Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-21
GoyERxoa sHoUp-s Pr,oCLAna.
,EiOy
h'ne Good Reasons Why IdaIo
Should Isaeome a state

Ss;i" Good Reasons Why Id.y.a
Should Eaeome 4 state.
he proclamation Of Governor
Shoup, extracts from viii h were !
published in our last issue, is an able
document-one that ought to be care
fully studied BY every voter. 1t gives
a great many facts and figures show
ing why the vote for Statehood
should be unanimous. The bill.
which has been unanimously reported
favorably by the committees OF the
Senate and House of Representatives,
gives US many advantages that we
connot possess under a Territorial
government. We make few more
extracts, to which the careful attcn-
ton of the public is invited. 1t is
mistaken idea in the minds Of some
that the general government paws the
Territorial expenses. All that we
receive from that source is $4,000
per year, while we keep the United
States prisoners and pay other gov
ernment expenses that oyerbalances
that amount, while under Territorial
government the lands do not even
belong to us. The following explains
clearly the reasons for Statehood.
Under the bill unanimously reported
by the committees of both Houses of
Congress, gift f 3,508,240 acres of
land was provided for the proposed
State of Idaho. Speaking of this
immense gift the Governor says:
"Look at this grant in detail.
| When these school lands shall have
been sold in accordance with exist
ing laws, our school taxes will be re-
duced to an inconsiderable rate.
We have incorporated Territorial
University and levied a special tax
for its support; when the University
grant is placed upon the market it Is
probable that this tax can be entirely
RENTED. Three other excellent edu
cational institutions can be baset
upon the grants for agricultural
scientific and normal schools. W,
are paying $4,000 annually for tn
support of an Insane Asylum; ultl
mately the Congressional grant ma.
take this entirely off our hands. w
are confronted with debt on on
Capitol building of $4,000; the Con
gressional grant ought to pay ever.
dollar of it. We are paying s2o,
, 600 per year for support of Territorl
al prisoners-a sum which not onl
provides for our own prisoners, bu
: for those of the United States a
, we'll; Congress proposes to spen
$4,000 more on this prison, give u
the entire property, and then pay I
: for boarding Federal conviets.
i "Out OF a similar grant, the Stat
of Nevada has already realized 81
500, 900, and yet has most OF /
=. lands unsold. The annual receipt
now by the State of Nevada tro'
the current sales of these lands Is
# amount equal to nearly double II
r, present cost of supporting our entl'
h Territorial government.
"The lands included in the warrior
grants to the State of Idaho are no
Q worth not less than s3,750,000. On
=, - six per cent, annual interest on tn
sum is s225,000-three times o
present Territorial income.
!. "In addition to the foregoing gra'
re of lands, the State of Idaho Will
n ceive for school purposes, hYe T
cent. of net proceeds of all Puo
lands sold within the State by
Is General Government, magnihoe
= sum of itself.
rn .Tbe assessment of real and p
Id =, .artv in the Territory
increased since 1878 at the rate
,is about s1,6oo,oo0 per annum' l
or increase of assessable property wo'
in he much more rapid under st
- government. l refer to this as
,;s evidence that taxation need not
.or increased above the present levy
Il meet all the requirements OF st
government ,;a..
Gone of the most serious hindra
in ss to the progress of our Territory
nd lit ;s known as the Alien Act
he CONGRESS, which is an effeotual /
ms h;h;tion of the investment OF tore
ed ca,ital. An Intellectual attempt
we made during the last Congress 10
of neal or modify this law, so that
people might be in some meas
lad benefited by the large amount
-. hold bv this class of cap