The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-10-09
\ REPLY TO ]. c. BRoPHY
Mr. Layton Answers a Second
Published Article.

10 the following communication
M. B. Layton, agent of the Farmers,
Grain & Supply company, and mana
ger or the elevator at Rathdrum,
replies TO a recent article in the
Coeur d'Alene Journal 10 which ]. G.
brophy. farmer residing north of
Occur d'Alene but owning property
10 that city, misrepresents some Of
MS neighbors 10 regard to the Occur
d'Alene grain market:
Rathdrum, Idaho, Sept 80, 1908.
To The Tribune.
Dear Sr:-The second
article OF J. G. Brophy is very like
the first, in that il is, in the main, a
misrepresentation Of facts, In the
hrst article Mr.. Brophy, either in
tentionally or otherwise, cast
reflection upon our business which we
sought to answer for reasons, neither
political nor personal, but 10 justlfi.
cation OF our business and our city.
ln his attempt at reply, he has
evaded the real point at issue and has
instead committed a grave breach of
etiquette by taking the privilege OF
calling before the public the names of
number Of his neighbors without
their consent and arousing their in
dignation by a misrepresentat of
their position 10 this matter. Out of
the twenty names mentioned by Mr..
Brophy as parties doing more trading
at Occur d'Alene than Rathdrum,
fifteen Of them advise us that relative
to their own case the statement is
utterly untrue. The others we have
not been privileged to see but person
ally know of couple more of them
who have also been misjudged.
The Lowery -Newhouse affair, cited
by Mr.. Brophy, is redlculously anus.
ing. Mr.. Newhouse, while being a
resident OF Rathdrum, left the dis
posal of the oats to the discretion of
Mr.. Lowery, and as that gentleman
had sold some one In Occur d'Alene a
"piece Of load" of rye for SEED, he
was induced by fellow 10 need of a
few oats to put on few sacks of the
latter and bring along down to him,
paying him 10 cents per cwt. more
than the Coeur d'Alene grain buyers
were Offering, and 5 cents per cwt.
more for them than the Rathdrum
elevator had been paying for all the
oats any one wish to bring in, at any
time. Now, Mr.. Brophy, is not this
an unconcious admission on your part
of just what we stated in our last
letter.
Let me also remind you, Mr.
Brophy, that you really must have
forgottOn to mention the names U!
several more of your neighbors, who
last season, hauled quantity of oats
and hay to Occur d'Alene, aggregat-
ing about 100000 worth and have
not received their pay yet, nor eve
expect to. Surely, you forgot that
for taking you at your own word, yol
are very "frlendly" to Rathdrum anf
would not do her the injustice o
placing her on a par with that kint
Of a deal. Joy up little and tel
what you really know, instead 0
guessing at things.
We realize, Mr.. Brophy, that it !
you. and not the Occur d'Alene grail
buyers, that is endeavoring to mis-
lead the people, and 10 justice 7
those dealers, we wish to say that "
are making no allusion to them. In
} delicate matters to which we hav
J referred applying to the other fello'
, who stands ready to pay that eXtr
S cents.
5 Now, Mr.. Brophy. and the Journa
! we cannot forbear word relative
the county Seat proposition an
= really your attitude in this matte
e reminds US very much of the story {
. the "farmer's young bull" who's
ginger was aroused by the encroicf