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WINNEMUCCA RAILROAD
IS PRACTICAL SPITE
STRAHORN VIEWS
While Robert E. Shtrahorn was at
Boise he took occassion to say that
the proposed Winnecummca North
ern railway between Caldwell and
Winnemucca was impractical. Mr.
Strahorn has a little scheme of his
own which he wants to put through
and consequently will discourage any
project not a part of his own.
The Boise committee which has
charge of the promotion of this rail
way enterprise, the members of which
are familiar with the route, country
and possibilities of the territory, sev
erely critize Mr. Strahorn for making
the assertions he made at Boise. This
committee consists of such men, as
ex-Governor John M. Haines. Messrs.
Frank R. Coffin, George Fletcher, C.
R. Shaw, R. W. Faris and others much
more familiar with the proposed rail
way enterprise than Mr. Strahorn
can possibly be.
The committee has made public a
statement and reply to the crticisms
of Strahorn. They follow:
Strahorn's Contention.
"Mr. Strahorn declared he was
familiar with and knows every foot
of jät» proposed Boise-Winnemucca
rr.iwR route and that it was not
feasible; that the cost of construction
would "be great; that the territory
does not offer inducement for the
building of such a road; that there is
not tonnage to support a railroad to
connect at' Winnemucca with the
Western Pacific. In the next breath,
however, he said a connection with the
Oregon Short Line out of Vale. Ore.,
to Bend, Ore., would give a direct
route to San Francisco, not shorter,
perhaps, than the Winnemucca con
nection, but through an immensely
rich territory.
"Southern Idaho will throw no
bricks at Mr. Strahorn, who declares
that a railroad from Winnemucca to
Boise is not practicable; that he
knows the country between those
points is a desert, but that from Vale
to Bend, Oregon, is a great fertile re
gion, awaiting to be developed by a
railroad.
Not Bourne Out by Facts.
"In the light of what was disclosed
by a most thorough and careful sur
vey of the Winnemucca route bv Mr.
Shelton, one of the ablest railroad en
gineers on the Pacific coast, Mr. Stra
horn's statement is remarkable. This
survey demonstrated with facts and
figures that the route was perfectly
practicable and the construction
would not be expensive. Statistical
facts, carefully assembled, covering
the present and prospective tonnage
* tributary to the road disclosed an im
mensely rich country.
Whence Comes the Money?
"From'the stations of Winnemucca
and Jungo there was shipped the year
these statistics were taken, 3700 cars
of cattle and sheep, and the same
year there was'found at the town of
McDermitt, 115 miles this way from
Winnemucca, oil deposit in its bank
$480,000; and at the town of Jordan
Valley, 195 miles this side of Winne
mucca, there was found on deposit in
its bank $356,000. Will Mr. Strahorn
explain how in the desert those won
derful bank deposits were built up?
Are These Men Wrong?
"President Bush of the Western
Pacific, after a trip over the proposed
route between Winnemucca and Boise,
expressed the belief that 110 miles of
the road from the south end could be
graded for $1,000 a mile.
"J. M. Stevens, the eminent engin
eer whom President Taft placed in
charge of the Panama canal construc
tion at a salary of fifty thousand dol
lars a year, made a careful examina
tion of the route and recommended
the construction of the road.
"Chief Engineer Guin of the Den
ver & Rio Grande, spent three weeks
inspecting the route and reported fav
orably on the road.
"Chief Engineer Wiche of the West
ern Pacific, who also went over the
route, made a favorable recommenda
tion.
"Surely all these reputable engin
eers cannot be wrong. Mr. Strahorn,
whose information was obtained 30
years ago, is better informed.
"Soil experts from several of the
leading agricultural colleges of the
middle west went over the ground
and took samples of soil for test. They
pronounced the soil equal to the best
lava ash in the west.
"There are a quarter of a million
acres of excellent dry farming land
around Jordan Valley, Oregon. On
less than half that acreage around
American Falls, Idaho, this year two
and one-half million bushels of wheat
were grown by dry farmers. And lor
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dan Valley is only one of the rich
sections through which the Boise
Winnemucca road is projected. It is
estimated that there are upwards of
three million acres tributary to the
road susceptible of irrigation and the
water is there awaiting development.
In the Future.
