The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-29
THE IDlHO METROPOLIS.
Boise City Sheep. Frult. and Silver.

RoisE CITY. Idaho. March 2l.-What n
strange place is Boise city. 1t is the capital
OF Idaho, and the centre of the great Snake
River empire. What a city Of contradictions
Its latitude IS about the same as Portsmouth,
n. H.. We came through n loot Of snow in
Iowa. saw everybody skating in Nebraska.
came through billiards. in Wyoming, and froze
our ears in northern Utah. From Ogden in
Utah, or Granger in Wyoming, the Union Pacific
short line provides Wagner sleepers over tho
Chicago and Northwestern into Portland on
the Columbia. In Wyoming it was like Green
land. Then We went over the great divide he
tween the Humboldt Basin and the great Snake
River bottom on the north. Here is a coun.
try 500 miles long and fifty miles wide, almost
n dead level. And then. how the temperature
changed rs we went north!
ut will lie warm enough soon" said the
brakeman. "and it will comc sudden, too. Why.
! picked up "A chunk of Ice the other day to hit
II tramp riding on the truck. and what do you
think: Why. the hot chinook wind struck us,
AMI the Ice melted suddenly and scalded that
poor tramp all over his neck"
At Boise City the gardens We're made. and
plum. peach. and apricot trees were in blossom.
When | got TO my room in the hotel | found
it too warm.
What do you keep fire for now asked.
Don't have any fire said the porter. Boise
city houses are warmed by hot water. 1t comes
through iron pipes from the hot boiling springs.
And here | found that a lily Of 900 people
warmed their houses as he said. The water in
the wells is at 1902, and they not only heat
their houses. but boil eggs in il. Winter
weather her" Is like weather in South Caro-
lima. The temperature seldom gets. below 10
degrees above zero. The cold never harms the
Tie Whole Snake River country Is going into
fruit, for the water of the snake River is SUM
cicnt to !rrigatc AN empire. Prnnes. apples,
nnF - tgpnt ,Ag md NAn - 1AS npa trpnA "a IA ~ ~ llNlr
I'VE don't want rain. It's a nuisance. 1t
ncrals. We loss tie weather here"
Aud still what q contradiction: At Noun
commenced raining at midnirht and 1t has
Tr@Htnsa twelve hours; The people are amaIsd;
ali right. Providence comes and breaks us W "
still the rain will bring millions 81 wealth TO
Idaho; Tie great industry here is sheen and
rotary Of the Idaho sheep Raisers' Association,
has called on me. lie ~ full Of sheep statistics.
Tile sheep industry is worth $4,000. 900 nm.
nually 10 Idaho. The silver product is worth
5000, 900, and our, other products from all
sources. mines, timber, farms, and factories
How has he Wilson bill free wool policy
affected YOU" | asked.
ray our herders $40 n month and give, them
we give them $40 IA month and plain potatoes.
Many of our sheep have been driven through
| "'hicaHr nP"s sials ,Hntt.rr"9hn houses ae,'' We 4" are e'' WAITING
now for the old ,taritf to come back. II has
M" eo Us feel 6ad To- see oieysiand send d $50;
when we needed il in grcenhacks or silver In
idaho. Montana; keptncky. and tennessee"
Senators. Dubois, and Shoup, in killing the
wool tnriff" | asked.
NO. sir. we are not. They worked for the
silver men. They tried to double their profits
Of 81, ZOO. 900 and Killed us wool men aid our
nHnit4 these men i'm the futuTe.
lind tho bankers In Idaho and Montana nre
for sound money; II Is only the miners her p whG
City National Bank, where there were a lot
of silver deposltors. | said
u sip III for yI tree are silT t%T 'Fs sSo S1txsT a h Sofsc.
Passing into the. back office, | asked the
Treasurer, Mr.. Alfred Eof, II he was really
10. sirT"he said. "Our depositors are for
free silver; and the boys talk that way in front
conservative bank in Idaho and Montana Is
solid, for SOUND, money, We know. that we
Mexico and China ut half the price Of our
American dollar, have II reCoined at our mint,
and in less than n month double our money
\ payable in gold. Here is the form. said MIR.
Eof, I'VE use handling me u skeleton note;
. W.. -. after date, Tor value received. -,
mr. Ouisc To nav to the order ~ The BDtSF Cry
E,Ti"Nu. B'IE, at its iiank in boise city, Idah?,
IN gold coin OF the United states Of America, Win in
tpT1st thereon In like gold coin, frOm...,,,,,. 90. until
PAID, AT TIC rate Of - .'", per cent per month,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES srr
Arc tho owners OF the mines free silver
men, | asked,
NO, and there is something funny about
that, Capt. Delmar who owns the DelmHr
silver mines In Montana and Utah. lives in
New York, and he Ii n sound money man. lIe
knows free coinage II an impossihility. llaRgin
A Tevis, who own the Anaconda mines In Butte.
are for sound money, too"
ON the cars to-day "a sheep man, who felt
grieved that the tree-coinaEe Senators had
in Washington, Mas arguing with a miner.
After using him all up and the passenger began
10 laugh at his himsy silver argument, the
miner retired 10 the smoker, After a while
the miner took out a silver dollar and examine
II carefully, Then lie read the inscription,
UNITED states on one side, and the I'm God
wo trust on the other. Then an idea struck
him. and he remarked;
We'll, boys, I've lived here in Boise City a
good many years. I've dug out a good many
silver dollars, and have seen a good many
strange things, but ] never thought I'd live
long enough holding up the dOllRrl 70 SEQ God
aud the United States on opposite sides"
ELI RKI