Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-31
(From Grangeville Free Press.)
HE MAKES REPLY
Hot Shot From President Of Gel
Together Club.
ELK CITY EDITOR SCORED
Taken to Task for His Care
less Expressions,

Editor Mining News,
Elk City.
Dear Sir: Your article in the News,
issue of the 10th, 1nformation's Devil
Gus Ways" concerning the road build
ing fund, may have seemed necessary
article for publication from your point
of view. From my own personally, and
as president of Grangeville's Get To-
gether Club, l certainly feel as if you
had received your information in "devi-
Gus ways" as well as the Herald
editor.
You may be we'll posted on Local
Road League actions and probably de-
serve all the credit you have taken for
the duties performed, but do not
think, because of Elk City business
men having contributed the largest
amount of the subscribed money, that
the mining camps are open to your
criticism in the manner criticized; nor
do | believe you are either correct in
the assertion or even diplomatic in ex-
pressing thus your opinion of what COM
mercial clubs or Get Together clubs are
or are not doing.
For your information, in a friendly
way, 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 purpose of sup
porting much needed piece of public
improvement and the effort to secure
the finances necessary to make it pos
sible to accomplish the end in view.
The commercial clubs have constantly
some proposition of fund subscription to
occupy their attention, in the local COM
munity or in tributary territory, and
have responded as often and as gener-
ously as the occasion was deemed
worthy by their Investigations after de-
liberation of such questions. They have
proven too conclusively their value to a
community to be sneeringly alluded to,
and are not objects of comparison to a
league which had or has but one aim or
duty to perform. And your article is
not that of dignifed co-worker in d
cause for which we all feel earnest good
will.
Concerning the Get Together Club,
would state you are nearer correct ir
your assertion of ''They don't get to-
gether" But that is its own affair as
the club is one of social more than bust
ness organization, purely local in the
interest of Grangeville people, and sup
porting morally the actions of the Com
mercial Club in business matters, state
or national questions of law and consti
tuition or county interests. But We
have no desire to be credited with Other
than local interests of Grangeville o.
criticized for not performing duties We
have never assumed or entertained as 6
club.
You, as secretary of the Road Leagu,
of Elk City, sent us letter addressed
to the Get Together Club last March
which we respected by publication, will
comments, in the Free Press of Grange
vile, and considered the incident closed
Since then the president, secretary an'
treasurer have been out of the city tn
greater part Of the time, and until SOM
proof of substantially regarding tn
fund.- had been shown we did net thinl
it best to make any offer Of assistance
to the Commercial Club. but as soon q
that body took action we started CORE
spcndence to effect'a transfer Of ii
greater portion Of cur club treSsu-
fures to the subscription list to I'll
City and Sites road fund, through Tn
Commercial Club.
The Free Press, issue of August Stt