The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-03


eighteen counties Of the State. The
lands of southern Idaho are OF little
or no value to the State owing TO
their arid, alkaline and sterile ma
ture, until they are put under 1rr1'
cation and even then, with the
added cost for water and annual
maintenance charges, they are not
in the same class with the lands OF
tie ClearM alter oasis in their natural
state. In the hands of the toll1ng,
frugal and thrifty Mormons the
lands down there after being artltl-
cially watered are made to earn
meagre livelihood over and above
the church tithes, but it is hard
picking and the state lands, as a
rule, 60 a-begging. The lack of
increment from those lands is coun-
terbalanced by the strong values
realized from the Clearwater coun-
ties, so mach as that the State
board finds occasion to throw bou-
quets at itself and at the State for
the fine results accruing. Thus
while these three counties are de-
prived of their opportunities to gain
citizens and homebuilders and tax
payers through the purchase OF
these lands in order that annual
lease money from casual renters
may be prorated around the State,
they are further heavily taxed for
the exclusive benefit of local and
sectional southern Idaho interests.
These counties must pay subsidies
to the beet sugar trust for building
factory III the arid belt; they must
pay for building the bridges that
southern localities profess to be un-
able to build for themselves; they
are taxed for wagon roads in the
exclusive interest of southern Idaho
mining corporations, aud SO it goes,
Next thing these counties, that are
in search only of good government
and the faithful enforcement of lust
and equal laws, will be called upon
to accept a State administration
with reference to its attitude for OF
against Mormonism, although these
counties know as much about and
are as much concerned over Nor
monism as Voodooism. 1t is hardly
: fair or kind, however, to continue
to point out the utter incongruity
and alienation existing between
: northern and southern Idaho anc
/ the undue levies made upon thi:
= section arising, unlntentlally nc
: doubt, from the fact that it has {
minority representation while the
( States business caters to the demand!
= Of the majority. The things tina
5 intsrest southern Idaho are not only
l uninteresting but are actually sub
S versive to northern Idaho yet tn
2 north must take the dose because i
S is outvoted. The union is so I'm
e natural and so disadvantageous t.
S at least one portion of the Stat
: that it should not be surprising if {
S sentiment should crystalline almos
4 any time in favor a relignment tina
4 will give each section of the Stat
i that hemogeneity and communit,
e of interest essential alike to it's ma
y terial wellbeing and its civil con
|, duct"
e With melancholy eye the Lewis
+ ton paper sees poor old Nez Perc
e and Latah and Idaho in the clutche
e of landlordism, sees them draine
: of their substance to support tn
l. arid wastes of the south, and alas
n "worse and woser," forsees the di.
e NAL day when the three sister cour
ties will be obliged to accept Stat
Administration with reference t
its attitude on Mormonism, althoug
is the three graces don't care a viii
l. more about Mormonism than Voc
G dooism. And that accounts for til
IS melancholy eye. Counties in Idah
that refuse or fail to become cor
h cerned about a living American re
a ligion are liable to fall into tn
e slough of despond up to their necks
o The Lewiston scribe must brush ii