The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-23

of boundaries ~ .sa ser lVas, in tho,
past fifty years. but an OF these alte-.
.aiions We're made while the present
states were territories AT the nme
Oregon was made territory there
We're only two territories IN The north
western part of The United States west
oi the present state OF Minnesota.
namely Oregon and Nebrasha ore
gon then extended from the present
california boundary line 10 he Ca
madam border The people OF the
northern part of the territory found
Salem, their state capital cut OFF from
them by reason of the great distancn
An agitation was started which re-
suited IN The creation of the territory
of Washington. This new territory
EXTENDED east to the Rocky noun
tains, and embraced portions of the
present states Of Idaho and Montana
AS there We're but few Inhabitants
east OF the Cascade mountains. Olvm.
pia. then the center of population was
chosen for capital
The discovery of gold in the ieri-
tory now constituting he state Of lda-
lU DA 0WEiAA SUM pNfVNN NBitAlF| liNaff-e
The territory Of Idaho was then ereai
led y embraced all of the present
state Of Idaho all OF Montana. aud the
northern part OF he present state OF
wyoming Lewiston Was then the can.
.ital but gold discoveries in Southern
Idaho threw the balance of population
into that section. and Boise succeed
ed as the territorial capital Thus
the conflict of interests began early
After this was done The peopl9 OF the
idaho Panhandle wanted TO Join the
state OF Washington They fought
against Overwhelming wl4iB but final
ly got n bin through congress making
ia possible But "A Waterloo was strucK
i'm The shape OF a veto by President
Cleveland and so the proposition has
never been made a law
This long agitation was kept alive
By The fact that the two parts of The
state are separated by Wei nigh i'm
passahle barrier OF mountains. There
Iare no railroad connections whatever,
and only the crudest Of trails and wag-
on roads In Washington here is said
10 be deep-seated friction between
the eastera and western portions cf
the state. aud that there has mp len
"a legislature in fifty years where this
conflict OF interests was not ln evil
ldence IN Oregon the same conilici
OF interests Is 10 be found In that
Estate lhere Is only one state institu-
iiou east OF he Cascades This IS
small normal school which leads a.
somewhat precgyions existence by
reason OF the threats oi It's abolish
meni by the legislature OF Western
Oregon
I'm both OF these states the western
Half holds the control of the legisla
lures and Southern Idaho controls
Its legislature Thus the Inland En
ipire has rather rough sailing under
! the present condition of affairs. and
| Is longing for the perfection Of plans
which viii give Ii freedom from on
side control II Is said hat the people
OF the Inland Empire think more 81
/ their proposed state than they do cl
1.-THE ones TO which they now owe allee
lance The reason for this must per
! force be the Identity OF interests on
! The part OF the people The basic re
sources Of The Inland Empire are agri-
lculture. mining numbering and graz
ling and these have tended TO brne
iabout condition OF homogenity amons
the people.
The proponents OF the plan say that
statehood for the Inland Empire is
bound 10 come some day, and that
the sooner the heiter, since there win
moi be as many details to adjust now
las in the years TO cpme4 fiahey ask
their respective states nor "a. view ~
as matter OF sece &ioll Mu es a
move that must IN the end fedound 20
The good Of all parties concerned
II the inland Empire Is permitted 70
lcome inio The Union as HE state OF
Lincoln g win not only be among the
llarger states In size, hui in riches as
lwen Even as 20 is this region Is
said 10 be- increasing n population
land wealth faster than any other por-
sion of The Union. lis agricultur q
possibilities are almost unlimited fms
lmines are rich with every sort OF min'
leral and iis people are alike with the
lmconquerable spirit of the West All
hail The new siafel