The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-11-14
LETTER FROM ONEIDA.

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w. xses;ved by last Mondays mail tie 'o'.
;,tsres,inp letter from resident Of
Oneida county TT,
| November 8. lo72
r.oD Dear Sir: Thinking that a
FL l;ns. from this part OF the Territory misn.
~ come amss. herewith drop you &c"
; ; Since the Territorial line has oee'' CO.
.ahiishsd between Utah and Idaho large pop
.'Iotnn in This section find themselves cit,@ens
IS Idaho | presume there will DO over l'ooo
80 voters than there formerly mas Deen ~
.h;s county On the lst inst, Judge n'eoeo
AID Iudoe Heed addressed our people III Tue
Dahool -hnuse at this place. They spoke Ill tno
h;nbest terms of Mr.. HALEY, the Democra'lc :
cand;dote for Delegate To Congress, as also =.
A. Ensicn. the candidat. OF the same parry
far District Attorney; and during the mec''''s
sn...ches were also made by several oi tue 'hos'
monument of our citizens, all OF whou sPoAo
IN favor of the Democratic candidates.
ton was then made that We IN tnis P'c0'".'
accept the Democratic ticket ana IL was Ga.
ri.d unanimously. The election Is 10" "'o.'
and in this precinct there was not u s'nsIo ~ W.
east in favor of the RepuDhcan ''cAe'
telegraph from Bear Lake we learn '"a' 'No
same was the case III tHat "a e'nN'' -,
If am correctly informed. this count! nas
the larges, population OF any III the ie'I..o ,,
and ,t present we have only two members OF
,h. I ar; .latur. whereas we should have eight
or nine, altogether, in the Upper and Lower
| Houses THIS, | presume. will be rcctihed a'
the ensuing session, so that We may receive
that r.presentatiou in the Territorial Lcslsia-
tur,. In which we are properly entitled
| We. have tri.weekly mail 10 this place, ana
| we ouch, 10 hav. a daily by AL means, ana we
shall expect of Mr.. HALEY. II he Is elected
that he will remember us IN tins pafiiculal'
The people Of Bear Lake form quite con
siderable proportion of our popniatioh' ana :,
will be but an act OF justice that proper man
| facilities be- provided Tor them ut the earliest
possible moment.
Like the majority of the Peep e OF this county
| stand on the Democratic platform ana nope
| and trust that Ne may all stand united ID de-
| f.nsr OF our principles. Mr. l.. H. liatSh, our
| Representative elect 10 the Legislature Is a
| gentleman whn possesses the entire canhdencr
| of The people ol this couuiy, aud Ne trust that
| in connection with Judge Stump, our Council.
man. he will be able 10 secur. much needed
/ legislation in behalf OF our local rights aud IN
t.rcs,s that viii tend Ia the development OF the
!
! county. Both Of them being men oil Tcc"g-
/ nized ability we know that the, Will cordiai4,
/ cooperate with til. members from other c"un-
| ties in enaciing such laws Us Will be- adapted
10 our wants aud requirements. aud IN solicit.
/ ing at the hands of Congress such material AID
| is NAV be- necessary Tor the completion oi the
| Utah " K X which viii traverse Oneida
county; and for the construction ot the branch
/ road irom Boise City 10 soda Springs, aud
/ thence Ia Evanston; as those lines oi road
nlll do more for the Development ui this Ter
riory than all that has been doae since lis or
eanizauon The Utah y L. Il Is built on the
narrow gauge plan. which has lGau, advantages
oeer The broad gauge IN chrapnrss %! cohs,ruc
ton. costing more than onr.haIi less. aud tAr
running expenses beng III The same propor
t.ou; and the construction al such road be
ing more practicable IN "A mountainous region
The portion ui In. road now completed runs
ON a grade not Ia exceed ninety feet. aud d.,,'s
4 splendid business. ana! ii vail be- completed IL
within twenty miles Of this place tn abou, four
weeks. Mr. Hatch. our Representative elect.
Is ot the directors oi the road aud heay,
ockholder in the line Judge Iilgbcr having
examined the lay of the country II Of the
opinion that line Of road can be built from
Evanston Ia soda Springs, and thence TO Boise
City. much easier and cheaper and 10 more ad
vantage 10 the people Of the Territory than i!
could be built from kclton 10 Boise City
Mr. Haley being man who has taken q
great interest Ia the development OF the inter
nal resources OF this Territory. be- would be
the most fit man 10 represent us as Delegate
at the National Capital
Pardon me Tor occupying so much valuable
space N your paper
| would like 10 see copy of the WORLD, as
| may be able 10 get you some subscribers.
Yours, Respectfully.
W. l.. WEBSTER.