Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-12-08
FaoM THE CAPlrAL.
BoIsE CRY. Dec 4 100


Of the city and its many additions,
substantial buildings Of wood, stone
and brick can be seen constructing
in the most desirable style Of archi-
tecture. About one year ago an
electric street road was first mon
toned by Mr.. Andola, Of San Fran.
cisco. The majority Of the people
laughed at the idea Of a street car in
Boise City, and said its annual earn
ings would not furnish sufficient
funds to pay for the grease to lubri-
cate the wheels of the cars and ma
chinery of the plant. Many imagi-
nary philosophers who claim to know
every highway and byway in the
financial ranks of the business world
pronounced their verdict OF failure
on the electric transit company. It
is, indeed, pleasing for me to state
that the first move of the transit elec
trio car on the streets of Boise CITY
was the true foundation of the gener-
al progress of the city placed on
wheels. Lctus see what it has effected.
All along the line of the road where
/ the electric cars now run for several
blocks on each side of the track new
buildings are going up as fast as ma
terial can be obtained. From the
power house, at the lower end of
Main street, up Maine to the line Of
the State prison grounds, is over two
miles in length. At the present rate
| OF building in three years from date
this street of over two miles long will
be solid line of business and resi-
dence buildings. Why? Because
of the accommodation of the electric
car, which so quickly transports peo-
pie from the most remote part of the
city to the business center. Electric
! light and electric power are ef-
fective agents for infusing new blood
into the veins of the oldest pioneer OF
the State.
Another most valuable move, moi
alone for Boise City, but for the
, whole State, is that of the organiza-
ton of company in Boise City to es
tablish irst-class foundry, machine
! shops and boiler works in connection
with ore smelling and sampling works
On the completion of this establish
ment second child in the family O
n Boise City prosperity is born and viii
e become a giant in its business man
e hood all over the State in its con
struction of any and all classes OF thu
most improved quality of hosting
> quartz milling and smelling ma
> chinery. THIS enterprise complet
70 will open home market for all class
es and all grades OF ores found an
mined out OF the many rich and ex
tenslve mines of the State, that no'
;s are worthless property from the fac
that to transport the best class OF ore
from Idaho to Denver, Omaha an
IL other mineral markets with our pre-:
10 ent railroad Accommodations woul
lg leave too small margin for the m
ner, but a never failing harvest te
- the U. P. Railway system, which
in now using the money extorted
in their high rates on ores to pay the
! aristocratic hirelings at Washlngte
to fight silver and free coinage vii
the object of owning and overpowe
on ing the silver mining industry in fr'
i'd America, the most wealthy and e
I'd tensive mineral region on the gloo
ul Whilst there is life there is hop
by The miner of this age can brace
The Mining Congress, which co
& vened in Denver, has sounded t
- death knell of the gold monsters
:. Wall street and John Sherman,
Ohio, and his corrupt associates W
robbed the mine owners and the mi
~ workers of the United States
America out of nine hundred milho
of American dollars by the law
o. acted and passed by Sherman a
ar. signed by President Grant, to rsd'
Of the value of American mined sllv
ern and sell the same bullion bars at
his ces that enriched every nation
lus Europe. Over two years ago "
ties M. Stewart, of Nevada, in his spe'
of in Sonna's opera house, Boise =
ing stated that he was not in the Sen
by Chamber when the bill passed. 81
yith man and his party took advantage
the this leave of absence and rushed u
pire notorious bill through, and shert
as was one of the gold ring comml
,..+oJ tho sama to PreSlC