"The Oregon Short Line will no
doubt some time build the link be
tween Vale and Bend, and Mr. Stra
horn will perhaps then claim that he
built and engineered its construction,
as he now claims he did the Oregon
Short Line. As a matter of fact, he
was never on the Oregon Short Line
engineering force. He was a publicity
man, and a townsite promoter, noth
ing more, and closed his career in
Idaho as a hotelkeeper at Hailev.
"The Oregon Short Line will some
time perhaps cover central Oregon
with 400 miles of railroad. Southern
Idaho is now interested in getting a
railroad connection that will place the
great Snake River valley within less
than 700 miles of San Francisco, and
at the same time, develop the vast fer
tile region between it and the Hum
bolt valley."
TAKE THE REST CURE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Idaho Affords Good climate for the
Treatment of Tuberculosis.
A bulletin of the State Board of
Health gives out the following bit of
advice to consumptives, especially to
those who are prone to go away to
take the "climate cure." It says:
"Care without climate is a far better
cure for tuberculosis than ■climate
without care and unless one has the
price for both that he had better re
main at home and have the best car&
that he can affcW." The reason for
this advic^ is found in the now well
known fact that consumption can be
cured anywhere. "And because this
is true," says the bulletin, "it is far
better for a patient of moderate means
to remain at home and take treat
ment at a nearby sanatorium than
it is for him to seek some advertised
climate or resort without means to
secure the proper care and treatment
that his disease demands and that he
might otherwise have."
"Rest, complete rest, freedom from
worry or cares, is now considered per
haps the most vital factor in the cure
of tuberculosis, and this the tuber
cular traveller with moderate means
is not likely to have." "The secret,
of the climate cure after all." advises
the bulletin, "is living out in the open
air day and night and this is as prac
tical in Idaho as much of the year
as in any of the other states.
"Taking the cure is right much of
a game anyway; if you play to win,
you win; if you are careless and in
different, you are more likely to lose
tha/i to win."
You can tell pretty well the sort of
people they arc by looking at their
picture frames.
GOVERNMENT RUD6ET IS
ONCE AGAIN
Congress assembled and organized
Monday for the session which is ex
pected to be the greatest within the
memory of the present generation.
Four hours' work in the house saw
Speaker Clark returned to the chair:
Representative Mann returned to the
leadership of the Republican minor
ity; the introduction of two thousand
bills and resolutions, many of them
proposing measures of national de
fense and many more in oposition:
the reappearance of constitutional
amendments to enfranchise women,
and a miniature rules fight that flick
ered out with the adoption of last
year's rules with a few changes.
In the senate, practically nothing
was done except the election of Sena
tor Clarke of Arkansas as president
pro tempore. Vice President Marshall
was absent because of the illness of
his wife.
Both houses then, after sending a
joint committee to the White House
to give official notice of the opening
of congress, adjourned until Tuesday
when the real business of the session
began with President Wilson's ad
dress to a joint session in the hall of
the house at 12:30 o'clock.
Record Budget.
The greatest budget of expenditures
ever placed before any American con
gress in times of peace was brought
in from the various branches of the
government, the total being some one
hundred and seventy million dollars
more than was asked for last vear.
The great part of the proposed in
creased expenditure is for the en
larged army and navy programs and;
aside from working out the problem
of national defense, it will be the
business of congress to raise the rev
enue to pay for it.
Old timers, most of them Republi
cans, re-elected after going down with
the presidential landslide of 1912.
came trooping back to places in the
house eager for a part in the absorb
ing business of the next few months.
'Uncle Joe" Cannon sat on a bench,
in the front row and laughed while
the house got into its little row over
the rules and hot references to "Can
nonism," went back and forth across
the dividing aisle.
Atmosphere of Seriousness.
Even thought the day was only a
field day, one for making new ac
quaintances and renewing old ones
the congressional air was charged
with the seriousness of the business
of the months ahead, the business of
legislating for a nation at peace in a
world aflame with war and surround
ed with almost endless possibilities.
