The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-24
WHITES SURELY SLAIN WILL SUPPORT lICktl
Col. Dewey of Idaho Emphatl-
calIy Declares Himself.
IS A TRUE DEMOCRAT
SAYS STATE AND NATIONAL
TICKETS WILL WIN.

Colonel w. II. Dewey, the wen AiIo" II
railroad and mining promoter OF Nam
pa. Ida. was in Salt Lake yesterday
on his way east on several missions
Among them is the notification OF VII
liam j. Bryan that he has been hoiiii-
mated for the presidency. the purchase
from eastern parties of a big canal tnaI
runs through Nampa and the getung
together of two special cars Iul VI
Pittsburg capitalists whom Co.ohei
Dewey expects to interest IN Idaho DuS-
mess.
The colonel has money to burn, anu
he likes the odor the confiagrauon cIe-
ates. Last February he sold one OF MS
mines in Idaho for S1,l4O,OOO. he say
he never realized how much money tiie SS :
vas until ne started in TO try 10 speho
it Although he has disbursed a con-
siderable amount during the last rev
months. Colonel Dewey had hardly got
started yet.
In addition to his cash on hand ne
owns mines and railroads and other
things to make him worth IN the nelSh-
borhOod Of 100000.
Colonel Dewey is an enthusiastic
Democrat. He said yesterday that an
erroneous impression had gotten OUT III
regard to the political course ne mas
laid for himself for the coming cam
paign in Idaho. Il am certainly going
to support the Democratic ticket, ne
said. 1.-THE nominee for governor, Cap
tain Hunt. is a splendid young man; 1
believe he and the rest of the ticket
will be elected and that Bryan and ste
venson will certainly carry the state
His Railroad Interests.
4 Sr7fea
Colonel Dewey told of the work going
on on his Idaho Northern. Twenty-six
and a half miles have already been
constructed The grading will be nm
ished for twenty-One miles more by
the time snow flies. A combination
steel and wood bridge is being con
structed over the Boise river at Mid
dleton. Surveyors have laid off the
route from the present terminal fifty
miles to Long valley.
The country which is being tapped
! by the new line comprises the richest
section of Idaho, and Colonel Dewey
| figures that the road will be big
payer. The present terminals are
/ Nampa and what is known as the Big
Bend" in the Snake river. No town
has gone up there as yet, but people
are moving in rapidly, and it is ques-
| ton of only short time when the pres
ent unnamed settlement will be a
| bustling village.
| Colonel Dewey is intensely patriotic
| He believes Idaho is one Of the very
! best states in the Union, and he is doing
| all he can TO make it better. Especially
is the colonel proud of Nampa, where
! the headquarters of the Boise, Nampa
& Owyhee. his first railroad, and the
| Idaho Northern are located. If money
/ will do it, Colonel Dewey viii make
Nampa the first town in the state
Boom For Nampa.
He has now in course of erection
/ there a hotel that will cost in the neigh
| borhOOd of $3.50. 000 Practically every
| convenience that is found in any hote
| in the world will be found here. The
! building is to be heated by steam and
/ lighted by electricity 1t will have ele-
] CANT suites with baths attached. A bill
/ lard room and bow ling alleys have
! been arranged for, and the barcelona
/ Dewey can be trusted not to overlook
/ that feature.
/ Colonel Dewey. as has been said, is
/ greatly interested in politics. He was &
( delegate from Idaho to the Kansas City
( convention and was appointed to tbs
! committee that viii notify Mr.. Br-raI
at Indianapolis of his nomination. Be
/ fore he goes TO the HOoSier capital
I however, Colonel Dewey has some i'm
/ p0rtant business to transact IN New
1 YORK and PittSburg. He viii finish il
time to be present at the IndianapOli.
/ ceremonies
On his trip the colonel Is accompanied
I by his private secretary. Mr. COllOpy
The latter is a councilman at Namps
and has many interests there with Col
onel Dewey.