Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-30
IDAHO'S BIG
BABY, SPOKANE
Cut or States Business and
Big City Would
Suffer.

The largest city in North Idaho /.
Spokane, the home Of Senator Hey
burn" declared Rex Osborne in the
Idaho Statesman.
The tallest and handsomest, the
most plate-glassy and bemarbled
building in Spokane" he continued
lis owned by Occur d'Alener, who
started in business at Wallace with
one COW and Swedish determination
IF every other structure and
every other enterprise in the city
that owes it's existence, its dimensions
and its prosperity to the Occur
dAlenes were labeled This belongs
to Idaho, the place would be as lib
orally placarded as a political pro-
cession; and if the interminable flow
Of business from Idaho to Spokane
should cease, Mr.. Davenport might
not go back to frying waffles, but his
and all other interests would feel the
cessation keenly"
Rex Osborne-it is of no impor-
lance who or what he may be-has
evidently Travelled over all of Idaho.
He has visited its towns and cities
Including Spokane), acquainted
himself with the history of the state,
chuckled over the foibles of the "big
men of the commonwealth, and,
With whimsical sense of humor,
rare relish of the situation, and a
keen discernment of values, has
written down his impressions.
Mr., Osborne's article on north |
Idaho follows in part:
No Booster in Khaki.
Il went from the fertile plains of |
the Nile to the towering snowcaps of |
The Alps when l visited north Idaho
after having toured the south. The
lllustration is not overdrawn, for the
Nile has no more productive land,
and not nearly so much water to wet
IT, and the Alps present no more in
spring scenery. Also the Nile has
10 booster in khaki and high shoes
ahd the Alps no mining stocks or in
ense politics. Every resident of
southern Idaho should visit the
'northern part of his state if at al,
possible.
1t is very different place than
pome, sweet home, so much so that
ne maryels that he is still within
ne boundaries of the same unit of
auonal government. Up there they
Y not irrigate-with water-except-
as on isolated tracts, and some of
ae old residenters never heard of
ae Carey act. But they know all
0Out Clagstone's candidacy, the out
u' oil lead and silver-and Spokane.
Millions and Trouble.
for one I'm glad north Idaho is
Idaho at any rate, geographically.
'eei like pointing with pride every
Ie think of those broad stretches
wheat land, where the populist
aee roamed unmolested; those mag
'uieent expanses of fresh water
se upon range of mountains, with
eu covering of timber and their
'Aih Of syndicates; the mines that
e Produced so many millions and
much trouble. 4
ana my chest expands as 1 recall T
- all belongs to Idaho. That is c
correct as a figure of speech. for II
= VI 1t belongs to Weyerhaeuser. L
ead trust and some kind-hearted D
sea'iemen in New York, San L
.le'seo and Spokane. Note the G.
,eaee in south Idaho, title to
- Is held in only two places. a
FORK and Pittsburg. However.
vel at least for the assessed a
,-lon' that north Idaho does not e
sas to Washington or Montana. or Il
a. legally. in
The Product of Idaho" .
IN ne largest city in north Idaho !.
'0sane. the home of Senator Hey :,
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