Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
SLOGAN OF
THE NATION
Is "BACK TO THE FARNT''-SUB-
JECT GIVEN CONSIDERA-
TION EVERYWHERE.
bad Roads Are MISUNDERSTANDING
Knox Said That II Roads Were
Better More Would Till the Soil
Throughout the United States.


prise me to see il crystalize into a
concrete movement, backed by the /
strongest influences in the country
with the United States government
doing all in its power to advance it,
Close students of economics are
coming to believe that the rapid
nrbanization of the United States is
to blame for many of the evils which
afflict the country. the high food
prices among them. Hence it is
necessary to take some action which
will not only stop the flow into the
cities but start it the other way.
The consensus is that the main
trouble has been the isolation of the
farm and the lack of amusement in
the country districts Much has been
done in the past few years to cor
rect these evils. The introduction of
the telephone. the automobile and the
monograph have all helped. Rural
free delivery has done it's share in
the good work and no small share,
either but the cityward flow con-
tinues.
Many Of the brightest minds i'm the
country have this great question
under consideration and the proper
solution viii i'm good time be reached.
Secretary Knox believes that the
congestion of population In great
cities is caused in large part by the
lack of good roads He recently de-
clared that the reason France is the
richest agricultural country In the
world is because she has had good
roads SO long Said he: "The agri-
cultural population of France does
not have to spend money In repairing
gehicles and their harness every
winter I think IL has improved
the attractiveness of rural life.
think II has caused the population to
remain on the soil more than I'm any
other country. You do not find that
tendency TO urban population i'm
France and England that you do in
this country.
b. B. Jones of Denver does not
take much stock i'm the movement for
uniform laws in all the states.
is a difficult question for the
laws which apply i'm one state to al
ways fit the environments and con-
titions existing in neighboring
state" declares MIR. Jones.
SO long ais the sovereignty of
each state exists the solution of the
problems of uniformity of state laws
seems to be for the future. Especially
is this true with regard to the divorce
laws. There are cetrain so-called
conditions i'm some states which de-
mand laws that are different from
those governing the people of an
other state.
Among the recent visitors at the
capital was Alfred ID. McGraw of
Seattle. Like most of the Washing
tonians coming here Mr.. McGraw
talks politics. He declares that Rep
sesentative Miles poindexter is prac-
t'cally a certainty for the senate in
Washington
The peole of Washington are
thoroughly familiar with Poindexter's
record since he came to congress-
he said Gle was elected from dis
trict in which the insurgent move
7nent is strong His constituents
know, of course. that he voted against
fhe tariff bin, and they approve of
his action. 1t is my opinion that no
matter how many candidates may en-
ter the race for senator P0in1eXter
viii get more votes ina the primary
than any other two candidates And
II he is elected it will have more sig
riiicance than appears on the surface,
for in such case his term viii over
lap that of Senator Jones. and mas
much as the latter comes from the
same section of the state as Poin-
dexter. it is probable that Jones will
have a hard fight to succeed himself
If he is a candidate. for like every
other state. the peole OF Washington
feel that representation in the upper
branch Of congress should be fairly
proportioned
Colorado and the west have their
on labor problems according to
James S. Rawlins OF Denver.
What would the employer i'm the
east think said Mr. Rawilns. of
q concern whose employees shifted
three times a month? And yet this
has been the labor condition which
the contractors who are building the
governments great irrigation bitches
IN the west have TO confront The
demand for labor is now so quick
with the amount Of railroad cons
tructi0n and betterments in progress.
that an army of shiftless. restless
irresponsible men has come into e1-
istence. who go from place TO place,
riding without cost and working at
each point generally only long en-
ough to get the Wherewithal for a
grand debauch The federal eight
hour law puts Uncle Sam TO a great
DISADVANTAGE beside other employers
ia the trans-Missouri belt Where
men are employed In great camps
away from their homes and gardens
and with nothing for them to do at
the end Of the eight hours but sit
in the sun and wait for the next
days work TO begin. they become
more than ever the prey of the nil
crobe of ssEation.'