Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-01
NEWS FROM
NORTHWEST

which have wiped out scores of lives
and many millions in property, ut /,
terly destroyed whole towns, have had
only one heartening circumstance,
the wonderful bravery of the fire.
fighters, settlers battling for their
homes, soldiers risking their lives
against the flames with the same
courage that they would display in
the face of human enemy.
The disasters Of the present season
may result in much more care toward /
the presentation of fires in future
years, especially in dry seasons. Gov
ernor Hay of Washington has recon-
mended the suspension of all logging /
operations during the balance Of the /
present drought and the law against
burning slashings without permission
viii be more strictly enforced i'm the
future The Washington Forest Fire
Association which has spent $4,000
in forest fire hghting this year, has
been trying for years to impress up
on the lOggers, settlers and all who
go into the woods the need of eau
ton, but it seems to have required the
bitter experiences of the present sum-
mer to drive home the lesson. AS is
is. thanks to the hard work of the
association, Washington has prob
ably suffered less than any other
northwestern state
From Oregon comes a report by "A
government forester that some of the
forest fires were of incendiary origin.
D. fr 30, IfHh fn hf
No enemy of mankind could stoop
to the setting Of forest fires either to
avenge a private grudge or sense
of public wrong.
Several cities in the state of Wash
ington including Seattle. Tacoma,
Aberdeen and others celebrated
MADE in Washington" day on Aug
ust o. The idea is one that could be
profitably taken up by every north
western state. The manufacturing in
dustries in these states are in more
or less primitive condition. Thou
sands of car loads of manufactured
products are shipped out here from
the east every year, when they could
well be made here from raw materials
produced in the northwest. But it Is
necessary to educate the public i'm the
buying of goods made at bOme rath-
er than eastern brands that are bet
ter known through long years of adj
vertising. That is what Made I'm
Washington" day was for, and IL
proved a great success Chambers OF
Commerce and Commercial Clubs can
take this idea up with profit to their
cities The movement need not be
state wide Ii has been successful II
confined TO one city. Why not Mad,
in Salem day or a Made in Boise
day or a Made in Vancouver day
It is a great scheme to familiarize the
buyers with the home made brands o
goods
In its fight to pass a county uni
local option law at the coming leg
islature. the Anti-Saloon League ha
sent to every candidate for the leg
islature a letter asking for a state
ment of his attitude on this question
The replies have not yet been pub
lished by the league if any have bee
received. but the expression of opin
ion among candidates i'm Kink count
seems to be rather against the coun
~ unit idea The majority of peopl
here are satisfied with the presen
local option law. which permits eac
locality to settle the liquor Questio
for itself.
County option is not local optic
at all, 20 asserted one candidate VIII
declared he was ready to face tn
wrath of the Anti-Saloon League an
asserts his beliefs. THE present la'
is real local option Under it no tow
can force another town to be wet
or dry against it's will But undo
a county unit plan the rural district
can force the cities to so dry or Oh
cities can force the county 10 RENAL
wet" IL will never be successful
You cannot make a success of sett
ing the liquor question by force.
has failed too often. | think we hay
real local option now and | will voi
against any change. Already man
districts and a few towns have vote
dry" and others can do so as fa
as they please without stirring u
strife by a county unit law
J. ID. Lowman. president of II
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, wi
makes close study Of business col
ditions the country over, has write
to the Seattle POst-lntelligencer 9
able discussion of the Payne tart
law from the standpoint of its result
during the year it has been in effe'
The principal trouble Mr. Lowm'
finds with the law is not that
rates are two high. but that while
may be 90 high i'm a few isolate
cases. in others it is too low, and a
mits too much foreign goods to th
country
lie points out that whereas q
Wilson tariff law passed under Cley
Innd,. ndr ieI m linn admifIal IA