The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-10

ern points disputing and dividing
upon the matter is really s0-rOwfui-
Divided they are no stronger ihzn
each individual resource, but, united,
they would be as the bundle Of sticks,
strong for one common end and re-
ceiving benefits in proportion At
Portland the lame excuse is offered
that mo plans and specifications
were furnished Plsns and specih-
cations were entirely immzterisl in
the matter and the only point to set
tie al the time Of consultation Was
whether or not Portland would con-
tribute twelve or fifteen thousand
dollars TO assist in getting quick &C
cess to vast new field. To deter
mine that required no '.plans and
specifications" The present bust
ness of Weiser with Portland alone
justifies the investment without con-
sidering the new trade secured. That
sinister influences, suggested as ema-
mating from Boise, have undoubtedly
been at work, may be easily pre-
sumed from the reference to Short
Line backing for Boise, and if Port
land merchants know whatit means.
they know it means total loss of all
that business TO Portland. Any
possible interference coming from
Boise was in great contrast to the at
titude of all the rest of Idaho when
Boise was seeking Pittsburg aid
The manner in which Portland bust
ness houses contribute is a revelation.
Mason, Ehrman & Co., $10r.
Judging from the importance of
that firms trade up this way, some
error must have occurred and two CT
piers have been omitted The COM
mittee has undoubtedly made faith
full effort, and due credit is due those
courteous and energetic gentlemen
for their will in the matter. They
cannot change the character OF Port
lands commercial spirit-which prob
ably cannot be criticised In the light
of some things encountered in Weiser.
Here, it Is true, our business men
are running on a smaller capital and
as a whole it would be a great bur-
den on the town to raise an adequate
fund for the work in hand. Mer-
chants cannot be expected to do
much when those far more able, those
who would reap and are reaping the
bulk Of the harvest from Thunder
travel shrink, with misery meanness,
from honest support Of Weiser's in
terests, and, when policy demands
some kind of showing, contributes
less than either of the gentlemen
who went to Portland expended out
OF their own limited private funds
for the cause-and then this liber-
ality is doomed in disreputa Die
organs.
The whole business demonstrates
the difficulty of building upon an
inefficient quality of human material
bricks without straw. That is what
the committee in Portland struck.
The upshot OF the whole matter is
that we shall likely see no road. 1t
may be that the Northern Pacific
will find it necessary to build the ex-
tension from Dixie in order to meet
southern railway competition. How
ever, this is over so rough country,
of great declivities and widely vary
ing attitudes, that the expense will
be so great that If left to Spokane to
accomplish it, is not an imminent pos
sibility. Weiser has an opportunity
to join with the Dewey road and Sc
cure the short cut from Long valley
Dewey now has control of the Pitts
burg subscription and we have excel
lent reasons to say that he would be
willing to run from Emmett to Rose
bury and there unite with Weiser in
building from Rosebury to Thunder
Mt, which would give us wagon con-
nection of about 80 miles from Coun- |
Gil, but owing to the fact, as stated. |
that nearly all Of Weiser's business