Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-28
FROM THG CAPITAL.



oacks upon her capital city, to be
blessed by some and cursed by 9TH
els. What measure Of justice that
will be in the blame bestowed-what
degree Of merit in the praises spoken
ARE things we may al differ about
and differ honestly; but If al the
money is appropriated that has been
embodied in the various bills intro
duced for that purpose. the taxpay-
ers OF the State will have jostifis-
Bile swear, and the capital our states
men and business men have been
dalIying with so long will not make
haste to come here to develop our
resources. Men who have money
and brains are not going to inves,
when the tax rate is $3.50 on the
hundred dollars unless they are ex
enpt from taxation, and if we exempt
outside investors who is to support
our State government? Certainly our
people are not short sighted and silly
enough to attempt to make the old
settlers here pay all of the taxes as
an inducement for new men to come
in. Why is it necessary that they
should? With proper legislation
Idaho is to-day the best place for the
investment of large capital in the
United State. Her resources ol
minerals, timber, soil and water are
greater than are possessed BY any 9TH
er part Of our country of like area
Fully seven million acres of land
within her borders, as fertile as any
to be found, await but the fructifyine
touch of water to make them WELD
fortunes to the tiller, or irrigator, il
the law gives him too much latitude
Millions of tons of lead, compare
lively worthless now, but soon to be-
come valuable, are locked up in her
mountain fastnesses by the side Of
silver in inexhsustible quantities, and
mines of gold of incompatible rich.
ness, coal in unknown amounts anc
iron, copper, tin and zinc, millions Of
feet of timber, grazing lands and
placer mines that would make the
fortunes of a dozen oriental mon
archs, are hers for the taking, requir
ing only the convenience of gooc
roads and the investment of it'll,
capital to make Idaho the central at
traction of fortune hunters from al
over the world. / know this will b.
disputed, and by men apparentl
we'll informed, but l deny that any
body can successfully dispute an
fact I have stated. Why, then, do
not take advantage of this undevel
oped wealth to make myself rich
Because money is required to develo
it and have not the money. More
over, our men of means are not will
ing to invest their money to aid /
the development of resources tha
they are continually begging othel
to invest in; so that if prospectol
would find and locate valuabl
mine, it would be valueless to hin
With such various and magniticeI
resources, it does not seem that Id
no should need to 60 begging II
capital, and she need not if her lea
ing men and lawmakers know how
utilize the advantages she has. b
, high rate of taxation is not the wi
to do this; besides it demoralizes
people and is more than anythir
, else productive of perjury.
No bill has yet been passed to p
the members and attaches of t
Legislature, and whether such a b
!, will pass is now a mooted questie
Sucb an omission would be unpl eC
depted in the annals of legislatie
: and would be something new und
the sun; but we are living in revol
= tionsry times!
: The bill requiring printing to
done within the State was up
consideration by the house a day
o two ago, when quite an excited wr'
J gle took place among members. r
e sonalities were freely indulg'
i Sneaker Miller lost his head and
'r not recover it for an hour, but
y bill passed. Under that act 1t
estimated that our State prlntl
;. bill including school books-will
). in the ne,ghborhood of $4,000,
n the taxpayers will save more tt
l. that amount on the cost OF sch
a books.
Il A lien law, said to be the best