The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-02-22
WASHINGTON COUNTY
ON STATE DIVISION

washington county occupies a posi-
ton peculiarly its own In relation to
the question Of division Of the state.
Inc boundaries of the new state, as
outlined In the joint legislative memoir
1al, place us In the same political sub
division with the northern counties
ana the question to be considered is
whether In the event of a division we
would rather be thrown with the north
or remain with the counties In the
south.
In stating our position Is peculiar
the Signal had in mind the fact that
from the beginning Of the agitation
Tor a north and south highway the
DpeOple OF Boise have done everything
In their power to divert the route
from Boise to Payette Lake instead
or by way of Weiser, the more feas-
1ble route and the one which will serve
the greatest number of people. Both
the former and present highway com
missions have had Boise to fight every
inch OF the ground and when the legis-
lature convened Boise at once began
to lay wires to grab the state thorough
fare The writer was even told by a
Boise citizen last week that they had
just begun to throw their monkey
wrenches into our highway machin-
cry. and even II we did get It Boise
would get State Highway Engineer
Booths scalp.
Not only has weiser been compelled
TO spend money to checkmate the selfish
plans OF Boise concerning the state
highway, but with other communities
we have suffered from time to time
from the selfish demands and the ar
rogance OF the people Of the capital
city. The Boise basin timber was sold
at only 1.-THE of what IL is worth TO
further Bosses interests alone and the
state school fund was robbed OF the
difference. We have had the Payette
Lake club and score of other schemes
to I'LL the pockets OF certain Boise inter-
ests and the other communities have
either not been considered or were ia
ken In to be shorn. The state land de-
partment the executive Offices and the
legislatures have been MIXED for
Bosses benefit while Washington coun-
ty and the other counties In the state
have furnished the fodder.
As consequence of the schemes
which have been put over, and the rich
rewards reaped by our selfish neighbors
they have had fellow feeling for Of
hcials who have betrayed the people
and plundered the public treasury. 1t
has been impossible 10 secure convic-
tions Of even confessed criminals, for
reasons best known at the state capt.
tai, and, while no objections were made
to investigations Of the state univer-
sity, the state normal, the industrial
training school and other institutions
outside of Boise 1t has been impossible
to pry up the lid In the state land de-
partment and through the influences
brought to bear on legislative investi-
eating committees reports are said to
have been rewritten as many as seven
times before they were allowed to see
the light of day.
The press and the people mot all OF
them) OF Boise put In weeks before
the legislature convenes laying their
plans to grab most of the money appro-
priated, and If they could have their
way there would be boulevards lead
ing from there to every mountain re
sort and ninety per cent OF the tax
money would be spent providing for
their pleasure and prosperity regard
less OF the needs OF other sections
1t Is because of these reasons that
Weiser and Washington county citi-
zens do not blame the people OF the