The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-12-14
TOO thin, BILL
IT WON'T GO,
Our People Refuse to Be cuIIsd By
Your Canadian Canard.

to us through the columns Of on
local papers, and tells US what
wonderful country he lives in. w
acknowledge, brother Bill, you
country is somewhat noted; note'
for its long and bleak winters, it
dry and hot summers, with fros
every month in the year; noted fol
its alkah water, and sod residence:
which are to be seen on almost every
claim; noted too for the hail storm:
that put in their appearance mosi
every season while the crops are
growing; noted for its natural re
frigerating capacity, as the frost
never leaves the ground, and last,
but not least, noted for the number
of people there from the U. S. who
would like to be back under the
grand old stars and stripes that
guarantee protection, freedom, and
prosperity to honorable men and
women, no matter from what country
they come.
You make mention in your latest,
brother Bill, of always being glad to
meet any of your old Nezperce
friends with a welcome hand. This
seems to be natural with men in the
real estate business, as I Notice our
own real estate men meeting the
Iowa farmer at our depot and shak-
ing hands with him as though they
had been lifelong schoolmates;
when the truth is they had never
seen the man from Iowa before, but
are simply acting in the capacity Of
an information beaureau, and in
cidentially trying to get a hold of
some of the root Of all evil (Ss$)
which he has in his jeans.
As to reciprocity I wish to say you
have often seen a big, awkward,
over-grovn kid that did not know
what he wanted, and yet imagined
he knew it all. We offered this lunk-
head something this fall he may
never have a chance to clasp again
something that would have made a
man Of him, 10 our own detriment.
But q. s., the broad minded, sym
pathetic and up-building nation, is
always willing to sacrifice to help
downtrodden brother, and do not al
low your imagination to lead you to
believe you handed this country any
thing in that line, unless it might
have put our big plump No. l wheat
in competition with your No. 4 FROST
bitten grade), but take a common
sense view Of it even in this way and /
you lost out, as it costs you more for
your -four when you have your fail
ures and have to get grain from the
U. S. than it would have had there
been no duty to pay
The biggest boost your country
ever got was when the Spokesman
Review stated $4,000, 900 bushels
of grain had been covered with snow
n the Canadian country, (it ment
straw and ally. However, Bro.
Viii, there is honor, it has been
aid, even among thieves, and you
lid not prevaricate when you said
,ur land is worth 500 per acre. 1
You might have added, and still I
lave told the truth, that in the next
i've years it would be worth twice (
his price.
In regard to the price you are get t
ing forayour No, 4 wheat, we will
ay it is supply and demand that b
makes the price, and no doubt so v
much grain being lost from incessent $
ain and snow in your section, they K
lave to pay any old price and ac- b
ept any old kind for bread stuff, E
nd from personal observation of 8
.anada it is first one d thing then p
nother-drouth one year, hail the h
ext; short season followed with rain ls
nd snow when you should be gath v
ring in the golden sheaves. So
You stated this has been an ex- 81
optional year. True, it has been o.
le bannar crop year in that part. Il
'ou 20 on and state if SO and so had a
OF happened you would have paid Al
Dr. your land this year. That little Il
does great things. IF your un- tt