Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-05-07

the labor organizations through
out the state meet about the same
time and take similar steps and
about the end of July / expect to
be in touch with every city, vii
lage and hamlet and every or
ganization throughout the state
and then the question of the
north and south railroad will be
thoroughly discussed and made a
live issue.
when the consensus of opin-
ion of the people of the state of
Idaho is once known. then ex-
pect to start a subscription list
and will head it with $1OO, and
will ask all those various organi-
cations throughout the state to
take up a popular subscription of
Is cents per capita, and no more,
and remit it to some suitable and
duly appointed treasurer to pay
out for work actually done and
which cannot be gotten without
pay, and when we have progress
ed thus far / will then 60 to New
York and personally take up the
financial end of it with financiers
in New York and other large
cities of the east.
Progress Must Not be Retarded
81 am determined that the in
activity and unmindfulness Of the
legislature on this great question
shall not retard the progress of
this great state of Idaho, as the
time is now right to forge ahead
and not lie slumbering. AS chief
executive of the state, | am de-
termined to leave as a remem-
brance of my official term what
consider will be for the greatest
good of the state, and that is a
connecting railroad from the
north to the south to unite US and
our interests.
''It will take a little time to
get the preliminary work on this
enterprise started but with the
cooperation of all sections of the
state, | have no doubt of the
, crowning success that will follow.
! The people are back of this, ano
! in my opinion there will be less
, trouble in building said road thar
anticipated. Even should thu
q state of Idaho be compelled tt
q aid in the matter, l believe th'
. people of the state are willing t.
endo 8 gu h action.
: Cost of Road Comparatively Sma
" "a north and south railroad o
100 miles " i'll not cost over S25, 90
e mile and that will mean an out
: lay of 81, 100000, and if the stat
% of Idaho will have to guarante
the interest on those bonds fo
y, ten years, an outlay of $4,000
, annually on A per cent bonds,
. is insignificant compared wit
~ =, what is wasted annually.
~ 1.-The legislature made an al
~ ~ preparation of $4,000 for tn
w King Hill Irrigation project, an
=, =, $50. 900 for the workmen's con
~ pensation bill, and while some
~ these bills were not allowed
~ ~ become laws it shows that the
=. - three items carried more appr
priation than the interest on 81
w. ~ 500, 900 worth of bonds would
- mount to for the construction
'' the most important enterprise
,,,s the state of Idaho and that do
' not cover one-third of the amou
-, of similar appropriations ma
-. by the legislature.
- :. - Besides, the mere building
e 1e this north and south railroad
Wy ~, closer connect these portions
,l a the state, such road would OK
~ p up a country of vast resour
~ that would return this amo'
so pa expended in the way of taxa
e.0. e property not only in ten ye
Ln t' but forever. 1t would open
'o 'e and develop possibilities now
'eli, dreamed of. The mineral wea
w eau grazing and agricultural possl
'vei tiles are unexcelled in any ]
'e of the world, and this Will