Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

'AiSht VI ~ vii, tilS IldIlIO ldStCll-
er since been a watch-word.
ways interesting. Lot us look over the
record and see what we may gather
from 1t. The late government reports
based on estimates OF the previous
growth give us population Of $4,000.
This is erroneous because we have not
grown so rapidly. but the question
arises-what is a correct estimator
The number Of customers Of the water
company in 1912. and the number of
customers of the water company IN
1916 servo as an index whereby we
may check our conclusions
Tho number Of votes cast Is an
other index. In considering the num-
Der OF votes cast, II we include In
termountain. Soldiers Home, Fair
Grounds. Whitney and Barber pre-
cincts, all Immediately adjoining the
city and which may properly be con-
sidered a part Of 1t. with the excep-
ton perhaps of Barber precinct, We
get the following result:
In 1912, the total vote cast was S0ls.
In 1914. the total vote cast was 7460.
In 1915. the total vote cast was 1928.
In states where women vote, the
generally accepted rule 10 to multiply
the total vote by three and one-half
in order to obtain the population. II
we do that, leaving out Barber pre-
cinct with its 200 votes. tho result is
2S.115 as the population Of the city
| including the Immediately adjoining
precincts mentioned. These precincts
which are included are all substantial
ly within three or three and one-half
miles Of the capitol building. Elimin-
ating these precincts, however, ami
/ including only the corporate bound
aries as fixed by law. think It fair to
say that there are $4,000 people with
in those limits.
In various parts Of the city. there
have been changes in the desnty o.
population. In what was formerly the
saloon district, there are fewer peo-
pie than there were in 1912, but even
this district is gradually filling up.
FIGURES VERIFIED.
The records OF the telephone COM
pany tell substantially the same story
as those Of tho water company. Tho
use of the telephone Is moro of a lux
ury than the use OF water; therefore.
the telephone service may be expected
to show a greater nuctuation than tho
water service. The business Of the
telephone company will not como back
quite as quickly as that Of the water
company. but still making allowances
for the abolition Of the saloons and the
fact that people are spending their
money with little more care now
than they did in 1912. We find that the
figures OF the telephone company verl-
~ those Of the water company. There
fore. using the election figures. tina
water companys figures and the tele-
phone company's figures as an index,
they all lead to the conclusion that
our population was never greater.
We do not find large crowd of
people congregating as we formerly
did In the saloon days between Sixth
and Eighth streets, but we do find
many more people in the picture
shows.
Perhaps It would do no harm here
to say word about that industry, At
the request OF some of our well known
people. the reports OF the board of re-
view relating to moving pictures are
sent to the mayors office. Here en-
index is kept OF these reports and w.
are able to tell you at any time what
report the national board has given
upon any particular picture. The
moving picture people of Boise are
DESTROYS of serving their public in the
best possible way. They have at MI
times been willing to Cooperate In
carrying out the directions Of the
hoard Of raUfay, ~
use attractive pictures Of the proner
hino. Ihere Is no subject upon which
mere Is SO wide a divergence of views
as there Is as to the propriety of GER
iain KINDS Of moving pictures. Some
people object to one thing, some to
another. So that 1t Is only possible In
presenting moving pictures TO arrive
~ an approximate result. The ma
ional board of review is doing a most
excellent work and the constant tend
'ncy l think is to have better picturee
Dur local exhibitors. as am wcu
aware, are making constant efforts 4,
his direction and follow carefully IN,
suggestions OF the national board.
A BETTER CITY.
We may congratulate ourselves. that
he town Is growing better. The 1900
lrrests made In 1916 dwindled to 47o
n 1916. A remarkable and most de-
'irable change. Civic strife no longer
occasions anxiety. People have grown
% know each other better and have
improved upon acquaintance. The
cal estate market is slower than other
ines of activity but with an increas-
ng population and an urs,,.c,
'oiume OF trade. We may look forward
o u growth and prosperity such as IN
previous years has not been seen.