Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-06-06
Chief Justice Quarsls writes the
opinion and Justice Sullivan con-
ours. Justice Stockslager dissents,
but has filed no nissenting opinion
Fans Of Idaho.

u Vi Iftu ~ hteb, Oh VIEW i OK
4 Idabo's emancipation from tie throf
= OF BIS unity is a fact, ~ he Gem {
the Mountains. no longer in the swad
, ding clothes OF infancy. shakes Ill
s',ackes from lis TOO long slumbers an
: steps forth into the ranks Of progress
> a mighty giant and blazing star in III
flag.
To those who, during the long apatb'
OF the past, have had the courage o
their convictions, who, in spite OF loca
envies and petty jealousies Of the nm
believing, have proudly and honestl,
PAINTED glowing word pictures of IIaho'i
future, say 10 you, brave souls. you,
labors were not in vain. A victory oil
mind over matter is surely yours.
Idaho is being more talked about in
the eastern states this year than in all
the proceeding years have lived there
added together. This merns that the
public at large, ever willing to applaud
or hiss. to laugh or cry to work or play,
are beginning to find out that away in
tie northwest is a young state. as large
as the state Of New York and part of
Pennsylvania, with population of less
than 300 900 people, II mighty empire
within itself. land teeming with Gods
most substantial gifts to man.
Idaho with its silent and lofty SEN
tinels, its gigantic waterways and water
powers. its miles and hundreds Of miles
OF prolific soil and grand timber; these
are the assets OF this new state that it
oilers capital for security for money to
develope its tremendous resources. And
now that the flooding tide OF this gener-
al development is flowing in. bearing on
its broad expanse the diversified car
goes that lay the corner stones and
establish the mile posts OF mighty
commonwealth. the time has come for
Idaho to unfurl its banner and nail it to
the masthead, so that the mighty search
light Of commerce will illuminate it to
guide the procession Of humans that are
Idaho is today the custodian of more
gold, silver and lead yet to be mined
than any state IN the union. There are
other Thunder" Mountains and
. HALEY" gold belts. In that strip Of
between The Northern Pacific
on the north and the Oregon
short Line railroad is practically the
'nly unexplored mineral country in the
United States. There is in this section
! mineral wealth that will astonish the
mining world, and this country is not
wen scratched yet; prospectors from
Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico
Iho California who are looking for
lew and absolutely UNEMPLOYED section,
will find in the field aforesaid oppor-
unities they little dreamed of. The
thunder Mountain dscoyeries--and
hey are wonderfnl--are but the begin
ng OF mighty mining development
hat will increase year by wear. Idaho's
aiming enterprises will establish pay
oils that will mean a solid prosperity
hat will gladden. the workers hearts !
nd enable them TO solve life's problem; 6
will be honest money taken from {
Iature's storehouse, and therefore clean. +
very city, town and hamlet in Idaho s
prosperous. There should be
earth of hardluckers, But some will,
course, not be able to travel fast
lougli to keep out of prosperity's path &
nd will be forced to feel little OF it. S
Mining is not the only attractive
allure oil Idaho. Agriculture and g
offers splendid inducements S
the homeseekers. Idaho's equable g
innate is most important and is APP q
related beyond expression by those IS
move westward. Idaho 81
piles are coEsidesed a luxury in this 81
A. ket and command big prices. b;
The writer has for veurs, in his small e
W, worked for the advancement of ~
aho--not because it was idaho, not IS
much for the love of humanity, but s.
/. the reason that Idaho had within its SI
yeloped resources that, where har-
ssed and put to work, meant gen.
Il prosperity, a creating of opportuni-
; that would enable people in all
ATOMS OF life to prosper-a good place
live. to do business, to make a home. =
know OF no country, north, south,
It or west, that respond more quickly
generously to humanity's honest
,rts than Idaho, The Gem of the
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