The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-28

natural resources and public utilities.
1t is decidedly questionable whether
such preponderance and involved
methods Of handling American bust
ness In our present state of political
development will fit. the requirements
Of the liberty loving American, as it
practically eliminates the constitution
al provisions for state rights and the
natural local advantages for indus
trial development and progress which
have been enjoyed and turned to such
high advantage already in the older
states of the union.
Idaho, as an example, is one Of the
best watered states In Union. One of
its big tributary streams rising and
emptying entirely within its borders,
according to conservative estimates Of
capable engineers, is running to waste
over decidedly feasible sites, sufficient
power to furnish the requirements of
30, 900 miles Of standard gauge trans
continental railway without single
horsepower of its great force in use
at this time.
development had not been interrupted
by the narrow Pinchot brand Of con-
servationists during the past 10 years,
1t Is more than probable that we
should not have felt the pinch Of coal
famine as the established hydro cleo
trio plants already in operation in this
state now furnish heat during the
/. summer season for cooking purposes
III close competition with the present
cost of coal, a domestic necessity of
which this state is notably deficient
and whose citizens have to pay several
million dollars year cash tribute to
other states for their absolute re-
quirements in this respect, and, from
my viewpoint there never was any
real reason for serious concern about
industrial wealth getting the upper
hand of the American people by con-
trolling water power resources, as long
as the people are privileged to vote
and elect their own national and state
iTeRuldlOTy W SWIM WIG
selling price Of trust products-espe-
cially the common necessities Of the
people, such as transportation service,
light, heat and power
If our western water power had been
more literally developed under ra-
tional federal encouragement instead
of unreasonable restrictions on private
capital, the government would not now
be suffering so seriously for supply
of coal and nitrate for it's war require
ments The present sociaistic tend
ency of multiplying government en-
ployes, aside from the army. is likely
to bring our country, if unchecked, to
condition that presaged the French
revolution over 100 years ago, when
history cites every fifth citizen was
government employee and there were
not enough of the tax producing peo-
pie left to support the multitude OF
naturally biased political insists, the
inducement for individual effort was
destroyed, and the countrys activity
tied up in hopeless political tangles
that revolution only could unravel,
Absolute sovereignty and regulatory
power and control by our central gov
, eminent is necessary and desirable IN
this country but if it's present form is
to survive individual and state initia-
tive, with its magnificent industrial
results, must be respected by the cen
trail authority, whose present tendency
is towards a gigantic manifestation Oh
the very thing it has been trying to
check for years-monopoly-to the
detriment of individual effort and with
shockingly poor results so far, and
with too little regard for primary
problems and abstract research work
of truly national import.