Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-12-30
The FREE PRESS.
oRANdEvILLE. IDAHO.
December 30. 1892
n Notable Year of y,rooress.

o"oiVo HhohunS than IN the fiy
preceding years. The steady ad
vertising of it's resources led to tn
discovery of the country, as it were
ana the new corners were quick t
realise the possibilities which Ia,
before it. As one result much Ian,
has changed hands at advance,
prices, and very large addition
mas been made to our population
and to those interested i'm the de
velopment of our natural resources
New towns have been started an,
others projected, with the result
that their occupants have succeed
ed in making,as it were, two blade
OF grass grow where only one grew
before. A real start has been mad,
towards opening the surplus reser
walton lands, and, while the matter
Is still in doubt, its final accomp
llshment cannot be much longer
delayed. But it is to the devotion.
ment of the mineral wealth of our
tributary mining camps, and nota-
bly, Elk City and Warrens, that
the people of Camas Prairie should
look for relief from the existing
conditions of stagnation and isola-
ton which surrounds us to-day.
The tabled shirt of Nessus distilled
poison from everything it touched.
A i've mining camp, on the contra
ry, infuses new life into every COM
munity with which it is directly or
indirectly associated. And Camas
Prairie has everything to gain and
nothing whatever to lose by assist
ing in the development of these
struggling camps. We must have
direct wagon road communication
with Elk City and with Warrens
ut any cost. Fortunately the cost
Is not great, and the results are not
only great, but permanent,
The Grangeville of to-day is a
vast improvement over the Grange
vile of a year ago. Two banks. a
roller flour mill and long list of
smaller business enterprises have
been established here this year. 1t
IS a healthy indication of progress
rs well as a great convenience when
business divides up into specialties,
instead of being all transacted I'M
der the roof of the ubiquitous
store" The "store," however. is
still'with us, and their combined
business transactions involve many
millions of pounds of freight and
a money value of nearly a million
dollars annually. Enormous capi-
tai is required to carry on the bus
mess OF these stores, since they
must, in the summer. lay in stocks
Oh the staples and necessaries of life
to supply for an entire winter the
needs of community of several
thousand souls. 1t is safe to saw
that nine-tenths of all the business
OF all the county is transacted in
Grangeville. The opening of the
reservation lands, and the develon-
ment of the surrounding mineral
belts will still further swell the
volume of business done here to an
enormous total. Grangeville is the
gateway to the Bitter Root and
Salmon river regions, and her SUI
premacy as the commercial empo-
rum of this vast jurisdiction can
never be disturbed while her citi-
zens show such superb exhibitions
OF public spirit as they have mani
rested this year. Next year this
time several brick buildings will
add to the beauty and stability of
the town.
The constitution of the state of
Idaho was the offspring of bas-
tard convention, and the result is
visible in every article and section.
Under its provisions bare majority |
can divide a county, while two
third vote is required to change the
county seat. We fought this prop
osltion in the convention and we
are fighting it yet and propose to
Keep on fighting it until the mon
stroslty is swept away We hold
fast to the good old American doc
trlne that the majority shall rule,
and we deny the justice of the con-
stltutional declaration that a ma
Iority is not majority, when you
vote to change county seat, I'M
less you can poll two votes to the
other fellows one We have there
lore sent proposed constitutional
to Messrs. Morris and
lilrton to introduce the same to
tho attention of the legislature
by request" Idaho and Shoshone
'ounties have voted by large ma
critics that the public convenience ,
requires that the county seat be
changed. But minority rule pre-
walls in this matter, although the
ninorities themselves admit its
Injustice and desire a remedy.
There are two ways to boom a
own or country, a right way and a
wrong way. To tell the truth or
o lie about it. Your professional :
'oomers are invariably professional ,
lars who are trying to get some }
hing for nothing. The same rule !