Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-05
EVANGELIST is PLEASED.
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Of the eastern people are anxious to
escape the rlgors of the eastern eli
mate and they could find no better
residence town than Occur d'AIene
have visited nearly every town in
the Inland Empire and visited Wal.
lace, Walla Walla and other western
cities and all are busily engaged in
proclaiming to the world through n
publicity movement their virtues,
but none Of them in my Judgment
can compare as a residence city to
Occur d'Alene.
Ought TO be Good Fruit Country.
THE territory lying adjacent to
the city seems 20 be a good fruit
country The climate ought not
to be too severe, and the finest apples
In the world ought to be produced
here. II Is my experience that the
apple grown in the higher altitude
has finer flavor than that grown in
the low. just as the northwest wheat
Is superior to that grown elsewhere
the nearer grown to the frost line
the better.
school Unsurpassed.
The schools of Occur d'Alene in
my judgment are not surpassed by
any town In the west. The churches
are keeping pace with the times.
The Methodlsts have just completed
handsome structure, and l under
stand the Catholics have a handsome
site. and will soon erect upon II a
large and modern church, and the
Presbyterians have as learn It al
ready decided to build a large church.
The city Is the county seat, and Il
should secure before long a federal
building. To the people In the east
the schools and the churches are very
attractive, and. they will encourage |
settlement. 1t seems to me that too |
much of the real estate in the city |
Is held by spectators. do not be- |
lleve In that. believe they should |
let go Of 1t at a good price--let 60 |
OF 1t so that 1t could be improved,
and modern residences be built upon
1t. am certainly most fayorably
impressed with Occur d'Alene, and
am going to make ARRANGEMENTS
so that my family can spend two or
three months here next summer, and
| may make arrangements to make
Il my future home. ! predict for
Occur d'Alene that 1t viii have a
population OF $4,000 people within
the next ave or six years"
Laws should Re ImparsiaIIy Enforced
From a eulOgistie discourse upon
the city he turned to a discussion Of
civic affairs. THE Canadian govern
ment,n he said. believes In a vigor-
Gus but impartial enforcement of the
laws. How are your laws enforced
here. he asked. How Is the sun
day closing law enforced2" Upon be-
ing advised that It was strictly en-
forced he came back with the re-
mark: II observed a crew OF men
working on large building last sun
day In the city while out for stroll.
Does not this Sunday closing law APP
ply to them?" He was informed
that the Sunday closing law was gen.
orally conceived OF as measure to ,
be applied to the saloons and the
business institutions In the city, and ,
not to the laborlng man. THAT Is
all wrong" he replied. land l want /
you to say so for me. The business
man has just as much right to keep
his store open; the saloon man his
saloon, as the laboring man TO work.
Or any other individual to work. 1t
Is not fair-not an impartial enforce
ment OF the law. The law should be
against all-respected by
MI, and not directed against a GER
ain class.
Talks on Local Option.
The state has local option law. !