Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-01-28

are built, and maintained the commu- a
ncation between the dealer in the city t
and the producer in the country will v
necessarily be measer, greatly to the c
Of both This leads to q
a consideration of the relation of the
business man in the city and the pro t
ducer in the country, in the matter of {
the development of the resources of !
the country, as for instance the build
ing of roads and bridges.
1t is common to say that the city,
as distinguished from the farming com
munities, should build and maintain
the roads and bridges leading into the
surrounding agricultural districts. 1t
is not easy to see the justice of this,
and we should say, rather, that the
country, Including both city tnd farm.
! ing districts should do this work. Not
one alone but both together in proper
ton to their ability If the city de-
sir s to buy does not the country de-
sire to SELF Is not the producer as
much in. crested in getting his produce
to market as is the consumer who buys
it after it gets to MARKET The mutu-
al interest Of the two can no more he
separated without injury to the coun-
try at large than can the constituent
elements of the air we breath be sepa-
rated without injury to life. In the
matter of roads and bridges the old
adage is true of both parties: Cunt
ed we stand divided we fall" If a
producer in the countrJ with farm
worth a thousand dollars raises hi'
crop and carries it to market and this
supports his family by tilling the soil
! and the mechanic in the city owns hi!
= tools and his home worth thousant
} dollars and this by daily labor support
D his family by the sweat Of his brow, i
.hcre any good reason that the home
" of the mechanic should be taxed t
= build q road while the farm of the prs
u Queer Of equal value should go untaxe
" If it is for the interest Of the mechani
- to have the highway between him an
% the farmer in coed condition, that h
y may easily obtain the food for his fan
~ lily, is it not of equal interest to Il
III farmer to have good roads whereby
II can convey his produce to the mark
. and thus sell it to obtain supplies fl
his family2 Why should one say to Il
y other build us roads and bridge
oe Should they not rather say let us uni
W. in his work and thus so develope Il
ui the resources Of the country that t
al property Of both will increase in val
o'' and the comforts and conveniences
IN life be the more easily within the rca
ny of all In considering these matte
'os therefore let not the trader say to
arc farmer build your own roads, or
."a farmer to the trader, build your o.
ma bridges, but let them rather go fol
ter vigorously with united effort, acco
the ing to their respective ability, the
oI mer looking beyond his farm and
Is mechanic beyond his shop, and Ike
to'e ing in view the interest of all rat
Iioi' than the profits of few, Build ro
ieh' and bridges that will develope all
pe items Of the country. Let US REM
odS, her that the character Of the coun
the is changing from that Of mines
h'ry mining to that of farms and farm
af'h The miner who passes over hrids
d II ferry but once or twice a year
nged little time or inclination to parley
"eeh the price Of his passage, but the
and mer whose business calls him frequ
d at " to the city, whose labor is Sc
reby' and generally poorly repaid. ca
line afford to pay tribute to individual
con terprise by even small tolls In
Il di- cultural regions highways are gene
outer worked by all and are free to all
each in mining communities the thorc
e, at fares are developed by individu'
good terprise. The one is not adapt
-ween the condition Of the other II "
com to become an agricultural coun'r
trade roads and bridges must be absoI
ridges free. Nothing less than this VIII