The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27
OUR CAPITAL LETTER

OUR CAPITAL LITTER
- Borsx Crr1. February =. ls.k
- mosLDs-beang patriotic citizen. and desiring
- re4e0fAfc IA some the birth day az pneF-
fas3. nnAly concluded To do it, by writing Letter
20 the WORLD. visiting of our equestrian statue az
noee eorse and attending the grand bah to ~ Civ
"a "a nus aonor as the Cen raj tonight But what
shAI write abcute fog al is duness and ssupidify
N this town ~ present Now Is the winter Of our
dseonssns. and might add aullness. and dearsh
Gus summer OF activity and progress 10 st hand.
There - one iaexhAussible topsc-ths weather For
nearly week until to-day. winter has been relaxing
ma rigorous hold. and old Sol has poured his warm
and genial rays With some power and effect upon the
mantle az snow that has 90 long covered mother
earth and thas mantle has grown materially thinner
ana many bah places exposed 10 view; al 81 which
has gtadened the hearts Of every one particularly
the stock men The poor. suffering starving cattle
horses and sheep must also have roscsd and up
thankssssngs. realizing shas their days Of fasting
would be over and the DAYS OF feassinS in pas
lures green and new were not far OF Severe q the
winter has been. but few cattle and sheep have
yes been lost compared 10 the great number there
Are In the country, they have not suffered from the
weather. but nom the absence Of food the grass be-
ing covered up with the snow. The weather has
been dry-no storms wind II Is thought nov
thAs the loss VIII be comparatively small, and il 10
hoped 50. for the stock interest has become large
and valuable and il the stock survive this win
ter With bat little loss. ii win greatly increase. and
ours WIN become Noted stock country, and
VIII have OUR cattle upon thousand hills and this
become one o. the main beef and wool producing
counties OF the coast
But Of wha, avail Will be vas. herds and vast CROPS
unless ne have market; and We must make and and
that marke here At home and tina, only be done
by the development. Of our vas, mining resources
II was our gold and silver product tia: first opened
Idaho % settlement and il viii be the production Of
the precious metals that viii keep up and send
forward In the path OF progress Anything thai Will
tend 70 develop and forward our mining interests Is
the mos; vital Importance the whole Territory.
railroad would be the thing for hus il is beyond
ctr reach; we cannot &c; IL of ourselves by our
help. The wants ard necessities Of the other Terri
tories and States, and of the nation large, VIII
bring il IN time: canno, force IL Bu; the next
best thing 10 ra,lroad. telegraph. We have within
our reach and power, II we viii but exert ourselves
little. AM lend helping hand /. requires capital
10 make the rich quartz mines Of Boise and Aturas
yield their golden treasures Tha, capital mus, come
from men living beyond orr Territory. No~ IL IS
aimos; impossible 10 g.; them 10 come here ani
anime mines. le, alone inves, III them But con-
nee: mining counties by Telegraph with San
Francisco aad /, would be an easy matter 10 get
capital - invest in ard develop and open or mines
IL fact would then seek u aud would no, have
10 seek IL All admit, and see the urger, neccs
sity :o- telegraph and lis vas; b~.ect: Il would
open new era ~ prosperity and progress We can
no; 10 Too much o- make too s-eA, sacrifice 10 get
telegraph Realizing this majority OF the late
Legislature passed the bill tha, created such sensa
/ ton. and would have secured the iong wished for
blessing: but the bill vetoed. and all hope
through Territorial aid ended Ths, Is al over
= past and gone i 5 useless 20 discuss II; % praise
o. blame either s2r-ve know The Advocates az TIE
measure were in ea-res; for the public .e-rr aone
one good X has done ard thA. Is, 70 arouse p.Sf,S
attention - the absolute necessity Of having iele
g-2pG- and thus preparing he people 20 make sofs
esu- 70 get !. car he -ot this season II we Vii
but lend helping land, Some say u VIII o. bail
anyhow. Perhaps = Will - IN o- years but ~
want i, uow THIS wear: and most sSstreiiy II vii
not De- bEslt tbs car. even next year. unless w.
as<ts: in the matter. Capital only invests where
navs Th- line would ~: be bull. .or the Develop
nrn: q the coa2'-r. bat because !; 5 TaEiIs n
vrstraent; K woula not ray Or year Or TWO. Now
Il ~.i make raying Investment 20 the build
rr BY cotr ay.;iuS safceut 20 make az thei- pres
rni boss II ~il b. bail: tht. sp-.-E bat not other
Wis What @noans = Necessary do not kaow. On
- subsidy -tp~e! IL tae telegraph Eoal3 have
ressxed aSoa: -.s sappose thai amount VII y
, rr-aan ed
can ina: .ura be raised by Subscription in Ada
Bsyt~e and AltarA- countess y y can we secure
telegraph this yeAr g-ca; deal e Indifference u
Ha44* C4rv Their "a be lack OF rIIhltc sirt
Ard e-.r-y-t~~- y~- -eSfrc:ah4e I'm t1ish: b
"a sci even A-rv. Th~ rnfs~t ~ iae rc~dva Amonu
war1sA Aave - BE- -a3ssl in Isns-e Ana tlur2~ Par
,te~ .--- At--s t1at fsru -to - S1etsi cclls
~ -as<~! ~, th~-e: thea. = Ey.s- county viii DO a
vi - q og,7rr - De- p-ulaiion and wealth 'h
aar11nt cat r easily su-~i. Woa4d y nj % wett
=. l~.<. - maze the ~%7-. y the attention 81 th
believe thev roui generously sni eherTsa!.y RS
p-r1 II IL worthy effort, can bat ail. aid sue
cess might be attained.
xet suox storm ia row raging. and this wsll b
raueh worse for The stock than II Il had continues
The r,,s:r4-s Court will convene here The FRS: O
March
TE.,sned with much pleasure - Rev r. G. Strong
who preached twice here yesterday. and viii deiise
TEMPERANCE lecture TOMORROW evening he Ger
tsiriv !. an abe ani logical preacher. possessed
tia; force aaa earnest .eryor ,aa. produces results
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