The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-03-09
HE WEISER SIGNAL.
QUID PRO QUO.

1t becomes necessary for the people
of Weiser and of Washington County
generally to estimate MS nearly as
possible and In terms Of cash the be.
Gifts that the construction and opera
ton of railroad through the length
OF our country will confer on them.
1t is incumbent upon us TO do so for
two main reasons, the one that we
may shape our own nctious so as to
reap the greatest possible advantage
therefrom, the other that we can
know to what extent we can help the
new enterprise and yet retain sure
profit from its fulfllment.
In business affairs every voluntary
action on our part 10 dictated by a
reasonable expectation OF profit in
the future So various of our people
in the past have sown their lands in
grain or lucern, have cultivated or
chards, have raised cattle and sheep,
knowing that they could market the
products of their industry and invest
ment and expecting certain profit
therefrom. The absence of that
hope of an immediate return las de
tered many of the owners of valuable
mining properties from doing any
more than the work necessary to
retain them SO we must consider
that the operation of the proposed
railroad will so facilitate transporta-
ton that hundreds Of acres of land
now unused can be cultivated and
thereby increase the wealth Of our
people. Mine and forest will pour
their riches in ore and lumber into
the marts OF the world to the benefit
of their owners aud operators in this
district, Hundreds of employees in
various parts of the county will con
sumo the supplies of provisions,
clothing, hardware, etc, stored in
the emporiums OF our merchants.
In these and other directions we will
see increased our home production
and consumption and must make
suitable preparations for our own
profit to supply the increased demand
For the second reason we must
consider these facts because Weiser
has not yet got the railroad and will
not get it unless a suitable and fair
subsidy is rendered the company.
As was said at the meeting on Mon
day, such inducements should not be
necessary since we are satisfied the
enterprise will make fair profits with
out them. We must remember we
are dealing with facts not sentiment.
Subsidies are customary and other
points-Payette, Lewiston and Baker
City-are each ready to give suit
able one if we do not. We must dis
abuse our minds of any idea that the
railroad will be- built from Weiser ir-
respective of subsidy. That is far
from the fact The capitalists inter
ested are men of business not phil
antropists and will certainly no,
make Weiser the terminal point when
1t is to their profit to do otherwise.
There should be, we believe there Will
be, no difficulty in this matter
There is not a laboring man or me.
chanic in Weiser who will not make
from one to i've hundred dollars
more this year, because OF the rail
road construction, than he did last
Surely lie can pledge himself to give
$So or 500 of this amount Real
estate improved and unimproved
will be increased in value and earn
ing power fourfold Surely the own
er must see it is TO his ADVANTAGE tn
give one third 10 secure this result
A wider field Will thereby be offered
the talents and abilities of our Young
men and girls. Is it not the duty of i
Athcrs-to secure it? ,