Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-08-22
He MAKES REPLY.
Hot Shot From President OF
Get Together Club.
ELK CITY EDITOR SCORED
Taken to Task for His Care
less Expressions.

Newsome, Idaho, Aug. IL, 1907.
Editor Mining News,
Elk City.
Dear Sir: Your article in the
News, issue Of the 10th, "Informa-
tion's Devious Ways" concerning
the road building fund, may have
seemed q necessary art Gle for pub
LEGATION from your point Of view.
From my own personally, and as
president OF Grangeville's Get To-
Gether Club, I certainly feel as il
you had received your information
in "devious ways" as we'll as the
Herald editor.
You may be we'll posted on Local
Road League actions and probably
deserve all the credit you have
taken for the duties performed, but
1 do not think, because Of Elk City
business men having contributed
the largest amount Of the sub
scribed money, that the mining
camps are open to your criticism in
the manner criticized; nor do l be-
lieve you are either correct in the
assertion or even diplomatic in ex-
pressing thus your opinion of what
commercial clubs or Get Together
clubs are or are not doing.
For your Information, in q
friendly way, l would suggest that
you compare the objective issues OF
the Elk City Road League with
the commercial or Get Together
clubs you speak Of.
The first mentioned organized
solely and entirely for the one pur-
pose Of supporting much needed
piece Of public improvement and
the effort to secure the finances
necessary to make it possible to
accomplish the end In view. The
commercial clubs have constantly
some proposition OF fund subscrip-
tion to occupy their attention, in
the local community or in tribu.
tary territory, and have responded
ne often and as generously as the
occasion was deemed worthy BY
their Investigations after delibera
ton of such questions. They have
proven too conclusively their value
to y community to be sneeringly
alluded to, and are not objects oi
comparison to league which hat
or has but one aim or duty to per
form. And your article is not tina
Of a dignified co-worker in a cause
for which We all feel earnest goot
will.
Concerning the Get Together
Club, l would state you are neare
correct in your assertion Of "They
don't get together" But that i
it's own affair as the club is one o
social more than business organiza
ton, purely local in the interest o
Grangeville people, and supporting
morally the actions of the CONNER
cial Club in business matters, stat
or national questions of law ant
constitution or county interests
But we have no desire to be credit
ed with other than local interest
of Grangeville or criticized for no
3 performing duties we have neve
assumed or entertained as a club
You, as secretary Of the Roa
League of Elk City, sent us a lei
! ter addressed to the Get Togethe
Club last March. which we re
spected by publication, with com
ments, in the Free Press Of Grange
vile, and considered the inciden
closed. Since then the president
secretary and treasurer have bee
out of the city the greater part {
the time, and until some proof c
substantially regarding 1.-The fund
had been shown We did not thin
il best to make any offer of assist
ance to the Commercial Club, bu
as soon as that body took actio
we also started correspondence t
, effect transfer Of the greater POI
tion OF our club treasury funds t
the subscription list to Elk Cit
and Sites road fund, through til
Commercial Club.
The Free Press. issue of Angus
9Th, devotes a half column OF deta
news to Elk City roads and til
action of the Commercial Ciul
while you fill q column or moi
with your howl as to the letharg
of all but yourselves. Give tt
devil his due as we'll as the edito
please. It's a case Of wheels will
= in wheels, Is this game Of ''li>e an
let live"
II it were not for pioneer Grang
vile or other border towns alor
a mountains foothills, the wood
man, mountaineer, and "would-l
miner" would never venture in,
the vastness of the hills beyond
!. search for hidden treasure. We
it not for his being there no FL
/; City or other city would build up
! community of people amCng who
y "the business men, would ,
. could be the heaviest subscribers