Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-03

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10 the interest Of every person IN
Boise county, no matter who he Is or
what bis occupation, and re ask your
INDULGENCE When it was made
known that the Department Of the Pa
cifc had concluded to build a military
wagon road from Fort Boise to Salm-
on CITY the Boise Salesman recon-
mended the route by Atlanta as the
shortest and most practicable Since
then it has kept quiet. The reason
can be easily accounted for. Old KEEL
" IS making his regular begging tour
Of the Basin, and It won't DO 10 say
anything against the just claims OF
Boise county, till he gets all the mon
ey cut Of Ler people he possibly can.
That that paper viii ultimately labor
against tie building Of the road that
will pass through and be Of some ben
eft to Boise county we have not The
least doubt. When the question Of
building road FROM Banner 10 Allan
ia arose last year, and the Salesman
saw the people Of Boise county were
likely to succeed in the enterprise, ".
4. Goulder was sent through the b.
sin Oh a begging expedition, and Of
course, being a subordinate, had II
structions as how to view county mat
ters while twisting his anger into ev-
cry one be met. He made a special
ity Of fattery, and let ont great dea!
Of cheap talk. giving everybody to
understand how the Statesman would
see that the road would be built Du-
ring all this time the Statesman was
very careful not to express a definite
opinion, but as soon as. Mr. Goulder
returned to Boise City, Boise county
was opposed, in an indirect way, in
its road enterprise. As a consequence
we could get no assistance from Ada
county, the people there being induced
to believe that a road could and would
tie built up Middle Boise river. In
checking the advancement Or Boise
county, the advancement Of Alturas
and Ada counties was likewise
checked.
Again, the move for building grist
and saw mill in Garden valley was
not favorabIy mentioned, if mentioned
1T all. We could name many other
things in which the Salesman has
openly opposed our people, but will
not tire orr readers with too much
newspaper DISCUSSION. In regard to
mail routes it says:
"'Fhe distance between. Bbise City
AMI salmon City, in LemhiScounty, is
not more than $50 miles, ~yghether by
the way Of Idaho City and Banner, or
BY way Of the Boise river and Allan
Ia"
In the above the position Of the
Statesman in regard to the route for
the military wagon road is defined,
and, as usual, is against Boise coun-
ty. The above is an article speaking
of mail routes, but is intended to
bring forth arguments for the militia
~ road over that route, as we shall
understand when Kelly returns home.
unless the Indignation Of our citizens
should force it, through policy to keep
quiet, or make some arguments in fa-
vor of the Banner route in such a
manner that will ultimately damage
cur wants. Why the people Of Boise
countyextend any patronage to pa
per 50 generally opposed TO anything
that is just, and against the interests
Of Southern Idaho, aid Boise county
in particular, we cannot see. OF
course there are some politicians who.
patronize it through policy" and at
the proper time we can explain pref
ty thoroughly what that policy is.
But from them we expect nothing bet
ter, but look to the people for saLc-
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