The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-09-22
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE

NEVER were we 81 uccply liilpI CO.
sed with the abnormal conditions
existing in the state of Idaho, as
when we wended our way down
over the Blue Mountains through
Washington and Oregon to our cap
ital city. You may call Idaho the
Gem of the Mountains or what you
will, but the fact remains as a fact
that the territory included was not
intended, by Him who doeth all
things well, to be formed into
state, single commonwealth. But
that is another story.
Suffice it to say that we arrived
at the city of Boise. The discom-
forts of the journey need not be
noted. The state capital is truly
delightful little city and fully
measures up to the good reputation
given it in these columns short
time ago. 1t is a city of beautiful
homes where peace, quiet and con-
tentment reign supreme. With its
wide. level streets it is surely a
paradise for the automobile.
But our journey did not end
here. Another night in the sleeper
and dusty half days ride by day
light brought US to the truly magic
city Of Twin Falls. How far it
would have been necessary to travel
to reach the southern boundary of
the state, we did not learn because
we did not care to inquire. The
train, we were so glad to leave,
continued on it's way southwark.
The city of Twin Falls is Won
der-not that it is great city, for
its reputation is greater than itself,
but the fact that it was a sage
brush plain a dozen years ago
makes it an object of genuine in
terest. Should a visitor drop in
not knowing the history of the
place he would find nothing out of
the ordinary-a thriving up-to-date
little city.
After all it is not brick and
mortar alone that makes the city
but the business energy that backs
it up. Twin Falls is especially for
tunate in having a citizenship of
boosters. The sun rises and sets in
this city as elsewhere but after
spending a few days with these
hustlers you become convinced
that the sun rises in the suburbs of
Twin Falls and sets in the suburbs
on the opposite side. Somehow
this spirit of self-adulation even
gets a firm grip on the visitor.
This was clearly noticed in the ad-
dress of our Grand Master of
Masons, Francis Jenkins, who said:
''In the center of this land of
great plenty, the land of milk and
honey, is situated Twin Falls, the
Queen City of the Snake River
plains, where she nestles luxuriant-
ly in her rich sylvan bower
Their on he says: "And now amid
such scenes of beauty and grandeur
which beggars my feeble descrip-
tion etc."
We have quoted enough to show
that man cannot come within the
environ of Twin Falls without be-
coming a booster. Mr.. jenkins
lives in MoscoWSand he well knows
that if what he said above is true
of Twin Falls it is true in an in
finitely greater degree of his own
home city-Moscow. Kendrick
would occupy position so far as
scenic beauty is concerned, so far
removed from Twin Falls and Mos
COW that no relationship could be
traced.
The meeting of the Grand Lodge
at Twin Falls was great success.
After three days of business and
merry making we turned our faces
to the north. Two nights and
more than day of travel brought
us into Gods own country. Now
that the alkali dust has again been
removed from our eyes and hair
and we are again lulled to sleep by
the gentle murmurs of the peerless