The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-04-01

iht hpitrt 3tIflCt mas purchased
barbed wire and local stockmen viii
fence dangerous bog which covers
about ten acres near Mountain City.
In the Humboldt National Forest OF
northern Nevada. The bog sur
water Is excellent for bathing pur-
poses for the relief OF rheumatism.
In tho spring, however. the mud IN
the holes about the spring is pushed
up about or 10 inches above the
lefel OF the ground round about. and
then becomes dry and crusts over.
This Is decoiying TO people. who have
sunk Ia the boys to their arm plts,
and 10 stock, which are unable To- ex-
tricate themselves. Hitherto many
head Of stock have been lost there
each year"
We publish the above just to show
what Incompatible deeds OF devil
defying daring the brave and fear
less forest reserve officials are cap
able OF undertaking; also for the en-
lishtenment OF thousands OF our be-
nighted citizens. who would never
have known that dangerous bog
existed In the exact spot mentioned
if the Aforesaid conaervators OF life.
liberty and pursuit OF publicity had
not, fearless of consequences. fenced
that area OF the public domain equal
ling three Parma blocks. The feat
viii 80 down In history with Their
mopylae and Borah's low tackle of
Wilson's Jackson Day speech. In
only one respect is the report deflc-
lent, and we blame that moro on the
manufacturer than to our fearless
forest officials every man connect
ed, even by long distance, with the
forest SERVICE is an Officially -:
some patent fence manufacturer
overlooked the best bet of the sea-
son.
What we are trying to get at now
Is the cost OF spreading this infor-
nation to an unenlightened public
Its Importance mean the build
Ing OF this fence that Will enclose
an area equal to three Parma blocks
lis conceded. The report doesn't
furnish the names OF the brave men
who will undertake this gigantic
taslS-through mOdosty, we suppose
but their heroic purpose Ia de-
Tense OF their adopted country Is
also conceded. Remains only tho
nominal expense TO a grateful tax.
paying public.
There are some thousands OF
newspapers IA these United States
Iof ours. The forest reserve has
FREQ access TO the list. and to the
circulation number as given by the
publishers (Which Is never under
eatimatedl Every newspaper IN the
United States received published
statement from the forest reserve
ONCE nc Washington, stating that It
was the intention OF the forest re-
serve officials 10 build this fence
around this bog which includes in
area the same territory az Is in
cluded In three Parma blocks As
literacy test has been vetoed by
our three living presidents and ex-
presidents, we may assume that we
have and Will continue TO have, some
citizens who do not read: all the
others are hereby informed that the
forest reserve OFFICIALS are go
Ing 10 fence ten acres OF ground IN
Nevada, equal TO three Parma blocks
In this day and axe everything
enters into the high cost OF living;
even wheat And we want to get al
the cost OF this information from the
forest reserve OFFICIALS Ii costs
article first quoted and prepay post.
age on Il to every newspaper IN the
United States It cost every news
paper in the United states four
bits 20 set up the article and from
one 10 one hundred dollars to pub
lish Il. Unnecessary comment. sucl
as we are handing you. costs IL
cents per line II YOU are Ia favor
OF the ltteracy test YOU can figure
the cost for yourself And aftei
you figure It. we will furnish ;
Igunranty TO put up that fence. fur
nishing all labor and materials
outside OF the brain work OF th'
forest reserve system. for the sun
OF $50. cash. coin OF the u g. Ans
il has cost the people OF the Unite,
states the sum OF at least $4,000
TO ten them that the forest reserve
ofhcials were going to boild a So
fence.
Figure this int the high cost o
living. and ask yourself II Il Is wort
the price. Blame the newspaper
lif YOU come out Ia the red Ais
blame President Wilson, for IN thi
case he Is entitled 10 criticism 10
not stopping n rotten practice m
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