Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-27
SAN Francisco, Aug. %, 1889.
TIE ICEBERG OF MONOPOLY
sscCuMs@ UNDER THE MELT
rNt. aNFLrENCE OF a JE-
ErSAaEH RAY"
CAMP No |, JERUSALEM Il BOISE
BASIN WAGON RoAD, Aug IA, 80

It SALEM ht n
CAMP No |, JERUSALEM & BOISE
BASIN WAGON ROAD, Aug IA, 80.
Mn. EDuoR;--Seeing you sent the
last truth sent you flying TO the
world and the inhabitants thereof, !
will send you another. ! propose to
say that toll roads are great dam
age TO Boise county, but whatever !
NAV say will be said with the best of
motives, that is, for the county's good
and not against the owners of toll
roads, for | must, in csndor, say |
have always been treated we'll by
them. II couldn't well spare the
money, when passing through their
gates, they have said, can right; go
on" But did pay them, all the
same, sometime. However, ! look
upon that as somewhat Of favor.
The toll roads of Boise county are
a reproach to her. They are a heavy
burden on her citizens. Time was
when toll roads were a necessity, but
that time has passed. That old yoke
we have had upon our neoks the last
quarter of century is as sound as
ever. 1t hasn't decaved an iota, and
holds us as firm as ever 1t did. We
propose to throw that yoke off, and
will make a bonfire of it the day the
last rod of the new road is made.
Fellow citizens, toll roads are a regu-
lar leech, sucking our financial life
blood. Some of us pay as much toll
per year as would buy our families
bread. The old croaker is abroad in
the land, the same now as of old, and
he predicts all sorts of dire things to
happen to the Jerusalem and Basin
wagon road enterprise. He is ever
on the alert to serve his god, Monop-
oily. Every now and then he pitches
his tune 50 high that it goes rev erber-
ating through the land and wakes up
the oppressed. Monopoly is aware
we are trying to strike him. His
wall is on the breeze. Every now
and then we hear it family. Let us
strike him and keep striking him till
that wall turns to groans so loud that
all of Boise county will hear them,
and hearing will pounce upon him
and finish him, and have his funeral
on the day the last rod of new road
Is finished. We will place upon his
grave, as monument, the hardest
stone found in making the road, and
inscribe thereon as an epitaph: sold
Monopoly. Killed by the enterprls-
ing citizens of Boise county" Gen
tlemen, say the time has come for
us to fall into ranks, draw our swords
and stand on our dignity. Old
Croaker says; "You can't build that
road, for won't help you, and you
can't do it without | do. There's
that Jim Swan; he's got his nose
stuck into the business, and | hate
him and won't have anything to dc
with him or his likes, OF anything h,
has anything to do with" Jim Croak
er, the oldest son, says: "Therei
sam Nerve. He's trying to play ;
big part IN the business, and they say
they are talking Of putting him il
boss on the road. I'll have nothing
TO do with it, for he lied to me las
fall when l traded horses with him.
Jim attended one of the road meet
ings, but took no part, When h,
went home he told his sister Sail,
that that beau of hers, Joel Billdic
was at the road meeting, made bi.
speech and promised $500, Sail,
pouted and said if Joel Billdig dl,
that he need't come there any more
and so il went The whole Croake
family, down to twenty second cous
ms, sent up howl and joined hand
with monopoly. Now, gentlemen
let us join hands with Enterprise an,
build the new road.
Our Foreman got so badly hurt h
had TO lay off, SO | can't give you par
tlculars Of cost, &C., of road Abou
one mile of road is finished, four goo
bridges in that distance, and abou
$500 credit on the subscription hsi
Now you will bear in mind this IN
cludes tools, kitchen outfit, Sc
things that must be had-and whic
will not figure in the next mile.
WV. r. RAY.