Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-01-05
Goes After the News.

manner in which you express your con-
victions with reference to matters OIL
pubic concern. II all editorswere TO
do likewise it certainly would be APP
preciated as the papers of tody nave
their columns filed with stEements
calculated to lesd esuay the reading
pub ic for the purpose OF assisting some
man OF corporation to live on the
sweat Of some other mans bros. II is
the almighty dollars that the average
editor writes for and not for BE gooo
of the people. The editors ar great
factor in forming and shapinl public
opinion and had we more of yur type
the American nation would nc have to
blush with shame as the civilized
world cries, fraud, graft and corpora
ton. Your editorials at Tins, seem
harsh and cutting but that is be ad-
mired rather than condemned II the
statements therein contained are true
the world ought to know it an if they
are false an honest man will pss them
by unnoticed. Our forefathes wisely
saw fit to guarantee to the American
people freedom of speech and the
press and you ought to be Icngratula-
ted upon the fact that have ne manly
courage to freely speak andlwite upon
all subjects with the end IN view OF
promoting justice. Believig that it
IS your aim to always be on the right
side of every question and thave the
interests OF the people at hest, I take,
by means Of this letter, the rivilege Of
calling yolr attention 10 i@ matters
and things about which I fe that you
are mistaken.
In the first place / canno help but
feel that you are unjustly prejudiced
against the Potlach Lumbe Company
and continue to make, gainst this
corporation, an unwarrantd attack.
It is true that the Potlatd Lumber
Company is corporation BIT from that
fact alone il is not to be ondemned.
Your own county Of Latah is nothing
but corporation. 1t is q absolute
necessity that the Pothth Lumber
Company or somt othef corporation
take charge of the lumbemg indus
try OF the state. We have he timber
and why not have it Inaufactured3
You or I have not the money with
which to developel The resorces of oul
country and why then s ald we SC
bitterly protest against he Potlatch
Lumber company which Is today Civ
ing employment to thousa aids Of mer
and at the same time paSiIg a large
tax yearly into our COUNTY and state
treasury to assist in dehayhg the ex
penses Of county and state7 Tit
amount Of money which this corpora
ton will pay by way Of taxes on it
lumber, its railroad, its mills and it
factories will be oil untold assistance
to our taxpayers, not considering tn
employment furnished the otherwis
unemployed. Besides the untold bene
fits which the count will derive fror
the Potlach Lumber Company
venture the assertion that no othe
corporation could be found which i
its dealings would be more hone:
with the people. Many things hav
been said about thiscompany and il
dealings and some Of them by 20
but we should not b unmindful of tn
fact that TO say is vry easy and
prove sometimes is cry hard. l b,
lieve that you will atee with me
saying all things cosidered that II
company is not SO pa after all. M
Editor if you will stoIto prove the a
sertions which you haze made you W
find that they are grondless and tn
the Potlach Lumber 6mpany will
a benefit to the peopIa and are entitl,
to your support. LoS at the rece
gift to the people OF House, Washi
ton. Is that an indidion of oppre
sion or fair dealing oIthe part of Il
company If you vi take it upt
yourself to make the ACQUAINTANCE
those gentlemen w Compose t
company, you will fin that they a
perfect gentlemen ineyery sense
the word and not ZEN with hor
ready TO gore you to III heart as y
have evidently been led TO believe.
While l feel that the is a grt
many more things gich could
pointed out to you in lis connecti
showing your mistake, desire to c
your attention to one other mat
which has been unjpsty critisised
you.
For some reason .yoa seem to
bitterly opposed to TIE lgual Taxatt