The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-12-09
THE STAR OF EMPIRE.

Human nature, averaged up, Is
the same the world over, and from
childhood to old age the same char
acteristics nre manifest. Children
will play for hours without thought
OF contention or difference, finally
one will attempt to appropriate some
particular toy which, ignored and
neglected by all before, at once be-
comes the coveted object OF all, and
strife for possession ensues. Older
grown, these same children daily and
yearly overlook plain advantages, un-
til some one passing in q desultory
manner Is attracted and takes posses
sion, then the strife commences, and
the combined efforts OF all are directed
to the dispossessing and appropria-
ton OF the hitherto neglected factor.
Why this is so is plain enough.
Those who cannot see anything in
the proposition are willing to accept
the judgment OF the other and accord
a possible hidden worth, not knowing
what. Others, seeing the real value, do
30 from desire to be benefited by
the future development And in no
line OF business in the past, or at the
present time, has this disposition
been manifested more than in the
requirement OF territory for railway
construction. Opportunities, that be-
yond all question were good, would
be neglected year after year, under
the impression that some future time
would be more convenient, and then
the appropriation finally would be
the signal for contention and expen-
sive strife for supremacy; and indi-
cations are that this locality is soon
to witness case directly in point Of
the foregoing statements. For many
years the great mineral and other re-
sources, timber and agriculture Of
this country, have been known. The
great copper mines OF Washington
county have been Investigated and
their immense value published to the
world, and the world has been impor.
tuned, 30 to speak, to come and in
vest the moderate amount of money
needed to open this, the richest
locality ON the coast, to the commerce
and markets OF the world; and while
acknowledging the merit OF the enter
prise, the old story of some more
convenient season would place the
actual work in allegiance. The great
route up the Valley OF the Weiser
has at last been recognized in prac-
tical way; and now that it has met
with deserved and substantial notice,
the human attribute OF al want what
you want" is being manifested very
strongly, and active operation by one
or the other, or both, is sure to fol.
low at once; and the object is worthy
OF all the effort and money that will
he expended. For locally Chat is
through Washington county,, for one
hundred miles, tho liue passes
through a succession OF valleys. and
NIL are at this time well settled and
productive, and no line now in operu.
ton in the West can show better de.
veloped territory than this now is, or
any that guarantees more certain and
permanent future revenue: and with
the construction OF tue proposed line,
the future development will be 80 inn.
mense as to make the most conserva.
tive estimate seem exuavagant. The
ultimate extensions are of more than
ordinary Importance, that to the north
beyond our county borders passes
through timber and gold producing
country OF unsurpassed richness.
The results Of the present year have