Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-11-17

When the editor was on the train
coming to Idaho he met man in the
sleeper from this state and being de-
sirous of obtaining all the information
possible about his new home, the edi-
tor engaged him in conversation and
asked a great many questions Of the
Idahoan as to the crops and manu-
featuring possibilities of the state, etc.
Crossing the Snake river, the plant
of the Idaho Power company came in
to view and the editor asked as to
the power and electrical conditions
of the state.
"The Idaho Power company, said
the Idahoan, sis an octupus that has
the state by the throat ready at any
minute to choke the people to death
1t has entire control esss Sac Sy Ssry water
power siteSnf anE. the Sen the state
and keeps everythinggala';s, Sc, eaFs thumb.
The state of idaho c4nnot grow as
long as this octupus is allowed to live
and dictate. The state should take
away all of its sites and furnish cleo
tricity to the people at such a low
rate as to encourage investment by
manufacturing plants and thus build
up the state"
If this octupus is so deadly to the
growth of the state and so harmful
to the people was there not some way
in which a weak spot might be found
and the monster rendered harmless
and even of benefit to the community
was the constantly recurring thought
TO the EDITORS mind.
The rights of the people are OF far
more concern than those of corpor-
alton and if a corporation so conducts
itself as to infringe on the rights OF
the people it must be curbed The
corporation is a creature of the people
and subject to it's will If it is harm
full it must be curbed if it is of bene-
fit it must be helped With this basis
of thought an investigation OF the
Idaho Power company was begun.
The first bill for power and light
received by the editor after his ar
rival in Idaho was surprise to him.
In his mind he had figured his bill
would be double the size it was But
then possibly this low bill was but
bait. so nothing was said and a quiet
investigation went on.
Last week he was a guest OF the
mower company on trip of inspection
to all the plants where the juice Is
made for the consumption Of all OF
southern Idaho. The general manager
Of the company. the chief engineer OF
the company and the superintendent
of construction Of the company De
sides other officials were in the party
and readily answered all questions d
to manufacture, cost, growth mann
tenance. rates, machinery, etc. put -
thsn, as well as any other question
pertaining to the affairs OF the eo'"
panv. Every phase OF the business
of the power company was gone ih'o
and a mass of statistics obtained anu
in proof of the latter the DOORS u
comnany were thrown open 10 any
editor of the party caring to 90 in'0
,,,, h,,+ 40 mona of the editors were
expert accountants this offer was i0'
accented but the statistics were Fis
allied from the inspection OF the pants
and the lines OF the company
In the party making the trip were
Charles Hackney. editor of the o"s '''S
County Avalanche. OF silver cry VINO
IS also president OF the Idaho f'ess
club: Adam Hoyt, of the Tribune
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