Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-12-01
Impressions of the METROPOLIS
of Nez Perce Prairie.
RAILROAD IS A GREAT HELP
Citizens of the Town EnthuSi-
astic Boosters.

ne writer spent part OF last sat
urday in the town Of Ne2 Perez and
the way they do things and attain re-
suits over in that coming city, for
truly with the present advantages and
those which will drop in her lap short
ly, that place is going to make quite a
little city Of some consequence, is
quite astonishing and an eye-opener
to a man.
From the time you take the little
dinky train at Vollmer and head
across the Prairie there is enthusiasm
on every hand, the air is fairly satur-
ated with it. If there is man on
the train from Nez Perce, and there
usually is, he loses no time in getting
acquainted with his fellow-passengers
and soon switches the conversation
from the weather and the frightful
condition of the railroad to that of
boosting and never grows weary in
extolling Nez Perce and the land of
accomplishments.
And in singing the praises of this
wonderful country he does his singing
in such manner and with a softness
Of voice that is enhancing and has
not a discordant note. In fact har-
mony seems to be the magic secret Of
the wonderful success of the town of
Nez Perce. You will not find a
knocker there, at least not on Satur-
days.
Meet man and he takes you to
his competitors and enroute tells you
what fine fellow he is. Everybody
pulls together over there and there is
ample evidence that they PULL.
Ask Lewiston, if you doubt this. A
professional man said that when ever
they did discover bad man for the
town he was sort of tabboed and he
gets out. This would be a mighty
good remedy for some Of the sick
towns that have been lingering be-
tween life and death to administer to
some of the "business men, and ten
terprising' citizens they are troubled
with
But getting back to the railroad
your fellow passenger from Nez Perce
relates how after many years Of strug
gle, the railroad was finally construct
ed, how obstacle after obstacle was
overcome and how this man or thai
town worked against the sale of the
bonds, really that man johnson, who
constructed the road, is wonder ant
some day will be a Hartman or /
Hill.
The road is not much of line, NJ
rock ballast nor concrete bridges
the train is mixed that is it il
made up of freight cars and a comb
nation baggage and passenger. Il
travel over the line is not solid com
fort, but it must be like ridding in
palace as compared with the forme
mode travel, rollicking stage owe
bottomless highways.
However, necessity brought th'
road, it was not built for luxury bu
for use and they sure use it. Scat
tered along the line are many ware
houses, their sides bullying with grain
and the line is kept busy hauling
wheat out and merchandise in; ais
the thrifty Nez Pereeites and thei
families, and the usual country drum
mer is in evidence on all trains, sc
cretly cussing the road but publicl
boosting the town which gives hin
the big fat orders he has tucked ava
cozily in his inside pocket.
Nez Perce is a good town and
does one good to meet with the bus
ness men, all enthusiasm, all optimist
and for Nez Perez, first, last and al
the time. There are a number of fin
stores, the Fike Mercantile Co., til
Felt Mercantile Co., both large gen
eral stores, two implement and hard
ware stores, plenty Of hotel accommc
dations, solid banks, in fact every lin
is well represented including one c
the best newspapers in that county
the Herald, which is published b
| Messers. Mitchell and Conger. Nit
chell, who by the way is a democrat
was elected senator from Nez Perc
county at the late election aud Will
the town of Nez Perez is strongl
republican, he received over fou
hundred and fifty votes out Of tn
FIVE hundred. He is an excellen
| MAN and tba naonla nx,ar there carr