Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-12-13
MOSCOW BOOMLETS.

Some few weeks ago the Pullman
college paper, the Evergreen, made a
suggestion that deserves something
more than passing attention. II is but
ten miles from Pullman to Moscow
over an almost level road. The Ever
green suggests that each college start
thousands OF shade trees and when
large enough the two colleges unite
and set them out along the entire road
between the two colleges. The road
could also, and would, no doubt, be
improved, making the drive between
these great schools, and the towns also,
really beautiful. Aside from this would
be the value Of such a road to the
farmers adjacent, with the increase it
would bring to lands in that neighbor-
hood. II is a most excellent idea.
There seems no reason why the plan
should not receive hearty support.
Strange as it may seem the Moscow
Journal, as soon as the matter was
mentioned, replied in most insulting
and uncalled for way. This was some
thing that would benefit Moscow and
it's Moscow be damned" with the
Journal.
A band Of starved cattle, when in
the last stages Of lingering agony,
will charge even friend whose arms
are full OF food. When hunger has
rendered these poor creatures scarcely
able to stand, and with the approach
Of spring severe storm freezes the
last drop Of blood, a human hand be
reached out TO succor and save them,
and the moment one is assisted 10 its
feet it will charge with all the fury Of
insane passion and implacable hatred.
And how like starving cattle is starv-
ing editor. Here in this county we
have a paper that has been slowly dy-
ing. Week after week the gaunt
fingers Of famine have frightened their
death grip upon the Journal Publishing
Company Of Moscow. And Just in
proportion as hunger has increased, just
that much has the Journal exhibited its
insane, implacable hatred. Like
maddened brute it has blindly charged
at everything in sight. Now, one OF
two things the citizens OF Moscow
must do: Either starve the brute TO
death or Iced it till it gets a portly
pauneh.
II the Moscow Post is 'rat'' office,
as the Moscow Journal has charged.
would il not be proper 10 designate the
Journal as skunk Officer" There is
considerable question as to the right to
apply the term rat to the Post. The
term skunk" fits the Journal to
nicely. And between the two animals
we would pay premium on rats"
The city's curse" Under this
signi icant heading the Moscow Post
refers TO the Moscow Daily Journal.
and that the language fits few will
doubt. Until Moscow is forever free from
that curse" it will never be what it
should and could be.
Troy extends an invitation to the
parents Of Moscow to move to a town
where the public schools are not only
as good as can be found in the country.
but where harmony prevails and good
will among the citizens Of the town is
seen on every hand.
Pullman can no longer boast of be-
ing the champion rag chewer. The
scrap now on at Moscow skins the
Whitman county town a whole citv
block.
No more important public improve
ment has been made in Latah county
during the past year than the splendid I
work done on the public roads leading
into Moscow. Several miles of the
worst roads in the county have been
properly graded up and then thousands
OF loads OF gravel and sand piled I'D in
the center. The results are wonderful.
Stretches OF road heretofore next 10
impossible is now practically dry. and
would be were It not for the fact that
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