The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-01-08
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SlOner-elect, one of the two Re
publicans elected in Custer coun-
ty last fall where there was op-
position, arrived In Challis Fri
day evening last from Custer to
the special and regular meetings
of the Board. We hope and
trust for the interest of Custer
county that our new Board will
be wise, just, economical and
Ijudicious, and not pattern after
the outgoing Board
Talk about National Bankers
ever thawing out sufficiently to
take a patriotic view of financial
matters-it's all bosh. What
they want is lead pipe cinch"
on every cent of profit arising
from enterprise and toll. Their
very presence is oppressive to
industry. They are as cold, dis
NAL and depressing as life in the
shade of Pixies Peak in the win
ter time. When the bankers i'm
bue the spirit of generosity snow
storms will rage in Egypt, frost
will appear on the sun and the
devil will go skating on his
ponds of lava.
l The gentlemen who are here
r from Custer county came out
over the new state road to Sal
: mon City, and thence, via. Red
, Rock, to Boise. They pronounce
: this route much better in every
n respect than that via. Blackfoot.
e Boise Statesman.
}. Now this, to one who knows
r why these Custer county gentle
r men talk as they do is amusing,
d indeed. Some of these gentle
V men, and perhaps all, were pass
6 ed over this mountain Salmon City
, road; and the BlackfoOt route
d being the natural, easy, warm
o road, and carrying passengers
h cheaper than the other route, did
" not think it reasonable to pass
d every one who might make a call
l. on them. A part of the gentle
,r men from Custer county" went
h that route for the purpose of be-
D. ing able in the coming fight there
" is to be about the manner of
Ell building and managing this state
ID wagon road, to say they had seen
" it and, if possible, to give a fat
h tering account of it in behalf of
those who are expecting to be
bitterly censatred for the part they
ie have taken In this whole affair of
- estate wagon road" 1t may be
~ all right for these men who are
= lodging on account of the blow
they expect to receive for their
" past actions in these matters; but
oo 40 surely no gentleman, in his right
oo mind. to avoid censure or merit
90 ed abuse even, will undertake tx
90 injure other mems business te
W screen himself. Any person who
az o0 knows both routes knows that the
M Blackfoot is the warmeSt, cheap
90 est, levelest aad best accommo-
90 dated and furnished road for any
W one going East, South and West
90 and. in winter time, far the mos
comfortable and about even IL
100 expense with the Salmon City
p road; and without one has go
100 some cranky spell on, or sponge
100 his way, will not take the Salmon
W W route for points East, West o
20 South. and then claim it tn
)OO most direct or natural. There
800 abundant proof of this: Bot
)OO roads have been running TO
,oo some time-the Blackfoot fo
,o0 ,o0 years-and where there is on
100 going from upper Salmon rive
300 to the railroad there is ten-eve
200 more goes to Blackfoot an
- Ketchum, and it will always b
'o0 so; even these gentlemen" wi
ID, ID, come home-all things asid
,oo zoo from road and accommodations
200 being even, on the Blackfot
- route as the Ketchum road. whic
900 is mountainous, like the Salmo