The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-01-03
RELATIVE TO
THE H ExTENslON IS!
l. L. Haynes Submits C0mniuni-
cation that Has Bearing
on the Matter

Inc SUBJECT attracting the att0ntlOG.s
of the people OF Idaho at the preserk.
| time is the request that will be madlls
of the present Legislature by the ttnnt-
ber interests for a twenty-year exten-
sion on the lands purchased from the,
state. The matter is a question fnm-
careful consideration and there Is lft1lAn
doubt but what the members OF the
legislature will look thoroughly intu.ss
the question before taking steps To-.
grant the request or refuse it. There
are many who are of the opinion that
since the timber interests have sttal i
seventeen years in which to fulfll their
contracts that prolongation Of the
time limit would be Injurious to tho
state. There are others who contenR.
that it would work an injustice ann
hardship on the interests OF the sta<s~
and tend to retard the settlemeut -
the lands in question. when cleareds e.
timber, by those who might wish, n.
emigrate to the state. In view OF the.
importance of the question The Tellea-~
desires to give as much publicity -
possible and invites the public to oc-
cnpy such space as 1t may desire i'm
the columns OF The Teller which The
Teller believes is to the welfare ana
progress OF the state The following
communication on the question has
been submitted and liz herewith pub-
lished.
January O. 1905.
To the Lewiston Teller.
At the time OF receiving your reuuesx.
for an article expressing my opinfon,
on the timber extension question, n
concluded that the discussion being
conducted in the columns of your
morning contemporary, would be Dokrs
intelligent and impartial so that my
with your desires might nes.
considered In the light OF an unwar-
ranted intrusion by the reading public
who patronize your pr per. but as sub
sequent events In connection herewith
have materially altered my opinion an
to the unpartiality at least of your
contemporary now feel justified i'm
entering into the discussion of SO vftals
a question without fear Of imposition,
'pon the helpless public or the neces-
sity OF an apology for venturing tcs
butt In at this time.
The particular item which nass
aroused my interest was an edftoriAsa
that appeared i'm the Morning Trfbunen-
Of very recent date, wherein they pro--
ceeded to criticise an article credited
to the Grangeville Standard that had.
dared to comment on the connection,
OF the Hon. w. r. Borah, with refer
ence to the pending question on ac-
count OF his political prominence ana
his employment as attorney for the
Weyerhauser' Timber Combine. After
luoting the Standards opinion to the.
erect that Mr.. Borah's position was
likely to become embarrassing the,
Tribune editor exclaims that IL fz -
wrong to question a mans motives in
advance of his actually committing an
act at variance with the public well
fare Why II should be so considereS
was not pointed ont. directly or indi--
rectly, ana 1t strikes me as being in
line with the lamentable logic of walt
Ing until the horse is stolen before
bolting the barn door Again il the
paper in question had been indiscreet
IN its conclusions was not the Tribune
hasty in rushing 10 the de-
tense of one who should be and / be-
ieve Is amply able To protect himself
personally or politically at all times
Further the Tribune INDUCES i'm an
elaborate essay npon ne underlying
question which for fre~ee uncertainrx-
md diplomacy of compression ~
[rulS work of art ed concludes fyy-
saying that the timber men thus far
nave failed to convince them that the.
proposed special privileges should be-
granted. But that il hopes and be-.
leves that they win be able to do so.-
nat the basis for this hope and be-
lief might be is not mentioned or eyerx
alluded to and as the matter now
stands must be left solely TO con-
lecture. Respectfully.
L. L. HAYNES
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