Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-12-09
uny well charging its greater possibilities for useful
to the people the state of Idaho large in the

possible of by the continuance of the
OF drastic economy Preliminary reports from large roads
operating M miles compiled by the Interstate Commerce
Commission indicate increase in total operating
mile from ST 19 in September 1914 September
1915 62 cent and in net operating mile
from $408 to 1884, Is per cent This also represents gain
in both gross and net September 1913 when similar
compilation by the commission showed that total operating
35 mile and net operating
1897 mile and September 1872 when total operating
ST 200 and net operating $44 The
gross earnings reports of 80 railroads available for October
show increases of 1858 for the first week. 98 for the second
and 40 for the third 1914 Any enthusiasm aroused by
comparison with 1914 should be tempered by recollection of
the exceedingly showing made in that year but net gains
compared with both 1912 and 1913 gratifying indeed
In September the earnings of the Pennsylvania railroad
361 the largest month in the companys
history except August and October 1913 and the net earnings
S2 021 the largest any month in it's history The
railroads have always been baromerc indicators of business
conditions and prosperity general showing would ndi
cate satisfaction the part of railroad officials at least
Getting along about that time when considerable
catter from certain class of newspapers revolutionary
ties faddsts regarding the hackneyed bnd adher
ence to party There abused mis-
applied term Party is for anybody earth but 'bind"
and persists remaining blind along partisan
lines his often opened in very fast but usual
too late for him what has before him. That
usually when he leaves his proper political friends and flies off
tangent of new thought the only platform of which APP
pears to be excoraon of blnd adherence any party
Partisan politics is very wide awake proposition, and the
successful have keep their pretty regular and sleep
after the manner Of the 'possum.-Pocateo Tribune.
In other words to derive complete and full understanding
ordinary parzan but the politician be particularly
'wideawake" What he will not hurt him if the
happens to be blind.
Judging from of the speeches of Toastmaster Con-
speaker of the house of representatives Of the last egsa
ture Senator Davis of American Falls Idaho primary
choice for governor of Idaho the Republican ticket Fred
of Moscow another member of the house, and
others who present the annual banquet of the Livestock
Association at Lewiston last week. and took spirited part in
the political discussion that OCCASION of the air from
the show grounds got inside reality and healthy ami
mails in the which should have been tied outside
Politics livestock industry whatever supposed to be the
topic of the evening" neither sighted except perhaps the
latter 1t is hard to tell from the of the speeches of the
above mentioned gentlemen who entitled the
as "Mexican athlete
Some endeavoring that all the war
will ever have in this country will be with the W. VS.
One backs argument by saying that the Hsrum
funeral in Chicago forerunner of what going happen
in this country day. If the W. w. hobo organization is
all have fear there little for alarm
militia company with blank cartridges could drive the whole
bunch into the brush in less time than would take write
the story Big Bill Haywood will it that his dupes
their work in the dark He gets his pay check regularly
does his srveed heart good hear of of his crowd being
found guilty Of murder and the death penalty imposed This
makes martyrs without martyrs Bills organization
would rot and blow away.-Cudesac Enterprise.
novel scheme for stimulating business by Idaho
camille house is told by The Cofax Gazette wherein free hair
cut and shave given all making purchases
during the two days SALE Odd innovations like this is
gives punch to the merchandising game and goes without
saying that the firm referred to- did raising business
The New West Trade
State Senator Davis American Falls Idaho seems to
be taking his reprmary nomination for the Re-
publican ticket at the Pocaeo conference of lead
Republicans of the state quite seriously indeed ndcat
ed by his recent visit Lewiston and his interviews published
the newspapers concerning his future plans for shaping
welfare of the state
great load have been lifted off those protective tar
if workers. minds when the English took charge
of all the Canadian wheat Doubtless desiring to retain spirit
American the