The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-18

would all stand the loss of business.
The morals have not improved. If
anything they are worse. Hence, {
the question is one of business and
business only.
| We note in the resolutions adopted
Committee one which tells of it's
pride in the 'un-exampled prosper
, ity" of Canyon county. That par
ticular prosperity is not easily appar-
ent to all of us. The business men
of the county cannot see it, let alone
feel it. 1t may be wandering around
in the wilderness somewhere, but it
surely is not in captivity. 1t is
reasonable to assume that the bust
ness men of the city know when
prosperity is rampant, They are the
first to feel its effects. They are
the first to note it's absence. 1t is
safe to say that 80 per cent Of the
business men of Canyon county know
that prosperity is not "unexampled"
in Canyon county today. They say
that the absence of we'll regulated
saloons is one cause for the absence
of prosperity Their opinion is en-
titled to some respect, probably to
more than the opinion of the dry
campaign committee. No disrespect
is meant to the Dry Campaign Com
mittee, but when it says that Canyon
, county is suffering with 'unexam-
r pied prosperity it is fiddling to the
wind, because every ten year old
, child in the county knows better.
a Canyon county has suffered a Sc
, we're hardship during the past 10
q months in a business way owing to
n the fact that the county was dry
q while completely surrounded by wet
+ territory.
n 1t is true that trade has been lost
= to Caldwell, Nampa, Payette Emmett
g and other towns, owing to our pc
v culiar condition here. No one up
~ holds intemperance, and even drink
a ing may be entirely wrong. But
q when you do not stop the latter and
: encourage the former you are max
e ing little Roadway in the cause OF
a temperance; and at the same time
a are hurting yourself financially. To
more or less extent, business will go
to the town where men can get what
they want. 1t is said that at this
last Fourth of July celebration al
Payette and Ontario over two hun
IN dred tickets were sold at Payette fol
I'd Ontario and only six or seven tickets
n were sold at Ontario for Payette
m Both towns are of about the same
y. size and of necessity could have pu
l: up about the same kind of cele
bration, and it is certainty that i
e. is no further from Ontario to Pay
n cite than it is from Payette to On
OF tario Why the difference. You ma!
ed say that the Payette drinkers wen
ng to Ontario. Why didn't the Ontar
ng 10 drys go to Payette? Simply be
cause they, like all others, wanted
ad to be with the crowd and woult
ldLnCI oIuAO IIlC SblOOA IA1AA mag
on the excitement.
ge 1t should be borne in mind that t.
ed a considerable extent the prosperit
IA of the farmer is dependent upon tn
an tries to show that the one is no
I'm dependent upon the other is simpl
ne to the bad in his head. The Valu
is of the land owned by the farmer
ne guaged absolutely and unmercifull
ry' by it's proximity to a town and tn
ial size of the town. The price of
he great many farm products is mad
IN by the town. When tho town
ne growing, thriving, prosperous, egg
his butter, vegetables etc soar in price
on When it is dwindling or at stand
still these things go down in price
bic In a great many ways the farme
1ly depends for his prosperity on tn
IN prosperity OF the town. The bushes
Tvs man is not the only ono affected
zen bad conditions 1t is as much to tn
ri interests of the farmer to promot
ed, the interests of the town as it is &c
he the business man to promote tn
lat prosperity of the farmer. They al
dependent upon each other an
zen their interests ar interlocked.
in This whole campaign is matte
lar of dollars and cents. Don't be lie
IS astray by sentiment, emotionalisn
err or the pleadings of self-centered me
80 of but a single idea. Look to yor
II business and your prosperity. Loo
air to the material welfare of yor
air family. 1t is a cold blooded bus
is ness proposition.
of
es- A WORD TO THE WISE is STUFF
d. GENT.