Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-01-07

scenery, such mildness Of climate, so
much in nature to contribute to the
comfort of an educated people 1t re-
mains for our citizens to determine
whether Lewiston shall become, as it
may, in commerce and in intelligence,
one OF the first and most important
cities netween the Rocky and Cascade
mountains. There are now many en-
terprising men and in the future there
will be much greater number of bus
mess men whose field of labor will be
in the mines, upon the mountains and
in the forests, who have, and will have
families for whom they will desire
pleasant and comfortable homes. From
the nature of their business their fam
lilies cannot be with them, and they
will seek .or them location conven
icntly accessible and furnishing educa-
tional advantages. IL our city can
supply them they will settle among us
and help build up prosperous town.
If it does not they will go els ewhere.
One of the most intelligent and enter
prising men that | have met Oh this
coast with bright and interesting
family told me within year past that
he had chosen Walla Walla as resi-
dence, instead of Lewiston because in
Lewiston he could uot educate his
children. He is but one of many who
will in the next few years make Ike
selection unless we build up and sup
port thorough educational system.
Fortunately bill is now before our
Legislature, if it has not already be-
come law, providing for first class
graded school for our city. If this
school is fully maintained as it should
be, thousands of dollars will be saved
to our people in the education of their
families and thousands more be ex-
pended among us which would other
wise go to other places. We may
congratulate ourselves that our com
munity is not yet divided into cliques
and factions in the support of secta
rian and private schools. Let us give
our earnest and united support to q
grand and mprehonsive public schoo
system capable of educating all ou'
children and giving them, if desired, 6
thorough academic course. The bes,
thing that can be said of Il town i,
that her people are enthusiastic in the
maintenance of their schools. The
more we expend for school houses ant
teachers the less we will need to ex
pend for jails andjailors, New towns
have some advantages over old ones
We have to guide us the experience o
all the past. All the improvement
in architecture we can adopt in thu
construction of our public buildings
The advancement of the age may ait
us in founding our institutions 0
learning. In travelling from the cas-
to the west one is surprised at the wei
proportioned and commodious build
ings which may be seen even in yer
new towns. The reason is that the G,
terprise of our western life general
with lavish expenditure incorporate
unto whatever it attempts to do, tn
best that sciences and experiences ca
afford. What others have done an
are doing, Lewiston may do Let u
then take hold of this new school Ell
terprise and throw into it necessar
energy and unity of purpose. Let U
advertise to the world that ~e hay
founded and will maintain schools O
the most improved models, and viii
our expenditures should not be Of tn,
lavish kind that comes Of profligac
y let them be of such ample genera,
proportions as will insure success. \
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