The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-01-19
Thursday January 10, 1922.
SENTIMENT NOT FAVORABLE TO
NEW STATE.

NEW STATE.
Since the last legislature authorized
the appointment of commission to
investigate and report upon the desir-
ability and feasibility of forming a
new state composed of northern Idaho
and eastern Washington, the subject
has received considerable discussion in
the press and so far as the Miner has
observed the sentiment as expressed
through this channel is against the
scheme with the exception of the press
of Bonner county, where the present
agitation originated and where it is
stfl kept alive with the assistance OF
the beneficent Spokane spirit" which
has ever been solictous of the welfare
of the people of the panhandle of Ida
no. The Miner has always been OPP
posed to the Acknowledgement of the
state of Idaho, and has frequently stat
ed the grounds for its opposition which
it believes reflects the attitude of
great majority of the people of the
state, both north and south But aside
from the merits of the question the
agitation for new state at this time
is most inoppOrtune for reasons that
should be plain to all thoughtful peo-
pie who are concerned in the welfare
of the state. Idaho. like every other
state, is struggling with the problems
of reconstruction and every effort is |
being made to restore normal business
and industrial conditions and to induce |
capital to come in for the development
of our resources. In this situation |
nothing could be a greater barrier to
the accomplishment OF these ends than
this movement for new state, even !
though there is hardly a remote posi-
bility of its being successful. The for
nation of a state of northern Idaho
and eastern Washington or of north
ern Idaho alone. would involve an enor-
nous expense to be met by taxation at
a time when the people are already
being taxed to the limit and are de-
handing a tightening of the burden,
and certainly this would not be "a
promising prospect for the promoters
of new enterprise whose first ques-
ton is the matter of taxation. Then
there is the question of laws of the
new state. Idaho is not handicapped
by freak or discriminatory laws, but {
who knows what a new state would J
bring forth in that respect? That is
a question that will certainly have a
most damaging effect upon prospective G
settlers and investors who are con- il
sidering coming to Idaho and while ?
this agitation continues they will be 4.
disposed to seek other states where :,
no such uncertainty exists.
The commission appointed to con- n
slider the question of new state will o
soon hold meeting, along with :
committee appointed by the Spokane n
chamber Of commerce. What the per- H.
ional attitude of the commission is OF
'egarding the question, we do not p
Know. but as we understand it, their =,
eport and recommendations are to be p,
'ased upon what they determine to be II
he sentiment of the people affected id
a all sections of the state Regardless IN
+ this sentiment. the committee from -
pokane viii of course favor the move
tent for that is the purpose for which FIR,
was appointed. The Legislature OF te'
he state OF Washington refused to 'n
ppoint commission similar to that
ppointed by the Idaho legislature, DO
rowing conclusively that so far as the OF
sople Of Washington are concerned th'
ley are opposed to the division of e'''
cir state The Spokane committee c,a
as appointed purely for the purpose du,
promoting the selfish aspirations of ina
at city and its attitude at the COM ing
g meeting should have no influence -
on the action of the commission al \
orized by the legislature of Idaho. bell
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