New-York tribune., 1901-01-29
THE PASSING THRONG.

R. J. Stellwason Of Boise City. when seen at the
Hotel Imperial yesterday. in speaking of his home
State OF Idaho, said: We IN
BRYAN NOW very good condition materially now
A SHAT in Idaho. Originally We were more
TERED IDOL or less committed to silver and
were such heavy producers of the
white metal that 1t was felt there that anything
that deprecated the value of that mineral would
deal the State a fatal blow. 1t was on this ae-
count that we so wholly cast In our lot with the
Democracy in 1895. At that time believed that
unless something was done to enhance the price
The Republicans would do nothing for US and their
came to the fore received the FresidentiaI nomi nj
nation and enunciated his silver dogmas. To US In
true prophet and 1t is not too much TO say that
we then regarded him as second Moses who
times.
or clay, that those so Specious prophecies came
not to a ripe fulilment; and that the ruin that We
ciated in price did not occur. Idaho viii come
safely to the Republican fold in 1904. for In 1900
she is stiT continuing aions the same path
While deprecated silver caused US TO face hard
prove in the end to be great benefit and boon to
the state m Many MAJ & men %ere thrown out OF EN-;
10 10 turn Turn to other things IN order to gain that where
!eress of the State in consequence received great
impetus, as did also the development of gold min
more than makes up for that which We lost from
DEPRECATED silver and to-day we are richer. and
previous period in our history"
I'm mining great boom is setting in Mr. Stell-
wagon continued. and the demand for farm
lands continues to increase In
lDAHO's the last decade population has
POPULATION doubled and this ratio Of increase
DOUBTLESS continues to hold up. This in
crease of population was mainly
agricultural. because our mining troubles were so
great that during this time there was little or no
increase Of
mineral interests. Last year We increased our
wheat output by millions of bushels. and in 1891
more acres will be sown IN wheat in Idaho than
there were in 1850. But it IS the same story with
us wherever you lOOk-increase increase. increase
Railroads are being built all the State prin-
cipaHy to open up farming territory but they
are also reaching out for new mineral territory as
Well The proposed road 20 Butte Mont. will be
primarily a mining railroad. And why shouldn't
We prosper? We have a fertile ricn country and
a glorious climate. We know but two seasons
theFe-the winter. when it SHOWS rains. and
dTy season that is all have. No storms strike
down upon us; they remain harmless in the noun
tam tops. In the lOwlands where live we fear
them not, for they reach down and sroIte
ing courses about the SUBMITS and expendinz
their vast strength harmleSSly against our bleak
ana rock ribbed mountains. So clear is our air
thdt even AT a distance of a hundred miles We G. n
see distinctly the action OF blizzard upon the
far away mountain sIde-the swirIing SHOWS the
WIND torn. uprooted trees marking the terrific force
move from the spot that marked their birth ard
do US harm. Indeed. they do Us good for they
are one OF the wonderful natural specta cles which
We oher to the visitor and the tourist"