Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-09-25
HON. JOHN HALEY.
HIS VIEWS on SUBJECTS OF IN
TEREST HERE.
The Iron Horse Not to Get Here Before
May-The Future of this Section
Wherein Mr.. Singiser has the Best Of
Mr.. Ainslie.

MAY u Ht IutUIt Vi tuIS SettlOu-
Wherein Mr.. Singiser has the Best of
Mr.. Ainslie.
Hon. Jno. Haley, the great stage
line manager in whose honor this
town was named, arrived here yester-
day morning, on his semi annual visit.
He evidently feels much better than
during any of his previous visits, and
seems much pleasanter, more commu-
NEGATIVE and jovial--an improvement
probably due to the fact that, having
disposed of his interest in the town
site, the settlers are no longer worry
ing him with complaints of the sins Of
omission or commission of the Hal
ley Town Company. He expects to
remain here three or four days.
In conversation with TINES re-
porter yesterday, Mr.. Haley freely
stated his views about men and
things. In response to inquiries he
said that there was no doubt that this
would be a great mining section, and
that its yield would yet startle the
world of finance.
The railroad, Mr.. Haley thought,
would not be completed to Haley be-
fore next May or June. The work
across the lava fields was much heav-
Ter than anticipated, and scarcely any
noticeable progress was being made
in crossing the desert. The Difficult
tulties of the undertaking were almost
insurmountable, and if the road were
completed to Little Wood River by
the first of January, 1882, the con-
tractors would do we'll indeed. BY
the first Of January there will prob
ably be too much snow up the Wood
River valley to admit of the road be-
ing completed before early in the
spring-so that May Or June was
prabably the correct date to look fol
the iron horse here. a few days age
Mr.. HALEY met Mr.. B-r, "a gentle.
man with a jaw-brcaking name), the
chief engineer Of the Union Pacific
and he conceded with Mr.. HALEY II
his views as to the completion Of the
road.
Mr.. Haley did not come here OF
political business. True, he is Chair
man of the Democratic Territorial
Central Committee, but his privat,
business will monopolize nearly all o
his time, and on the day Of election
he will probably be somewhere in Ore
gon or California, and will not ever
vote. Of recent years Mr. Haley ha
not been very strong partisan, be
cause there are no longer any live is
sues between the two great parties
and their rivalry has almost entirel
degenerated to a mere struggle 70
the spoils of Office. Recognizing tn
right Of every American citizen t.
vote according to the dictates Of hi
conscience, Mr.. Haley has neve
sought to control the vote of any maj
in his employ, nor has he, in his bust
ness relations, inquired into the polit
ical preferences of anybody wit
whom he dealt.
As between Mr.. Alnslie and Nj
Singiser, Mr.. Haley avowed an un
questioned preference for Mr.. Ain
size, firstly, because Mr.. Ainslie was
Democrat, and, secondly, because Mi
Singiser had come to the Territor
less than two years ago with FEEDER
al commission in his pocket, while Nj
Ainslie was an old Idahoan. But h
t knew nothing besides against eithe
candidate that would initiate to tn
others advantage, unless it was tn
fact that Mr. Singiser could stand u
under more whisky than Mr.. Ainsli
; could ever hope to carry.