The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-31
tains are as nude and grew as the

when the gardens bloom, the grain
waves, the orchards are loaded with
the fruit the vast alfalfa fields
turn the landscape deep green,
when in contrast with the dull grey
of the bills is the glorious edenic
beauty of farm and garden, then 1t
IS that admiration is inspired, and
men learn to build and live, and
stay forever. In all these letters
have constantly kept in view the
draw backs that are to be met, not
only in Idaho, but all over the west
l have spoken of the people, as q
whole. There are Objectionable
classes there, as there are every
where. But they do not dominate
Some of these letters have been COP
led by the Idaho press, and been
commended for their moderate tone,
yet one editor. up in the northern
part of the state call them cheap
taffy and refers to me as recent
importation from Iowa. AS he and
belong to different schools of poll
tics his partisanship ran up to blood
heat the first crack and the tempta-
ton to give me shot overshadowed
the magnanimity of his soul You
find that class in the state once in a
while. They are not many and are
not large, but they do a certain
amount OF damage both to the state
and the community in which they
breathe. Then there is an occasional
moss back, who stands in the way
OF all progress, or public enterprise
1 know one town where there are
three or four leading stores, around
each of which Is fractional feeling
which is doing the place infinite
damage. In any public effort to ad-
vertise the advantages of the locality
the men most to be benefited are al
ways inactive. The real estate
broker of the town is hummer in
biz line, is thoroughly reliable and
truthful. He brings dozens of PEG
pie to that valley, and to his indus
try and enterprise is largely to be
attributed the increasing cultivated
acreage of the community. yet l
know of men who have actually gone
to prospective settlers and urged
them to not buy of the agent, as
with him it is only a money making
scheme and they could secure land
cheaper by watching around. Yet
the agent had spent hundreds of
dollars advertising the advantages
OF the country. But these men are
being weeded out. The valley is
fast outgrowing the moss back ele-
ment and in few years they will be
plague of the pasta dull, dis
agreeable memory Of the days gone
by" The few men in the village,
the town and city, in politics and
professional life, who are forever
harping about the chap they call the
''sooner.' The 'recent importa-
ton and the pilgrim are fast being
laid on the shelf. The spirit of pro-
gress is everywhere in the air, and
the mark OF merit is the signal to
success and position. What do men
care about your age, the color of
your hair, where you came from, or
how long since you came, if you
have industry, braius and character
80 the man who yells sooner
every time an American pops up as
= leader in thought, or organized
effort to advance the town or state
y being booted out OF consideration
There are always few little sissy
men IN every state and community
who deem long residence bid for
influence, regardless of ability and
VINO metaphorically set down on
every bunch of brains in the com
munity until it becomes as fossjled
and narrow and narrow as thew
themselves. l saw few of the deli
cately constituted mortsls over the
'tate, and was glad that in their
little souls, they could rummape
around and find one element OF per.
sonal merit-they have been in Idaho
long time. There is some virtue
% that, thank goodness, and the ,