Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-04-12

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we have Just reason TO feel enthusiastic
| believe this to be splendid point to-
investment, and the next six months vii
witness wonderful growth to cur popu
lation. / will keep you posted from tim'
to time. RAILROAD.
! This writer seems to outline what Il
us has appeared very plausible for month
past, to-wit: That the Palousa branc!
would not 60 to Moscow, till long az
ter the road was built to Pennington, thai
Pullman would be its nearest approach
to Moscow, that to reach the Po,latah
the route had much better grade via
Gencsee, then via Moscow. But as ii i
hard to predict, with any certainty what
will be done, to u it would seem prudent
not to count too largely upon the success
of any one place at the present, on the
account of the immediate coming of a
railroad, unless you have the influence,
power and means of having it built there
| which influence power and means, no cit
lzen OF this upper country seems to pos
scss. Hence We say it is all moonshine
for Moscow to hold out to the voters of
Ncz Perez county, that they should vote
for Moscow as the county seat, with the
expectation that she is to have railroad
long before other localities in the county.
Gcnesee, as matters now predict, is more
liable to have railroad long before Mos
cow, and SO is the Potlatoh, and even
Moscow is liable not to have a railroad at
all, unless she builds it herself. Why then
should the Thorn creek people, the Gene
see and the Potlatch people, believe on
this blind faith that she is to have rail
road in the near future? Or why should
the people of -Four Mile, Palouse and
Pine creek be wheedled into to the be-
lief OF any such vague and Indefinite
policy? The whole attempt is deception
and is liable to bctray the fondass hopes,
regarding the location of railroad. One
or two years hence will be likely to de-
velope with some degree of certainty
what routes these branch railroads will
pass over, and what points viii become
the best trading centers in the county,
and where would be the eligible point for
a county seat to suit the condition and
wants of the people. We certainly can
not now tell, and hence safe and econom-
ical policy for the people of the county to
pursue, is to make no removal of county
seat at present, lest they make mistake
that will be expensive to them, and then
not have county seat where the inter
est Of the people demand it, and they
will again be compelled to relocate.
There can be no hurry for this change in
he mind of anyone, unless it be to those
Who have landed interests in Moscow and
'icinity, which might be enhanced in val
lie suddenly by the location of the coun-
y seat there. But why should the Gen
'sec, or the Potlatch, or the Palouse, or
Lewiston people vote to enrich the land
'wners about Moscow, any sooner than
hey shou d vote to enrich the land own
lers in any other place in the county.
The people of that berg cannot be con
idered any more deserving than the peo-
BE Of any other town. They have nov-
n, so far as We know been liberal above
III other towards the general county in
erests. There is no need of passion
# prejudice in this matter of re-
'ation Of the county scat. 1t is a ques-
ion Of good financial policy to all the
eople of the county, and good faith and ;
deity between the people of the differ ,
Mt sections thereof.