The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-04-17
AN ANTIDoTE FOR KNocKER
SUGGESTED BY MESSENGER
Every Town Has Its Supply Of the
Critters-None Has Anything
On the Other.

Alter quoting the article which ap-
peared in The Tribune a week ago
Friday on ''Inocui,,e the Local
knocker," by Subscriber, the Nampa
Messenger says:
Every few days we meet up with
some individual who tries to convince
us that Caldwell has Nampa skinned
by a whole mile. Now, we find that
there is quite few dissatisfied per-
sons at Caldwell as we'll as Nampa
Funny, isn't it? We rather suspect
that the knockers down at Caldwell
make the claim that Nampa is ahead
OF them by thousand miles. When
we get time, which will be very soon,
we will disguise ourselves as some
raw tenderfoot, make the appearance
Ut possible) of having money to burn
and take a little trip to Caldwell.
Wont we have fun with the real estate
men and the knockers? When we
come in from those free automobile
rides looking the country over, we
will hnd a "knocker" on every street
corner waiting to give us tip and
make us wise to the real situation.
Yes, it would be funny if it were not
tor the after effects on the community.
goes carries with him a wrong i'm
preston of the community. By one
class he is informed that the country
is superfine and by another that It is
very poor indeed. And those strangers
will spread the news wherever they
go according to the crowd that in
auenced them.
We do not think that Caldwell is
near as bad as her knockers make il
appear; as to Nampa we have lived
here long enough to know some few
things and some people. That this
section has been overboosted in the
past is true as we realize; but so has
practically every town of any impor-
lance in southern Idaho. Conditions
must be changed and there must be
readjustment Of values. But the
knocker is not the fellow to do the
readjusting. He couldn't readjust
rail fence. Fact is, some things must
readJust themselves, and it takes time
to make the change. More harm has
been done than benefit received by
impulsive persons shouting stop
thief" when there is no theft; as
rule you find such persons asleep
when the thief makes his visit. The
business man, professional man, c
armer, who keeps wise to the situa-
ton all the time and has but little 10
say, to these we must look for leader
ship in struggle for better condi-
tons.
The territory around Nampa has
natural resources for the making of
great community. The pioneer al
ways has a hard struggle, and it must
be expected that there will be trying
times. But here we have the incentive
for sacrifice aud toll, the future with
Ill its promise OF health and wealth
and happiness. Since the Voice in
the Garden said to our first parents:
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou
eat bread" no real blessing has come
ito mankind without labor. The
knocker on the street corner can best
serve his fellow men by getting busy
at some productive occupation. When
he has learned to make good for
himself he will have a knowledge
that will inspire him to say to the
stranger within our gates: Come
thou with us, and we will do thee
good. At present, his thought
seems to be to do the country harm
Because he has neither the ambition
nor the energy to accomplish things
is no reason why others seeking
home here should not have success
as the reward of their labor
Mr.. Rural Hamlet Ito ministerial
guest)-Do have some more of The
corn, DR.. Eighthly. 1t came out of
our own garden.
Little .Buttin Hamlet-Yes, N the
chicken came outer our own garden,
too. Pa said he bet the folks next
door would keep their hens at home