The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-01-23
The TRIBUNE IS
OF YELLOW HUE
Honnedale. Jan. q, 1914.


Editor Tribune wish to say that
generally The Tribune hits a fairly
high plane though occasionally / no
tice what seems to be slight yellow
tinge. But The Tribune last week
surely acquitted itself proudly. 1t is
seldom that so much value is found in
any paper. And | feel duty bound to
make a few comments. First | will
notice the city taxes-this to some ex
tent goes TO substantiate what | said
last week. The expense is too great
for those who must support the towns
to pay.
Yes; J. c. Rice is correct, prospect
ty is on the way, really in sight. And
SO says Champ Clark. But then, as
one of our senators has said, and
truly, our prosperity is danger. The
prosperity that is on the way is COM
ing at too great an expense. Then
you know that it is only borrowed. 1t
is but money and bank credit, and
the money must come through the
banks. All must be borrowed and the
cost is too great to last. Many of
those who borrow this prosperity will
find grief on the road.
But it was Walter Griffiths who hit
the key note. The matter of paying
the government for water. There
should be no mistake made there, and
in my opinion the extension of time
should not be asked for. The people
should not be asked to return this
money in the first place. No one
seemingly but the farmers are asked
20, o0Dr0nr;otJnnc 11y11a "a
money has been raised by taxation.
But that is not the case here. This
is but money taken in from land and
should remain in the land-nearly all
of it is taken that way. AS Mr.. Grit
fiths says, the country can not stand
the drain. The people cannot pay.
Doubtless a great majority of them
cannot pay l talked with the late
Rees Davis upon this matter in his
time. | told him the people could not
pay it, and that they should not be
required to pay. He agreed with me
upon it. But he asserted that the
government would not reject the PEG.
pie. When it was found that they
could not pay, Congress would can
eel the debt. But that is neither here
nor there A move should be started
now to have the debt cancelled, This
is no personal matter, neither is ii
strictly a community matter. | would
help everyone to have the money re-
main here First the farmer who did
not have it to pay, then the banker
where he carried his cash. Last but
perhaps not least, the local merchant
That is, if the latter could make good
Otherwise, the mail order house. i
is up to the various commercial club:
and other organizations to take the
right hold of this. Ask for all tht
rights due. 1t will be time enough
to take a half loaf when it is shown
that whole cannot be had.
In my remarks last week | statet
that all the people of an agriculture
town must get their support from tn
farmers, carrying the idea that the.
were the only producers and tina
there were no producers in a town
This is generally true, but there ar
exceptions, and Caldwell is one OF tn
, exceptions. There is a mill in Cald
we'll; it is a great producer. 1t take
| the wheat and produces flour from II
: the wheat has more value after it
ground than before--a great de;
} more. | will note the great gain. On
| bushel OF wheat of 90 TBS. that the mi
allows the farmer 90 cents for, thu
the government reports say will max
= 46tbs of the various grades of pateI
e flour, and IA Tbs of bran. Calling
straight grade, that WHOLESALERS at
d cents per sack, the wholesale price {
h the product of one bushel of whea
Y -four and bran, is l0l65 CENTS. 32.t
cents has been produced or added
e the value of a bushel of wheat |
d grinding. Therefore Caldwell must
5. given credit for producing about on
third of the wheat grown in the vici
If ity. Presenting of course that t
d mill will grind it.
g Respectfully yours,
w. H. SCHENC