The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-18
THANKSGIVING ATBLACkFOOT

Communities like individuals. have their trials and nmphs
which profitable for them intervals and Thanksgiving
accepted for recalling the blessings Of the community and
drawing the veil Of fogeuess over that which has that sad
|or unwecome
The history Of Backoot has been history Of achievement
serious reverses.
Her and have taken prominent places civil affairs
and militant they have served with distinction IN business
they have generally been nd successful and with few
cepions either still the field Of activity have left marks
umens Of work well done.
Some Of the events which have marked epoch the develop
place are the building Of the Snake nver bndge in $780,
the gagc road Backoo and Silver Bowl
two or three years later the building Of the court house and the asylum
for insane 1885, the widening Of the road standard guage n
l887 the opening Touring mill in 1892 the building eargng
churches and school houses the population Of the
the building the Salmon branch 1901 and the sugar factory
lin 1904
Each Of these matters have added the population the
merca advantage Of Bckoo and there lessons be learned
from each, insomuch as people differed in opinion
When the railroad was about be completed Backoo
her citizens reoced the advent Of the steam while Others fore
saw serious losses the loss Of the fghng industry Practical
demonstration showed that Bcoo secured the advantage Of being
headquarters for ehters moving goods the Salmon country
which had not been before When Backfoo ceased be
by its extension farther NORTH opinions differed because some
feared that the distributing points the nohward would take away
some Of r BUSINESS while reality the connections with ancont
mental line to the nohward contributed Of business The
building 81 the Salmon Branch Mackay the for
some Of our czens look forward dead town. because they
the loss Of the eghng industry and simply switch engine or
possibly aoad engine taking the place Of ALL Amaked increase Of
business accompanied the loss Of the overland eghe and the
rumble Of the sugar beet reminds Of the advent Of indus
try made possible only by the strength Of the horse
In reviewing the pepexg conditions which confronted the peo
pie on the introduction sugar making notable that the predictions
Of td ones about the failures which might be expected
channels have been realized only mild degree have been happily
forgotten in the Ann movement towards Those who feared
least they might be thrown Of employment by the importation
foreign aboer to handle the beet CROP have found themselves busy
they could wish be- employed better stations than they had
hoped to hold The class Of aborers brought for this work have
proved be not only the willing burden bearers and assistants Of the
original population but law abiding who teach many lessons
leading up better farming than have been accustomed
Isa matter Of congraahon ALL that establishing the beet
sugar industry has done much bring all classes Of people Of all
tons into closer touch with each other by placing burden upon
selves which the strength Of the whole community and which
also holds encouragement Of bright future has made e
farmer merchant and the capitalist dependant another
than ever before and placed Of interest about them
which broadens their ideas from that Of the individual that Of the
community large The farmer and merchant who visit the factory
lin which they stockholders feel concerned its and the
capitalist and merchant who also farming beet land extensively are
slow to discriminate against the farmer who also their partner
|ufactuing
In reviewing past brought in close touch with the
future and the very satisfactory results Of sugar making this the
large acreage Of bees contracted for this community and Lost
river which be shipped this factory the large number Of
p who have come here for who have concluded
ermanenty the large increase population which fills business