The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-07-22
MAKING GREAT MEN
u Order The Hot Weather Makes The Times
Editors Mind Fertile and the Result Is
Prolific Crop Of Editorials,

The vanity Of man surpasseth
understanding. Last week the
Avalanche, published at Silver
City, this State, contained three
or four pages of solid advertising
matter written by one F. Win FL
lis, a peculiar sort Of genius, who
speculates on mems weaknesses.
Ostensibly his proposition is to
write up the material resources of
a locality, but he is well aware of
the fact that men would rather
have their individual graces adj
yertised than anything else in this
world. His method is to hit town,
and gather few stale facts re-
specting some Of its industries
which he describes in a ford,
semi poetical style, like this IA
cry re-echoes throughout the
land, 'On for Buffalo Hump and
men and money are making pre-
parations to early center there
galore. n n They of old Owy-
hee county have no axe for
strangers to grind, they keep it
at razor's edge themselves.
Needless to speak of their prodi =.
gious mineral output in the past,
tits Heart knowledge at least to
the mining world. +" After reeling
off lot of that kind of stuff he
takes it around to the "prominent
men" in the community and ex-
patiates at great length of the
good that will flow to the locality
by giving his production wide
publicity. Then he persuades
those men that the thing will not
be complete unless it contains a
short sketch of their career. He
gets from each a few facts, and
then process to envolve glorify-
ing biographical effusions. When
it is all completed, he takes the
manuscript around to each of the
men he has made great and the
recital of their greatness tick
les them so exquisitely that they
cheerfully yield up from S. to$25
each to enable the world to learn
of their greatness. One feature
OF F. Will Ellis plan is amusing.
After reading to a great man a
biographical sketch of himself,
the great man solemnly endorses
ut as faithful, reliable and impair
tial. To illustrate this we quote
from the article on Lieutenant
Governor Joseph H. Hutchinson
A young man aged 20, is one of
whose citizenship Silver City and
all OwYhee county is proud with
reason, and the state generally
shares in the enYied sentiment.
Never installed in public Office un-
TIL ne grasped the gaYeI in the SEN
ate chamber in Idaho. 1899, the
Veteran-like expedition with which
ne discharged his duties and dis
patched public business, surprised
all and was matter of great graft
hcatlon to his armies of friends.
AND the session over his erstWhile
political enemies willingly admit
Ted the justice of his rulings and
MS marked executive ability-his
record as president of the senate
mad never been eclipsed by another
however more mature or expert
eneed, was the general verdict.
The standard bearer of Silver Re.
pu6licanism, the Democratic party
eheeFfully focked to his standard
and he triumphed at the polls by
plurality Of over 5000"
The foregoing facts need no com
ment, the hOnors they hint are as
much to be envied as they are I'M
usual for ono so young to attain.
All of which Mr.. Hutchinson
mas heard read and un qualifiedly
endorses, and no doubt, literally
paid for. MIR. Hutchinson mus
Dc a supremacy happy man if he
can conscientiously endorse al