Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-02-15
REPLY TO ARTICLE IN
INDEPENDENT OF FEB. 8

In the last issue of the Payett
Independent, we note an article writ
ten by some one who signs himseI
"A Reader in which he makes quit
TRADE on the newspapers of thi
place, as well as the Commercial
Club, the City Counsel, and seem
insly every other body of men who
are making an effort to better oul
condition We do not know who thi,
reader is, but from his article il
would seem that the gentleman Il
in favor of Cooperation. On that we
can agree, and we can also agree
on the fact that the newspapers
should inform the people of what
is going on, and what is being done.
when the proper time arrives, and
we believe they have done SO when
the information can be obtained.
Some people seem to think an edi-
tor is mind reader, with ability to
see and know what is being done
and able to obtain information wheth.
or the people want to give it to
+, bin or not Often times there are
items of interest if the Editor could
only get them. He like the public.
has to wait until the people in pos
session of the information is ready
to have it published
This reader says it might be in
teresting to know more about the
Commercial Club, to know more
about its real purposes, plans and
accomplishments, to know whether Il
Is real, valuable and credidabe as
set to the town founded on broad
democratic principals and accom-
piishing something for the town and
country in exchange for the courtes-
les and favors conferred upon il and
Its officers at the expense OF the
city. or whether its operations saw
or more of that of little self-con-
stituted hirarchy in which the few
endeavor to dictate the actions oil
the many and to mould the policy
OF the city administration and in !,
nuence public opinion.
IL is quite evident that MIR. Read
err does not read the Enterprise. II
he did he would have seen an arti-
Gle in the issue of Feb LIST that ex-
plains just what he is asking for
in regard to the Commercial Club,
as to its plans and policies, and
some of the things accomplished, and
who pays the bills. and how the
money is raised, and in the issue OIL
Jan. 18th we published the full pro-
ceedings of the January meeting. If
this reader is as enterprising ana
public spirited as he would have us
believe him to be, he would be a
member of the Commercial Club and
be at the meetings and know more I
about the affairs of the Club and
what they are doing !,
He says it might be interesting to =
know why the recent proposed City +
water improvement bonds were SO !,
defeated, and in e
fers that it was because the papers n
'f the town did not give the matter Il
proper publicity This is another in n
1ication that the gentleman has not v
'ead the home papers, as in sever q
u issues of the Enterprise the sub f
ect was handled ia detail and made h
Is clear as could be done on paper, n
Ind furthermore. before there was q
my move along this line by the City
COUNSEL, a mass meeting was call +.
~ oNS GIL VAPiroc vi Tue p6O-I a.
lie and it was fully understood at A
his meeting what was needed and II
unanimous expression by the meet II
ns in favor of the proposition. And h
n accordance with the wishes of ID,
he people the City Counsel took fc
ction and the papers not only pub m
lBhed the plan to be carried out Fl
ut printed hand bills and placed I'll
hem in every house in the city 10
Phis important Improvement was not a,
'oted down because it was not Civ III
n proper publicity W
ihere are men in every commun- to
y VINO seem to take delight in hid W,
ns behind the woodpile and ex- in
aoadang their ideas and TRADING ly
ne city and community through the ca