The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
At IDAHO'S CAPITAL
a Review of Governor Sh0up's
Annual Report.
AN ADVERTISING FUND.
The Legislators Have Gone Home Tor the
Holidays-Boise's Bright Prospects for
the Coming Year.

BOISE CRY, Ida. Dec. 24-TSpecial cor
respondence Of THE HERALD. l-Durlng the
holiday vacation most Of the members OF
the legislature are at their homes. Those
remaining are using the time in committee
work, and bills are being prepared for IN
PRODUCTION covering most of the important
questions to be passed upon this winter.
The late commercial convention lett several
important matters in the hands OF Its exec
utive committee with instructions to pre-
sent their views to the governor and legls-
lature The state board of commerce be-
lieves in advertising, and it is DESTROYS
that the state immigration bureau, and the
Columbian fair commission shall each be
organized upon a comprehensive OASIS.
Members of the legislature have expressed
themselves as heartily in sympathy with
the position of the board of commerce, but
they hesitate to put $50, 900 or $50, 900 in the
hands of the two Columbian fair commits
sioners, without oversight or restraint.
Either very limited appropriation will be
made or else other men will be associated
in the expenditure.
The Immigration bureau is in good deal
the same fix If the details of the office
were settled, and man of commanding
ability and unquestioned integrity were al
ready appointed, he would get about all the
money he would ask, but before the mem
bers know who is to handle the funds, ap-
preparations will come hard.
An advance copy of the governors last
report to the secretary OF the interior is
received. The governor reviews the cen
sus returns, and thinks we have not been
credited with anything like our real popu-
lation. The census supervisor comedies
that at least per cent. of the people were
omitted in the count. and concludes that we
have 96,915 people. In my judgment the
manifest growth Of the state makes it sim
ply fair to claim, and reasonable that the
census Office should concede, IL, 900 inhabl-
tants in Idaho.
All the material interests of the state
show a marked advance during the past
year except the cattle industry. In this
there is serious depression. The tota
assessed value of the state is placed a.
$26, 000, 000-an advance OF per cent. over
last year.
Concerning this city the governor says;
Boise city now contains population of 1000
by actual count and is increasing al the rate of
20 per cent. per year. A quarter of million
dollars has been spent in improvements during
the past six months The daily average OF tht
business transactions of its two banks is nov
S62,00J or years business of 1884 600. Rea
estate has advanced more than 100 per cent
since March. Sales of real estate last year
were scarcely $500 per month; for the six months
ending October /, 1880, the sales amounted To
more than 100000, or $4,000 per month.
The entire city has this year been covered
with asplendid water supply system. Eleven
miles OF water pipe have been laid. bringing
water from artesian wells at the foot of tht
mountains. The fall is l70 feet, and the pres
sure enables the fire department to cover the
talest buildings without the use OF engines. a
sewerage system will be provided in 1891 ade-
quate 10 the needs of the city.
The daily business of the railway Office a.
Boise in 1889 was $500; it has increased in 1855
10 81, 1O0, or $4,000 for the month, The lumber
and brick business has quadrupled. For siI
weeks the city was without lumber supply. Sc
completely were the stocks of the entire county
exhausted. There is within forty miles of Boise
City the finest body of timber remaining il
Idaho, but il can only be made available ant
probably handled by the construction of
railway through Boise canon, and II is hope
hat such railway will be built in 1891, thu
insuring this city against further lumbe
famine.
The capital city has kept pace with the won
derful growth of Idaho in every direction. 1t i
growing in mineral resources, in agricultural
and horticultural area, in general wealth, ii
the comforts of life, in population, in trade, AM
in all else that goes to make beautiful, health
full and prosperous city.
At the time Governor Shoup's report wa
sent TO Washington, incorrect quotation
were given the press from his statement o
the Mormon position. What the Governo
actually did write was as follows:
The recent official manifesto of the presiden
of the Mormon church, counselling against tn
further practicing Of teaching these crimes [po
lygamy and bigamy may ultimately affect thei
legal standing, and prepare the way for a res
toration to citizenship. This will be fortunat
or unfortunate as the MormonS themselve
shall determine. II they shall forget thei
church and their priesthood when they con
mence to exercise their duties as citizens
they study the constitution of the United State
the constitution OF the state OF Idaho ana til
logic OF our political institutions generally
they follow the example OF intelligent Amer
cans acquiring Independent political convi
tons, and affiliate with national political pa
ties as the force Of honestly conceived opinion
may dictate; if they abandon the habit OF 70
lowing the commands or counsels OF churc
leaders, who may corruptly bargain away the
votes, and as citizens hold themselves LOYAL /
the government under whose protection the
live, then, and only then, will they be welcome
TO participation in public affairs and the ba