Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Let Us Work For Little Amador

have one of the best counties in the
state, and so we have. Our climate ls
unexoelIed, our soil is fertile, our
mineral resources are practically in
exhaustible, and comparatively un-
touched. Perhaps we have depended
advantages. Anyhow, we are con-
tronted with the unwelcome truth
that we ale not keeping pace in
development with other, and IN many
cases, less favored sections. The
stream of desirable immigration flow
ing with a stronger sweep than ever
before into this state is leaving US
almost unnoticed. Homeseekers do
not seem to know that Amador is on
the map. and has room within her
borders for many thousands more of
happy homes. There Is a cause for
this, and it behooves us to seek out
the cause, and apply the remedy. II
we have been backward in Advertising
our resources and advantages, and we
certainly have, let US now start in to
do so in earnest. A belated beginn
ing is better than continued neglect.
If we have trusted too much to our
gold-ribbed foothills, let us now try
to develop our other varied sources Of
wealth. 1t is said that one reason
why the easterners give .Amador the
go-by, is because of the lack of high
school facilities. And, indeed, this
is given as the main reason why some
of our. people have left our territory
there is no high school to which they
can send their children after they
have graduated from the common
schools. The lone high school does
not fill the bill, for the reason that it
is not centrally located for the bulk
of our population. The Ledger is not
an enthusiast on the benefits of the
ordinary high school training. Never
theless, there is popular demand for
such educational facilities. We must
endeavor to keep abreast of the times
as far as our circumstances will per
nit. A first class county high school
is not beyond our reach. We ought
to have had such all institution years
ago. The tax levy required for the
support of creditable school would
be trifiing when borne by the assess
ment roll of the entire. county,
although a grievous burden when
assumed by union of a few districts.
Let no petty Jealousies as to the loca-
tion OF the school interfere with the
success of the movement at the polls.
leaving the location to be selected
according to the best judgment of the
official budy who is charged with that
dnty.
Another thing that might help, is
the organization of one or more
boards of trade. Such bodies have
proved very helpful to other COM
mupities: they would prove equally
so here. Any way, let us wake up,
get bnsy, and above all things-pull
together for the upbuiiding of little
Amador.
Copies of "Appeal to Reason"-a
more appropriate name would be
"Appeal to Unreason, '--have been
gratuitously scattered broadcast over
the town. One or more have been
inf I0E
The sheet is of the rankest socialistic
and anarchistic order, published at
Girard, Kansas. Its sole business uf
late seems to be to create a prejudice
against the prosecution of Meyer,
Haywood aud Pettibone, head officials
of the Western Federation of Miners,
now awaiting trial in Idaho as accom-
plices and inciters of the murder of
governor Stuenburg. The action of
hiring boy to scatter these incendi-
ary sheets, taken in connection with
the holding of public meetings by
officials of the W. f. NJ. with the
object OF prejudicing the pending
trial in Idaho, is significant. This is
not liberty, but the abuse of liberty,
and should not be tolerated.
The bill submitting the constitu-
tional amendment providing for the
nomination of candidates for state,
county or municipal offices by direct
vote at the primary election has pass
IY receive au affirmative vote at the
polls. Many loopholes are being
pointed out in it by which the poIiti-
clans may get in their work, but it
cannot be as bad as the system 1t j.
intended to supplant.
The winds of March have no terror
so the user of DeWitt's Carbolized
Witch Hazel Salve. 1t quickly heals