The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-07-28
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CROSSING STATE LINES

CROSSING STATE LINES
A Occur d'Alene drayman has beer
arrested in Spokane for hauling
across the Washington-Idaho state
line. He took a load of freight from
Occur d'Alene to Spokane and took a
load from Spokane to Occur d'Alene
on the return trip. For this he was
arrested.
1t seems to US that this is very,
very foolish. Spokane has been made
the greatest inland city in the north
west by the trade that has flowed
into it from Idaho and the surround
ing country. For Spokane to use a
technical legal excuse to stop this
trade seems to be "killing the goose
that lays the golden eg."
Spokane seems to forget that the
Panhandle of Idaho is just as much
its territory as is eastern Washing
ton and that the line between the two
sections is only imaginary. Spokane
wants the trade of the Panhandle. 1t
is a narrow and dangerous policy to
drive that trade away. An overzeal-
GUS official can hurt Spokane's trade
immensely.
But there are a number of men in
Spokane, men prominent in the
chamber of commerce and in business
circles, who seem to feel that any
territory east of the state line is bar
red from the advantages of the terri
tory west of the line. Rank discrimi-
nation against Idaho has been practic-
ed repeatedly by Spokane business in
terests. Discrimination against the
University of Idaho in favor of Wash
ington State College has been fire.
quent and fragrant. In preparing the
premium list for the Spokane Inter
state fair the list was so arranged
that University Of Idaho sheep were
barred from exhibition in the Inter
state fair. The Idaho sheep have al
ways defeated Washington State Col
lege sheep and this step was taken
keep the Idaho sheep out of COM
petition with those of w. S. G. The !
attention of the fair management was !,
called to this and a threatened boy
colt against the Spokane fair brought
change in the premium list and
sheep will be exhibited at
Spokane next fail and will take sweep
stakes and first prizes as they have
lone in the past.
northern Idaho can retaliate. But
northern Idaho rants to be on the
most friendly relations and to cooper
tie with Spokane. If Idaho officials
vere to arrest Washington draymen
md auto truck drivers for crossing
he line, she could hurt Spokane far
O than Spokane can hurt Idaho.
We could buy our goods in Montana
r Lewiston, instead of Spokane, but .
re do not want to do this
The Occur d'Alene drayman ar +;
in Spokane had the consent of ;
ne secretary of state of Washington, :
, do an interstate business, yet he !,
as arrested by a Spokane officer for ;
ping what the secretary of state said
e had a right to do. Spokane is :
wing to get the trade Of the Inland .
and the announcement is made =
lat an auto-truck line is to be estab- :,
she'd to connect Spokane with all
the surrounding towns, including j
oscow and Occur d'Alene. Supponse
is is done and Spokane given a dose
her WI medicine. 1t would create /,
bitter feeling between Spokane and .
e territory which is naturally hers !,
d injure both. a.
Strictly applied the law will not :.
rmit a physician licensed in Idaho 6
cross the line and practice in =.
ashington, or d Washington physi-
m to practice in Idaho. A case oc- =
rred last year where a doctor was =
led from Washington to see a
tient in Idaho and was arrested for
doing and he paid a fine Of S25 and
its. The law permitted this but we ri
it would have been better to not IN
.orce the law strictly in these cases 81
ich are only technical and which q
no one any harm but generally re- he
t in great good, by the free inter- te.
nge between communities. CO.
f Spokane will only recognize that no
Panhandle Of Idaho is enc CT her 70