The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-06-25
JAKE HORN DISCUSSES
POLITICS WILHELM
NORTH IDAHO
(Lewiston Tribune.)

Il was very graz 10 WISH Lewiston,
was the remark of Jake Horn of Cald-
we'll, who is attending the grand lodge
Knights of Pythias. Mr. Horn is prac-
tically the nestor of the newspaper
men of the state, and is known from
its center to circumference as a po-
litical sage and prophet.
1T has been my misfortune that in
the struggle for the almighty dollar
my nose has been kept pretty close
to the grindstone so | have been un-
able to visit the various parts of the
state as frequently as | would have
liked However, when | do come |
make up for long absences by the com
pleteness with which | cover the
ground, both geographically and per-
sonally. | try to see all my friends
and as much of the country as can"
When he was asked whether the
southern CART of the state was show
ing any evidences of political activity,
Mr.. Horn said: Eyes, it is; there is
more political ACTIVITY among the Re
publicans than there has been for a
long time. The Republicans feel that
they have been taking too little inter
est in party management and that if
the state is to be we'll governed, there
will have to be radical change from
recent methods. 1t is generally ad-
mitted that we need a good cleaning
out of the party councils. Preliminary
to this the management of the state
central committee must be changed,
and then there should be at least sew
raj designations in the various de-
partments of state. The oldtime pol
icy caring for lame ducks" which has
grown so general of late years in the
various departments of state gov
eminent, must cease. The people are
demanding a new deal all the way
round. If they get it. then there will
be no bull moose movement in the
future.
South Idaho, you can say for me,
is for Senator Borah for president of
the United States. The people gener-
ally have the idea very firmly imprint
ed in their minds that Senator Borah
stands an excellent chance of being
chosen. Just who will be called on
to lead the party in the next cam
paign has not been generally discus
sed, although as | have already stated,
the people are in the humor to de-
mand a new deal.
South Idaho Prosperous.
South Idaho is in singularly pros
porous condition. | am talking of the
towns. Apparently the towns in many
instances have been pushed ahead too
fast, and are suffering quiet times,
while the surrounding country catch
es up with them. l feel that my own
home town of Caldwell is less subject
to this remark than any other consid-
cradle town in south central Idaho
There has been a marked development
in Caldwell during the past two or
three years, particularly in connection
with the horse market, which has
been in existence about that length
of time. During the past two years
horses have been sold there to the
value of more than a million dollars
"All over our section of the state
the situation in all the farming dis
tricts is excellent. Throughout the
early spring great fears were enter
tanned that because of dry winter
and spring there would be no water
for irdrigation and that the fruit and
farm crops would be fatally injured.
But recent rains have changed all
this, and it is now conceded that the
hay and grain crops have never looked
so well as this season, while the fruit
crop is enormous You know we
think our county, Canyon. is one of
the greatest peach, apple and prune
counties in the United States. We
never had better prospects for fruit.
The numerous canneries in our county
are all preparing for heavy run. The
pea cannery at Payette will have as
large anoutput as it ever had
Although our section is not par
ticularly a grain country, still we do
grow good deal of grain This is
all fed to stock, and people here would
be surprised to know just how ad-
vanced we have become in stock rails
ing. One little town in the county, |
suppose about the size of your town
of Peck, ships annually something
over rs cars of hogs, more than that
number of sheep and lambs. over 100
cars of cattle, many train loads OF
fruits and garden stuff, and to cap
it all, l am informed. IL cars of
strained honey This is the town of
Parma, which is the shipping point
for the famous Roswell bench section.
II am delighted with Lewiston, as
who would not be2 1t bears the ear
marks of a coming great city. Just
when this will come ! have no idea,
but that it will come is beyond cavil,
You have everything to make city
water transportation. soil, climate.
water power, timber, mines, oppor-
tunity for manufacture and for trade
with surrounding and dependent COM
munities. If city is not built here
| cannot imagine any place where 1t
will be built"
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