The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-23
SOME BRAIN LEAKS
a few IDEAS pefuIdte thrMeh the Bran
a the Editor while in Somndmpu-
Hstk State.

ports from AN NV 4pbr ~
cate that the ni6Gt a I'D Localities
there will not be nor Than half
crop. This is especially true OF Colo
RADIO. where the growing OF peaches
and apples is their greatest resource
II 10 true the weather Is uncertain
In the section OF idaho, and such
thing as freezing weather Is yet pos
sible. but II no gntoward ciTchh-
stances result we Hlll have apples
and all kinds OF small fruit In ahun
dance. The fruit crop In Lemhi
county Is but small item In our re-
sources, from a financial standpoint,
but there are few ranchmen TO
whom blighting frost would prove
most disastrous. We are fortunate 10
having a diversity OF resources, so
that the loss Of any one does not re-
tard the growth and prosperity OF the
country. 1t Is only the early winters
and late springs which retard our
mining industry, and then to a very
small extent.
~
In the article last week headed "a
Blighting Curse the cold type made
Us say that enhanced price Of wood
for Salmon alone was ''s6' when IT
should have been $1,000. We do not
believe we oyerestimated the re-
quirements Of the Salmon people In
stating that three thousand cords are
required during the year. In the
past six months the price Of wood
has increased two dollars per cord,
and the chances are there will be an.
other increase by next fall. There is
another feature In the fuel supply
which we did not mention last
week. There are IA number OF men
In town, who have teams, and have
nothing to do In the winter. These
men have been In the habit OF going
out on the bills and bringing in a
large amount OF wood as soon as the
snow gets deep enough. Under the
rulings OF the forest reserve they
will not do this, as every lead CT
wood they bring down out OF the
hills Is worth every dollar they gel
for It without being annoyed by the
restrictions of the forest reserve rid
ers. From every standpoint the for
, est reserve Is looked upon 1t Is goinl
to be a blighting curse to the coun
try without one single advantage
that can be urged In its favor.
-.
Down In Colorado a newspaper mar
sold out his newspaper and bought 1
. fruit orchard; aud from now on will
be horny listed son Of toll. There
Is nothing remarkable that he sol(
out his newspaper or that he will
spend the rest OF his days In cult
waiting the soil. The remarkabl,
part OF the story Is, that he had ac
cumulated enough In the newspape
business to buy several acres OF lane
] and pay 81 900 per acre. He was no
: a brilliant writer, nor did he seem +,
. possess any particular business acu
men, but was hard worker ant
. everlastingly at II. Almost eve
. since he has been In the newspape
. business he has been on the winnin,
. side, politically, and has had hi
hand in the public crib to create
: or less extent. We believe, however
there are but few men In the news
paper business who do not look for
ward to the time when they lay asid
the pencil and shears and retir
TO a small tract OF land and spen,
the rest OF their days, TO what look
to them In ease and comfort. Tn
D trouble seems to be that there
about one newspaper man in lift
! that any more than makes living
much less lay up money for rain
day. Largely this is the fault of tn
: men themselves. Ii the usual edito
would go N some mercantile bushes
' and inject the same energy In th
business that he Is forced to pu
. forth every day In the newspape
' business with good health he shoul
retire FROM life's lahors a millionair re
Some one has said that newspape
q man, one who Is wrapped up in hi
business, Is not tt associate 10
/. man nor beast.
e We do not believe this is true yea
o orally speaking. A man in the news
y paper business must of necessity GU
tivate courtesy, cheerfulness, secret
= iveness, a large amount of charity fo
Q the frailities aud weakness OF hu
Il mantty, and above all must kno,
: what to print and what not to print
Il IL Is the editors business to kno,
what Is going on In the world, as We
. as what Is happening In his immed
!. ate community. II he has a nose f.
y news and makes an effort To lind on
> what Is going on he many time
learns OF things which To publis
. them would cause him TO either an
martyrs grave or spend the rest ,
his days in the penitentiary for sen,
+" ing obscene matter through Ii
mails. These are the occasions whs