The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
TOWN WILL CLEAN
ITSELF In FUTURE
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emit of the railroad to ask that his
company park both sides of the
right-of-way from the Blackfoot river
to the stockyards, a distance of a
mile and a quarter. He said 1t would
cost some mOney-perhaps $4,000
a. block, that there are about 20
blocks to the mile. She admitted
that eighty or a hundred thousand
dollars was considerable money. Then
she suggested that they could at
least level down the piles of dirt that
they were dumping on the right-of-
way in front of the business blocks
where they were filling in. He adj
mitted that they could, but said he
did not want to send the gang OF
Jewelers. there until the dumping was
finished. They were still dumping
dirt from the basement of the new
Republican building, and what was
the use of making two trips to Black
foot to do a little leveling! She adj
mitted that he knew more about
railroading and what was doing in
Blackfoot than she did.
He asked her where she lived. She
replied that she lived on the east
side. He asked where the other
ladies lived who had sent her to Po-
catello to ask him to beautify Black
foot. She said they all lived on the
east side-that was where the best
residences were-the best people
generally located on that side OF
town, especially in the earlier years
of settlement. He said that. people
of similar tastes and habits were
more than likely to keep together.
Then he told the lady short story
Short stories are generally delightful.
and especially if they are true stories
so we will tell it to you just as he
told it to her:
zone day during the past summer
came in from the branch in my
private car and had to lay over for
a while at Blackfoot. My wife was
along with me, and in the evening
we concluded to go out for a walk
We understood that Blackfoot was
a fine town, and had so many pretty
residences on the east side, so we
went out past the Cottage hotel and
went east and up and down and all
round looking for the beauty spots
We saw some very pretty homes and
some of them were beautifully kept
and in harmoney with the surround
ings, but we observed lack of har'
mony in most premises that was little
short of a shock to us. There were
nice houses and well-kept lawns with
weeds growing right up to and hang
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in bloom and wherever person
brushed against them the dust anc
the pollen would come off on oul
clothing, In many places the weeds
overhung the walks from both sides
and we had to walk in single file
and even then the weeds brushed III
from both sides. In many places
rubbish had been dumped out beyon(
the walk and lay in unsightly heaps
suppose these homes belong to the
members of the society that delegat
ed you to- come to Pocatello to ash
the Short Line to park the right-of
way so people would have something
to look at while they are in Black
foot; some place to go for walk
At this point in the story, the hus
band of the lady delegate, who wal
listening said, "Give il to them. Civ
it to them while you have chance
It's all true" The lady was blush
ing (for her town. and at this poin
she laughed a little, and the division
superintendent continued:
"When we got back to our, ca
our clothes were in such condition
that we had to change, and each o
us sent some clothes to the laundr,
because they we're not fit to be seer
again. Now you are asking us t.
park the right-of-way. think tina
when. the people of the east side a
Blackfoot have set an example ant
have shown that they really wan
beautiful surroundings, and wan
them with such sincerity that the,
are willing to clean up their owl
premises and immediate surround
ings, that will be plenty. soon enough
to ask somebody else to do some
thing in that lin b."
The lady rose smiling land is sail
to have offered her rand with al
the grace of a queen, and said, /"
am so glad you have heard me, an
/ am extremely glad to have hear'
you. Really, have nothing NOR
to say Good morning"
Chairman ,Tavey, who preside'