri-weeky mail from
Idaho to his ranch, until daily was established
through Nevada. His delighted admirers at Chic
and Susanvie fancied they had nothing to do but
sit back and laugh in their easy chairs. Those of
them who have any sensibty at all, now begin to
see that BIDwELLs selfshness and lack of the ru
dimental CLEANS of craftsmanship, has biIked Nor
thern California, and given Nevada the benefit of
the route to Idaho. are believing lusty for daily
line; while others of them, who still seem not to be
aware of the calamity tina; has overtaken them, are
harping on the magnificent services of BIDwELL to
this Congressional District.
With the shortest, most feasible natural and di.
rect route to Idaho with as many miles of railroad
extending towards Idaho as the Humboldt route
has-Northern California must be content with
triweekly line, ending at our Congressman's resi-
dence, and disconnected with railroad communica-
ton, while Nevada has a daily route connecting
with the Central Pacific Railroad line to Sacramen-
to and San Francisco. In our fancy we can see
WELLS. FARGO, & Co., overlooking the daily line
and despatching agents to hunt up the terminus of
the Congressman line, that they may arrange for
tr weekly despatch of their Express matter to- |
and tri-weekly receipts of treasure from Idaho :
Was there ever such impotence and selfish folly |
practised upon people of Congressional district
before and they required to endorse it The State
of Nevada has secured the benefits arising from the
route to idaho, instead of Northern California,
which had the advantage of lying right it. path |
and simply because BIDwELL was content with
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That was California Butte county would get the |
"lior's share,'
The Postal Department knew and acknowledged |
the necessity and propriety Of appropriate mail
service between Idaho and California. They were |
familiar with the receipts of the country Post Office
at Chico, and knew a line to such point was mere
bagatelle, and probably gave BIDwELL the loute |
ending at his ranch they would have thrown |
twenty five cents in currency TO an Italian beggar
at the window, fanked by hurdy-gurdy and |
monkey and then established a daily line between
California and Idaho, through Nevada. Il a
trap set for JoHN BIDwELL, into which the toasted
cheese of his nordinate vanity enticed him. The |
delegation from Nevada, and the Central Pacific |
Railroad Company knew their man, and carried !
their point, while BIpwELL fancied he had tri- |
umphed and his blowers pronounced his influence /
potential We suppose he is satisfied with the |
line ending at his ranch. According to some of his
advocates it was 'all he asked" Nevada asked for
a daily line and got it. Northern California was |
entitled to it, but lost it by shallow headed selfish
ness of their representative The direct and nat !
ural route to Idaho, is through upper California for
A distance Of some three hundred miles, instead of
punging into the mountains from Sacramento; hut !
BrpwELL lost that for his district that he might
get side line ending at his own ranch. II mgh ht.
naturally be supposed that, if Brigadier General
JouS BIpwEIL had the sensibility and intellgen ce
of donkey, the establishment of a daily line thro'
Nevada to Sacramento, after the establishment of
that Of his own magnificent conception to Chico, |
would cause him TO collapse like punctured bad- /
der. Not so, however. He has a bill now before
Congress to build telegraph from Chico to Idaho.
We suppose il will be built. this potential rep
resentative gets "all he asks for He can then /
play horse and telegraph, and California and Idaho
on his own ranch. And when the life and hustle Of
business shall have deserted the Sacramento Valley
for the eastern slope Of Nevada, these telegraph
and stage lines will stand monument of the gem
erosity of the government and of the folly of JOHN
BIpwELL the ulournful monody Of the wire sing
ing requum of the hopes of our people.