Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-11-22
A VISITOR OFFERS
SOME SUGGESTIONS

Mine Cabin, Copper Mountain Mining
Co.. Montpelier Canyon, Nov. Is, ~
Editor Exsminer-Through the coll
umns of your publication / wish to Of
fer a suggestion or two that believe
will, If followed. prove very profitable
to the residents of youf city, and to all
others who use its facilities.
My main reason for writing is, that
in talks with several of the active busi-
ness men of Montpelier, found them
unanimous in the desire that better
business and more Of it, will become
the rulr here, and as most Of them put
it, with few mines opened and pay
ing dividends, Montpelier will be
made. /"
While fully agree with that senti-
ment, and as yet can see no good rea-
son why such results cannot be OBJ
tained. yet see also that there isready
and waiting opportunities If used, will
quickly add materially to the prosper
ity of your city, increase the safety and
comfort of large numeer of those who
are already doing much for its welfare
and place the name of Montpelier ON
the list of up-to-date municipalities of
the modern Great Northwest.
; First, | mean good roads movement
! practically applied. Not on paper, but
, out on the roads. Work that will make
it pleasure, instead of the torment
that it is today for those living outside
to come in, and enjoy the coming.
Personally, am familiar only, and
that In part, with the road from this
city, running east TO Star Valley, etc.
. From the state line am told and from
here where am writing. / know the
road is almost impossible for man OF
, beast. IL other roads are anywhere
! like this one. prompt attention and q
8 road standard, keeping the roads at ai
, all times OF the year will soon prove
that IL is profit winner. Today. in
: places this road has holes 80 deep that
!. the axels scrape along on the road sur
a face, as the wheels settle down into ths
e deep places.
Second, retail prices on many line
!, of goods are from 20 to 40 per cent, and
in some cases have paid several hund
" red per cent higher than the price
a prevailing elsewhere in nearby cite
n and towns. The method Of charging
:. "ail that the traffic will BEAR" wa
long ago discarded by all up-to-dat
= communities, and II the business me-
y of your city, who ardantly desire q
+, increase in their volume of business
~ will get together and frame up .
-, agreement, securing reasonable prices
:. then, firmly believe, they will hay
gained one big step forward.
NJ Last, in the matter of mine develop
70 ment or of business firms, factories, ct
ed that may or might come to your cit.
it seems timely to suggest that in oths
:, cities you may find profitable sugge
tions, as to the methods taken TO el
", courage new men and money To join
M gaining the greater rewards that wi
be obtained by more progressive a
8 titude on the part OF those who, a
lly ready established here, are in a positie
le. to take first profits from such improv'
,rs conditions as may be thus secured.
or Az TO mininb, from what ha
ell learned there seems every reason
he believe that under proper conditions
development there can be found Q
of bodies that will amply repay the ct
ec., of reaching them. This is. however,
nr- matter of modern engineering;
has siugle-jack miner cannot get resu
n a quickly enough or In great enough '
,od ume. So far, as learn IL, the big VIC
ws, done here has been financed by n
art outside of the city and mostly Of
state. Why cannot your men of nffs
he and of means get together and form
hoe concrete sentiment. backed with so
hat Of the cash they have taken in pro
} he here. and. with proper board repree
nts. tation by soms local man or men, b