The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-23


To the Editor OF The Caldwell Tribune:
There is subject that is being to-day
anxiously looked into; that is, the pro
posed bonding of Alturas and Ada
counties for $50, 900. for WHAT To sat
isfy the greed OF Boise City to get q
wagon road to A lanta at the expense
Of the two counties named. Does not
Boise City know that the eyes Of the
taxpayers Of Alturas and Ada are
watching the movements of the present
legislature in regard to this unjust ap-
propriationp
We agree with you against sectiona
or partisan matters when the sentire
county has to pay for them, and We say
also, "Lst every tub stand upon its own
bottom" and every town on its merits,
but no one town to be propped up at the
expense Of others.
Southern Ada county is deeply inter-
ested in this matter. WhyPs Because
those mining districts are consumers of
hour, grain, produce and the products
OF the soil that can be sent cheaper by
rail to Mountain Homo and thence'by
wagons, thus employing largo num-
Der OF mon and animals to haul the
same in, andlas the larger part of the
Boise valley finds her market.fat Cald-
we'll 1t enables the farmer to realize
more for his products than by hauling !
to Boise City. Look !at the shipments .
OF flour and grain from here last fall BY I
Howard Sebree company, going into .
Atlanta, that by their energy they con- .
tractsd for tho winter supply of that t
mining camp among. the.merchants. By tt
this our farmers had chance to dispose =
OF their wheat to the mill al. fair prices h h
while other grain producing valleys are
begging for market, and the future
promises US the same. n,
1t this county is bonded for that pur- Of
pose we bore are compelled to pay our &C
part and haul our grain, etc., farther
and not realize one cent more and also
it may have tendency to make the
Mountain Home merchants compete on -
prices with Utah's produce in order to
secure the business 1t that point, and
sorcs our home farmers to accept low
or figure In order to secure the trade by
lns proposed new route. il it right, is
i just, Mr.. Editor, to force such indsbt-
'dness upon tho taxpayers to satisfy tho
ust OF one small plaoer We hope not,
md the expressions of all seen in this q
'sction are opposed to it and we call =
lpoA our representatives to stand firm ~
'gainst 1t.
We do not for . moment think the
representatives from Alturas would
'vor such scheme, as the towns of n
lailey, Bellevue, Sboshone and Noun
lin homsa ship in vast amounts Of
'ods that are consigned from the east
I'd west, and for them to pay = bond
Indebtedness Of from fifteen to twen-
thousand dollars ito drive the trade ri
I'M their doors to tho Golfers Of 4 few d
Boise Bity (outsids of their own "
nnty) does not seem reasonable and
nope the reports that reach us Of
g petitions from the citizens and
payers Of Alturas demonstrating
inst any such scheme will have
ght with members Of the legislature
side OF her own county and down the
ng" that is always anxious to bleed Ga,
'unty in ordsrIto satisfy their greed BLA(
no town OF Rocky Bar, only fifteen Scam
" distant from Atlanta, docs not 70,
II any bonded indebtedness. They NJ
they have plenty Of roads now. Ma
not make appropriations to repair
ones we have now going TO Atlantap
able reports fromIpersons who have -
over the road from Mountain 80
le e. Atlsnta.(So miles) say IS. 900 ~
make better road between those
~ and more passable in winter and e
e time than by the Boise clio. "a
t." Ii Alturas county's commits
rs could secure authority to have
oil roads abandoned and spend . H,, -,
lollars.legitimstely on her wagon admits i, It's. 2
}, we predict that all would feel genius. 8
and the bonding question DO one
things Of the past.
saroing tho town Of Atlants-why ooA
esires to join with Boise We cannot 49,.
s her goods all come from the east
rest over the Oregon Short Line. Is
ertainly must know that it will b.
Ter rate OF freight to Boise via tho TO
road than to Mountain Homa
more roundabout way and thew ExoE1
send their goods in any cheaper
m than Mountain Home does -
it Is a. many miles by the wagon THAI.
What there is to gain we cannot ume, 9uai
coubinatl
lon us for taking up SO much OF i've s' S S0n,T
pace, but we taxpayers think it is schools. Of
me for reduction instead of An EST
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