The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-02-11
HE DESERVED
THE DOLLAR

Some gentleman giving the name
of G. G. Bond, writing for local
paper, not The Republican, supplied
an article that would have won a
cash prize if it had been sent to
The Idaho Republican with permits
sion to publish in our farm column.
Mr.. Bond criticised the city coun-
Gil for their failure to keep the town
cleaner and appealed to Editor Ire
60 to bring about the desired
changes. He cited the high rate of
interest prevailing in this county and
pointed to the editor of The Repub-
lican as the one having the ability
to reduce it to per cent. He spoke
of the expensive system of delivery
of merchandise about town by re-
tailers and called upon Editor Trego
to institute the cooperative plan and
reduce the expense. He cited the fact
that onions and cabbage do not find
q ready market in this county and
asked the editor to find or create a
market and stop the importation of
similar products from Utah. He
spoke of the auction sales where
mems property is sold for debts and
appealed to editor Of The Republican
to save them. He suggests that we
call in the bankers and tell them
what to do with these fellows to tide
them over. He speaks of Mr.. Trego's
back yard and says the grounds at
the rear Of The Republican office are
filthy and desolate and that he ought
to clean them up. At the same time
he says the filth is due to other peo-
pie putting 1t there and we commend
Mr.. Bond for his fairness in acknow-
Lodging this and in looking to the
editor of The Republican as the only
one likely to undertake any OF these
many Jobs or as the only one possess
ing the ability to complete them. We
think he over-rates us, but 1t Is re-
freshing to find one who does, for
we think, of course, that we have
generally been moderated and mis-
represented. Mr.. Bond states that
the Trego ranch has been running
down at the heel" for L years. That
is pretty hard on the renters, for 1t
is just Is years since we quit operat-
ing it in person and hiked for Alaska.
We have never felt any pride in the
ranch since, but have always stuck
to the belief that the time would
come when it could be made profit
able, and our two months investiga-
ton of farm problems last fall con-
WINGED us that the time has come.
Mr., Bond asks Editor Trego to pub
lish his plans for improving the farm
and making it pay. We have formu-
lated the plans and made engage
ments, but for business reasons de-
cided not to publish plans until ma
terials were secured to carry them
into effect. We hope Mr. Bond will
be content to wait until "shuckin'
time" for details. There is many
man who rents his farm to some
body and then tries to dictate to the
renter where he shall pile his wood
and where to stand his buggy until
the renter feels annoyed at the IN
reference. There is one man in the
county who never kicks on small
matters until the end of the lease,
and then it is not necessary. Re
garding back yards, there is only
one back yard in the county that
is under the absolute control OF the
editor of The Republican, and that
is on exh.vlt at Sagehurst IL months
in the year as a case he offers no
apology for. The back yard at the
printing office is appropriated by the
public and our janitor keeps the
weeds and litter off of it out to the
"war zone" In justice to him we
want to say that it is one of the
cleanest yards in the business section,
SO far as we rule, but with the ex-
ception of narrow belt next to the
house, "The people, rule"