The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-12-13

innate that the water power of Ida.
no Is "sumcient to heat every house
turn every wheel and illuminate
every city in the three Pacific north
west states" II Mr.. Miller his
predecessors and successors bavs
correctly quoted the experts. and
Tue experts have correctly estimated
tne available water power, some
time IN the future that water power
should pc utilized. In the meantime
the legislature by proper legisla-
ZION should provide for a public
utilities commission. 1t Is only Just
20 capital that 1t should know under
what conditions 1t must operate be-
iore making investment. It is only
Just that the people of Idaho be
given a fair deal in the cost and
service of the electrical energy which
tney can use. AS public service cor
porations have never been known to
give the public fair deal Of their
own volition the people must look
out for their own wAlfare.f
At present practically the entire
water power of the state is unused.
This waste must be stopped at the
earliest possible date. Those who
Will develop this power with strict
regard to the rights of the CONSUME
or should be encouraged to do so.
Idaho is not antagonistic to foreign
capital. We want and welcome the
Introduction of every dollar, and
while in this state Of mind provis-
lon should be made for the future.
BY taking action now the rights of
capital will be respected while the
interests of the public will be main
tanned. The idea that is. advanced
by many, and sometimes encouraged
We fear by railroads, telephone, tele-
graph and power companies, that we
flrst get the companies located and
proceed to regulate them afterward
is untenable. He who advocates
such q procedure would work an in
justice upon all concerned or else
he thinks that the regulation will
never come. He would work an in
justice to capital by holding out the
false inducement that state regula-
lions would never be enforced He
would work an injustice to the con-
sumner by denying them the rate and
service to which they are now en-
titled. II he thinks that continued
postponement will kill the commits.
sion idea he Is simply blinded by
the interests of those he serves.
B Nampa Has q Wind Storm.
:. The last issue of the Nampa Rec
ord contains a thrilling account OF
q high wind which devastated the
Snake. river valley and scalped VIII
liam Harrison. While scalping its
vr{V %&vva <hA vsyapnA LnnolnS hiun co~on
less and afterwar broke his leg by
pushing over some heavy timbers
The timbers were part of tent
which Mr.. Harrison occupied. Al
ter accomplishing its purpose al
Nampa ferry the wind blew where
II listed. 1t listed to Mountain.
home where It picked up small
girl and hurled her across the street
besides demolishing six hen houses
and three pig pens. Neither the
chicks nor the pigs were seriously
injured. According to the faithful
chronicler, "the wind seemed tC
reach down and take up everything
that was loose. 1t would start in
one moment with almost the force
Of q tornado, and Just as the OBJ
server would conclude that the ele
ments were going to destroy every
thing. q gentle calm followed" The
calm was for the purpose of giving
the observer another guess. "Afte1
few minutes rest" continues the
Record, 1.-The god Of the winds would
come again with redoubled fury
The god had probably gone on t.
take q chaw OF tobacco. However
we are gravely informed, mo signi