Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-07-17
PRAISES COOPERATION IDEA
Geo. w. York Has Good Word for
Bonners Ferry Folks.

DVsihciS CITY IoihS-
Standpoint, Idaho, July IL, 1917.
Editor Herald:
1t is with much pleasure that l
have received the Bonners Ferry
Herald for several years. You sure
ly are giving your readers fine
sample of what an enterprising, live
editor can do for an appreciative
community where everybody coope-
rates to make a place worth while
in which to live.
suppose l have been more in
terested in the northern part of
Idaho since / did my little ''bit" in
the creation of Boundary county, a
little over two years ago when
member of the state legislature that
was facetiously called the Thirsty
Thirteen" (You will recall that that
was the one that made Idaho some
what arid so far as intoxicants were
concerned.)
Well, Messrs. CARAT, Conner and
myself put over" about the most
unanimous thing of all that 18th
session when the Boundary county
bill (house bill No. y was carried
in both house and senate. All the
rest of the members seemed to be
so much impressed with the sincerity
and earnestness of the sponsor of
the Boundary bill that they just
didn't have the heart to vote against
it. And | suppose they all felt both
the justice and the great desire on
the part of the residents of the new
county involved in its creation.
At any rate, for one, have fol-
lowed with considerable interest the
enthusiastic growth of Boundary
county. Everything seems to have
been springing up all the time in
and around Bonners Ferry during
the past two years. Even now l
notice the big talk" about a big
hotel-a modern Davenport-being
constructed in the near future. That
sounds good. And it will doubtless
be more than mere sounds" very
soon.
Do you know that there is nothing
that can compare with true coopera-
ton in making a successful town
or a successful business? Where
there is good teamwork there is
bound to be something worth while
result Boomers Ferry seems to
have learned the secret, and so
frequently notice tangible and out
standing results announced in the
columns of the Herald-which is
well-named, for it heralds to the
world that there is live place on
the map that will have to be reck-
oned with ere long.
have great faith in this Handle
of the Pan" of North Idaho.
: know that it will take few more
years than l had estimated to make
- Of ho Qcf
but / have an abiding belief that il
, due time such it will be. When the
2 proposed drainage work up your way
has been completed, and the last Of
= the stumps have been blown out anc
! burned throughout both Bonner anC
{ Boundary, then we shall see be-
tween the mountains two of the
most beautiful valleys that can be
= found anywhere-the valley of The
: Pend d'Oreille and the valley of tn,
! Kootenai. | hope / shall be per
mitted to see that day, for it viii
= be worth a pilgrimage to view it, anC
happy then will be the peoples tina
are fortunate enough to have theil
homes located in the Handle of thu
: Pan of North Idaho.
/ didn't start out to unwind sucl
! long letter, but there's something
. about the atmosphere and the scenery
l in this part of Uncle Sans domain
5 that seems to lead one to forget al
else when he writes on its beauties
and future prospects. So l trus
you and your readers will pardon
me, and rest assured that | wisl
} for you all the speedy possession O
/: all that your own hearts may de
sire.