Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-03-19
BOISE THE LOGICAL.

Just now the Capital News Of Bois3
is considerably exercised over th'
rates charged by the Oregon Shor
Line Railroad for logs from points OF
the Pacific & Idaho Northern to tbs
same city. In several articles it has
compared the rates charged by the
Oregon Short Line with rates in ee
feet ON other roads without regard
to operating expenses, mileage being
the only comparison made. The write
is not prepared to state whether the
rates as charged at present in both
instances are exorbitant or not but
there is one phase of the question
that certainly appeals to US which
leaves the railroad rates entirely out
of the question.
Heretofore it has always been 'Boi-
Sc the Beautiful" and almost every
other section of the state has been
content to let 1T go at that However
when it comes to point of Boise
the Only Logical" location for every
industry in the state and to the ex-
tent of reaching out and seeking to
grab resources that rightfully and ge-
graphically belong to other sections
of tho state, it perhaps becomes
different question.
There are many fair minded people
in this section who wild believe that
the proper place to manufacture the
timber on the headwaters of the
Payette river into lumber Is not
some point located on the Boise riv-
er and ON branch line of railroad
but rather on the Payette river and
as near as possible to the source of
supply. -
Many will think it eminently un-
fair to attempt to force a rate on
this proposition wholly and solely for
the benefit of single city which
has the misfortune to be lily located
In our mind the proper place to
advantageously mill lumber from the
timber standing on the headwaters of
the Payette, is some poirt on the |
Payette river where water power is |
abundant and where the logs can
be floated to the mill-say Payette
DR. Emmett. Then railroad rates do
not enter into the affair at adj and
4 they should proper steps can be
aiken to remedy them.
For yeaHs the people living ON the
9ayette river have been looking for
ward to the time when the resourc-
les in the way of timber on that
liver, and which they rightfully think
,elongs to them, would be used. Now
zones Boise because a lumber COM
,any happens to have a mill near
standing idle and insists that a rate
'hall be made which wi enable that
to bring the. legs there for
claiming the rss5ugc-s
'elong to her. AZ
To most people it looks Like an at
empt on the part of selfish people
# one city, to reach out and grab
he resources and prosperity that
ealiy belong of right to another
ection and that solely to benefit a
corporation that has already been in
ad several times and yet seems able
o pull the wool over the eyes Of
he people of the state, or at least :
heir public officials. (
Before forcing rate and invoking
be aid of the public utilities COM d
Mission, which is popularity supposed c
D be the instrument OF the Whole c
eople for. securing redress along e
ertain lines, let the Weyerhauser-
arson combination get right-that rs b
right with regard to t
be location OF their mill, then II 5
abroad rates conflict, remedy them v
len. But just because combination t
GEMS to be on one side of the fence
nd their standing timber ON the 9th t
r side, Is no reason why the PEG d
Le of this state should unite in h
emand for the Oregon Short Lime
ailroad to lift them over. Let the .
Imber company get their mild locat- n
1 where there is timber to saw, or y
least the closest geographical point Il
! such timber and then take up a.
We other fight. b
At present 1t looks to many peo- fl
e very much like am attempt on fo
le wind TANNERS OF Boise to get
Did of some Of the resources that A
ghtfully belong to other sections OF g
le state to bolster up a failing and on
ct cause.