Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-03-04
.w Westward THE STAR OF
EMPIRE TAKES ITS WAY.

EMPIRE TAKES ITS WAY"
There viii probably be more visitors
in the West during the coming sum.
mer than any previous season has ever
brought here. Among the million or
more people from AL parts al tie world
who will visit the Worlds Fair will he
thousands who will make a tour Of the
continent before returning home. The .
probability Of the prevalence Of cholera I
IN Europe will stop other thousands II I
Americans froni.foliowing the too prev I
alent fashion of taking trip abroad
To spend thrir summer outing and their
dollars on the other side Of the Allan
tic The percentage of eastern people
who are familiar with the scenery and
institutions at the Old World and who
have no conception If what exist m
! That, much the larger portion Of their
e own country beyond the states border
; ing on the Missouri river, is very large
y The fashionable tourists have never yet
in any appreciahle numbers been turn
!, ed IN this direction. 1t is possible that
! the coming summer may turn enough
4 oi the classes who are known as society
j proper thing" TO do" the, 10 them, un.
u knnwn Great West and the Pacific
states. The fact that Jay Gould and
70 his family made stay in Idaho duriag
e two successive summers in quest OF
!, OF health and pleasure, will be remem
\. Der by many who will feel that the ex-
! ample set by so practical man is a
~ precedent worth following, and that
10 others may find attractions here worth
p. u visit. The influence al the travel
e. turned westward will be Of lasting
Ne benefit To the entire nation. The
I'd millions Of dollars kept at home instead
ny OF being spent abroad will count for
something, but will be among the least
:, in Importance Of the advantages which
n will be gained. The people Of the
he East, IN tieir vague conceptions OF the
nd boundlers resources, possibilities and
les capabilities oil the much va-ster portion
he o the Union which lies west of the
OF Mississippi, can only realize il by
No travelling over the country aud learning
=. bv the object lessons set for them
:. There are many men in every New
Nm England state, who have money in
. o. wings banks, mortgages on western
ed farms aud stocks in western enter
the prises, who rtill think Of the Grea
! Of West with only the most vague notioni
AMI. OF iis extent and resources. Eve III,
't so-called statesman Of the East. tn,
politicians. do not realize the rapidit,
with which the star Of empire j,
moving westward This WE are sorr,
at to believe they will only learn wher
~ revolution, peaceful or otherwise
comp"ls them To- recognize that thi
~ government does not belong Ia W.
nd. street and the plut,crais, although
h.. they may for the time being, cnntru
he legislation IN their interests. A bette
eel knowledge of this country and it's in
in. creasing population and Importance
,rt may influence politicians To have
liz greater degree OF respect for its dc
1t mands.
nd Among the visitors comm west ~
md the first time will he many practicu
hus ness men and capitalists. who vii
see the possibility If developing grea
are and profitable enterprises. Sucl
object lessons rs they will see, wher,
a irrigation has transformed nsrrrr
wastes into productive agriculture
leo lands, will not be lost on them. am
many Of them will comprehend Ill
zen possibilities yet in store for a cnuntr
far ~ vet only sufficiently developed /,
on d monstrate the possibilities. To see
in learn and tn comprehend thes
things may result in putting capita
use into great enterprises all over tn
nd West. Tnere ART opportunities enouI
an for such Investments, where capita
would be assured Of large returns, l.
,ar emp'nv all the idle money in Ameriea
~. Let capitals realize that b i.e vale
'e as once an unattraciiye sagebrus
icc " ste, M d let them now see it, pre-
hurIiSe farms and fruitful ,rchard'
~, lri them see what has been done n
re- Mountain Home, Nampa and on th
Id Bruneau and Payette, and what j. b,
=, ing undcrtaken ON the great SnAk
river, and then let them consider ha,
many more such opportunities Idah
,on offers, To say nothing OF the same ol
ell portunities existing all over territor
IL in tile arid belt, larger in area than n
on the States east of the Mississippi. an,
one can partially realize the import
nat ance of having travel turned in thi
'al dir ctiun.--De Lamar Nusget.