The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-03-26

the control of transportation lines,
drunk with his own power and blind
ed to the inherent rights Of the peo-
pie, replied, 1.-The public be d"
But Mr.. Vanderbilt lived to regret the
insoent expression, and his sons and
grandsons who hold the vast Wander
hit estate have learned that pubic
sentiment is not a thing to be ignored
or despsed.
Under different circumstances the
insolent and domineering spirit of the
elder Vanderbilt is manifested in the
majority Of the city council in dealing
with the paving question Because a
bad law chances to give certain ma
jorty of the council the power to Gre
ate paving districts and force prop
erty owners to pave the streets, even
though these same property owners
are unanimously against it, the ma
!
jority of the present council have TAX
en- the bit in their teeth, so to speak,
coed over the direct protest of all but
small fraction of the property own
ers concerned. The report of the
committee, which was adopted, Great
ing paving district No. 2, is childish
in its simplicity and humorous in it's
this paragraph for example,
at can truthfully be said that many
of our property owners, merchants
and business men generally, have
done much in years past, in their in
dividual line toward improvements in
our city. In consequence, we now
enjoy splendid hotels fine stores, sta
BILE banking institutions and many
other modern buildings. All very
commendable for individual effort and
j progressive spirit But why should
not this same spirit, this same pro-
gress toward betterment be collect
lively applied to our streets?'
Yes why not? For the very simple
reason which no amount Of shallow
reasoning can observation-disclosures
these men who have displayed so
much individual enterprise are oppos-
ed to it. and they are the best judges
of their ability to pay and of the ad-
vantages of paving to their property.
They are the public. and they must
pay the bill, and they object to being
brushed aside in the old public be
d" style.
The report of the majority is liter
ally filled with gems Of reason and
logic and is we'll worth perusa of any
one possessed of sense of humor. In
this connection The Miner can not re-
fran from reproducing one more ex-
tract;
But in our efforts for civic better
ment, looking only to the citys' good,
this council has received little or no
support from the many successful
business men and property owners of
our city. on the contrary, many such
have left no stone unturned to thwart
these efforts simply because of a mod.
crate expense
From a public sense Of duty to the
city, whose name it bears. should not
our board of trade be of material
help to this council in its endeavors
for the Improvement, civic betterment,
more business"
If the council has received little or
no support" from the business men
and property owners, and has also
failed to get material help" from the
board of trade, which is composed Of
business men and property owners, it
would be interesting to know just who
the majority of the council processes
10 represent. III lHe coulcil - Hot sup
ported by the business men, property
owners and board of trade, who, then,
is back of the council? The commit
tee has here unwittingly opened up
very interesting question. one that
goes to the very bottom of the paving
controversy If business men, prop
erty owners and the board of trade
are against the council, and the ma.
jority Of the paving committee says