Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-03-27

very cheap railroad rates for those
who desire to secure homes in the
great and growing west. The west
bound trains invariably have sew
eral cars of passengers attached,
who stop off at various points to
look at the country, and the grand
result is highly beneficial to the
state.
At Boise, my two days stay was
largely taken up with the work OF
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
commission, SO that / had very
little time for sightseeing; but u
blind man can not fail to see the
wonderful advancement which the
city is making. Boise is simply
one Of those towns which railroads
cannot kill. Like growing Grange
Vile, it occupies a position Of high
strategic Importance at the foot
hills of great scope of mineral
country whose trade it is bound to
command. 1t has always been "A
matter of sincere regret in my mind
that the main line of the Oregon
Short line was not originally built
through Boise on down the Boise
valley. Had this been done when
the road was being constructed in
| 1888 Boise would today have been
quite as large a city as Spokane,
while the Boise valley would have
by this time sustained dense pop
ulation. But the railroad graft in
those days was something more to
be dreaded then than now. Under
present conditions any set of rail-
road officials who attempted to
build up towns at. the expense OF
! the railroad would be promptly
, fred, but in 1882 the situation was
different, aud Boise was side
tracked because her citizens re-
!. fused to put up the necessary
, blood-money to secure the main
! line. But in spite of this discrim-
ination, and despite the further
; fact that Boise is simply connected
!. by stub line 20 miles long with
: the main track of the Oregon Short
8 Line, she is making amazing strides
i in every direction.
: visited the penitentiary and
e saw the elegant new buildings
q which have been constructed by
q convict labor throughout. Warden
n Arney informed me that the pris'
Is oners from Idaho county were al
:. uncommonly we'll behaved and gave
{, the officials no trouble whatever
- Andy Gilbert, in particular, is
d model prisoner, and by his own ex
Is ample and precepts helps to main
- tain order in the walls Of the priso'
Y to a great degree. He has devel
al oped into an expert stonccntter
and I was shown specimens OF hi
re work which would be credit t
es anybody raised to the business.
re had not time to see the prisoners
he so can say nothing OF the chang
ng in their personal appearance whic
,ly the confinement has made. No
ST. Gam is quiet and orderly and give
re no trouble. The grounds and bnilt
he ings are in splendid condition. an
ch the roadways are being macadan
to lied within the grounds, and tn
OF work will ultimately be extende
BE- to the natatorium. All the stor
TX. is excavated within the penitel
ito tiary grounds, and everything ell
ng connected with the buildings
We done by the prison labor witho
i'd expense to the taxpayers OF Il
OF state. 1t is a model institution
ga it's kind, and is referred to in We
di- complimentary terms by visatl
nn- officials from other states.
the Having so little time, l had SIM
;ers opportunity for sizing up the pol
'ur- zeal situation in the south. The
inns are candidates for the senatorsf
sid galore, chief of whom is Jas.
can Hawley, of Boise, who seems
ally have the inside track at this sta
rate of the game. There are also
ome pirants for the governorship,
to in my judgement the present incu
J OF bent will be renominated and ell
lder ted without difficulty. OF
SEN work of the Louisiana Purch
lade Exposition commission ! shall III
ired occasion to speak later.
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