The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-09
Il. F. SAMUELS, FARMER
LIKES THE SIMPLE LIFE
MADE FORTUNE IN THE CoEUR
D'AlENE MlNES-ALl HE HAS
GOVERNMENTS DISPOSAL
(Lewiston Tribune, May 81


the Occur d'Alenes, became one of the
original owners In the famous Her.
cules mine, sold his interest, acquired
the Success and Stewart. still later
| disposed of these properties and thus
amassed a large fortune. He built
the Samuels hotel in his home town
so that Wallace could have a hosiery
Of credit to the mining metropolis,
and then bought a large area Of
logged off land in Bonner county and
became a farmer. Mr.. Samuels is
happier now bringing new ground to
the state Of productivity and helping
increase the food production Of the
nation than he was at any period in
his successful mining career. His
conversation yesterday showed he was
an enthusiastic agriculturist when he
commented on the conditions found in
the Camas prairie and Nezperce prai-
RE sections, for he had just returned
from a trip there after an absence Of
twenty three years.
1T was a joy to see so much plant
because it is now just in fine shape
for the spring rains. There should
be an immense crop this year through
out that region and that result will
all help win the war;"
When Mr.. Samuels left Grangeville
twenty three years ago, the means of
transportation was the stage coach
driven by Felix Warren and the route
out of Lewiston was by way of Tam
many and Waha, traversing what is
now the Lewiston orchards district.
II made the trip today through this
latter district" said Mr.. Samuels,
"and it was difficult to understand
that this wonderful orchard enterprise
covers the scene of those old dusty
roads. 1t would indeed have been an
imaginative mind of twenty years ago
that could have anticipated such a
transformation"
Mr.. Samuels' home is now on his
10000 acre ranch, located in Bonner
county, near the Samuels railroad sta
ton. He has cleared 1000 acres the
soil being adapted to all types Of hay,
but this year to help the government
food production he has planted 500
acres of spring wheat, 200 acres OF
oats and 100 acres of peas. Timothy
the clovers and bluegrass thrive there
81 am happy in this farm work." he
said. ''In the first place, 1t afforded
me fine place to raise my family
interest the children in agriculture
and reasonable methods of thrift and
industry, while>it is gratifying to note
that your effort in this logged off lant
district is retaining to the uses OF
mankind ground that would otherwise
perhaps remain idle for years"
Mr.. Samuels has long been classet
as rich, yet he holds some ideas thai
some rich men do not hold. Ever!
bit of success have had in life in 6
financial way" he said, sis due to the
country. The country afforded me the
opportunity and more than that gave
me protection. Now if the govern
ment, in order to prosecute the war t.
protect its existence and institutions
needs anything l have, / do not SCI
why the government is not cntitle:
to it-any portion or all of it. Whel
one considers that the boys are goins
to the battlefelds to sacrifice if ne
cessary their lives for the country. /
appears to me that there is no argu
ment as to the duty Of those at hom'
we should do anything the govern
up so far as possible to the spiri. o
llcys.ity and self sacrifice shown by tn
boys who have gone to the 'front.'
Mr.. Samuels holds further pro
nounced views along that line. III
believes that the people at hom
should pay the expenses of the war a
it progresses so that not a dollar o
debt will be left to be met by the bow
who return after the war. He be
lieves all forms Of profiteering SHOULD
cease and that the government SHOULD
take from those. at home on SOM
equitable basis the full expense II
meeting the burdens of the war. I'm
til such policy can be brought about
he urges all to buy Liberty bonds a
rapidly as they are offered.
1t was this idea that led him to in
relation to it's -profiteering poll
cies He went to Notrh Dakota an
Minnesota and Investigated the wor
of the league there with the resul
that he has become member, wit
this step resigning from the chair
manship of the republican party
Bonner county and deciding that whe
the farm work is compelled he will 6
: on the stump for the league If his SCI
vices are called upon. He states thf
: he knows the farmers of any state ca
be depended upon for conservatisl
and loyalty and that the operations {
the league are misjudged In man
quarters by men who have not gor
: to the trouble that he did to invest
y gate He believes that when the can
! paign opens In Idaho and the leagu
I work is explained from the STUN
5 prejudice held against the organize
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