In the stream of bills and résolu"
tions that poured into the hopper
were not only the plans for military
preparedness, but others proposing in.
vestigation of the motives of men and
organizations who champion national
defense. Notice was given that, in
the senate, demands would be made
for a showing of what the United
States has accomplished against Great
Britain's interferences wth American
commerce abroad. The entire fabric
of the American government's deli
cate relation to the conflict across-the
seas probably will be brought to the
endge of congressional discussion and
the administration leaders are not utv;
mindful of their tasks to preserve a
united America.
•"After the president has delivered
his address Tuesday, both houses will
proceed to perfect their organizations.
Until the working committees are
fully formed no legislation can be un
dertaken. While the house Democrats
are organized, the Republican as
signments will not be made before the
end of the week. The senate Demo
cratic assignments will be announced
later in the week. The Republicans
began their part of the organization
work Tuesday, re-electing Senator
Gallinger their floor leader and chair
man of their conference. Although
some of the principal bills upon
which the administration forces will
be concentrated will be introduced
soon, none of them can be taken up I
until the committee organizations are
completed.
Democrats in Power.
The first rollcall n the house Mon
day showed 427 members present and
eight absences—one of them account
ed Jor by death. The Democratic ma
jority, although reduced, put Speaker
Clark back in the chair 221 to 194.
and when the brush came on re
adopting the rules of the last house,
the Democratic leaders showed thev
still had a majority in hand, beating
Republican Leader Mann's proposal
for a revision, 209 to 192.
In the senate the newly and re
elected members took the Oath. The
body was leadcrless when Secretary
Baker rapped for order at noon and
Senator Martin of Virginia was
chosen to preside. Thirty senators
were sworn in, Senators Brady of
Idaho and Smith of South Carolina
being absent. After this ceremony,
Senator Clarke was elected and the
senate recessed.
Old Rules in Senate.
The cloture fight, as a result of its
failure in the Democratic caucus, did
not come up. When the olA rules
were readopted, however. Senator
Walsh of Montana announced that he
reserved the right to submit rule re
visions at a later time.
In 1911 the Republican majority in
Congress gave way to the Democrats.
The last" Republican congress made
total appropriations of $2,054.000,000
The Democrats—wifl^ a Republican
senate to hold them down—proceeded
to appropriate $2,118,000,000. In the
following congress, the senate being
also Democratic and with a Demo
crat in the White House, the appro
priations rose to $2,231,000.000. When
some Democrat begins to talk about
"Republican extravagance," this figure
will come in handy.
Rhubarb pie probably owes its
standing largely to the fact that it is
in season at a time when there is no
competition in that lino
AT AGRICULTURAL SHOW
By Using Acclimated Seed Local
Ranchers Get Heavy Yields.
(Nampa Leader-Herald.1
First prize for the best individual
ear of corn at the O. W. R. & X. show
at Walla Walla, which closed Satur
day, was won by C. C. Tobias of Kam
pa. Mr. Tobias also won second
prize in the 12 ear exhibits. Both of
these prizes were for corn grown on
irrigated 'land.
Mr. Tobias has been growing corn
near Xampa for four years and is
convinced that this section is adapt
able to corn raising on a larger scale
than has been heretofore practiced.
This year lie had 30 acres of corn
which yielded better than 60 bushels
to the acre. One patch of five acres
averaged over 90 bushels. His suc
cess with corn has won him a wide
spread reputation and he is able to
dispose of a large part of his crop as
seed. Last year he sent seed corn to
growers in Utah, Washington, Ore
gon and Wyoming in addition to sup
plying local demands.
"Of course, corn will never become
the crop of first importance in this
section," said Mr. Tobias yesterday in
discussing his experience with corn
growing, "but we have demonstrated
that it can be successfully and profit
ably raised here and it is going to pla\
an ever increasing part in the program
of the diversified farmer. It goes
hand in hand with dairying and as that
industry is growing, corn raising will
be practiced on a larger scale. 1 look
to see the time when every farm will
have its silo as do the dairy farms in
Wisconsin and the middle western
states."
That the securing of acclimated seed
is a factor of prime importance to
corn growers in southern Idaho seems
to be the general belief among ranch
ers who have had experience in this
line. The cool nights make it impera
tive to plant a quick maturing variety,
for it has been found by experiment
that the varieties commonly grown in
Iowa and Illinois, where the corn
grows fully as much during the night
as it does in the day time, will not al
ways mature in this climate. Such
varities are grown for ensilage but
where thoroughly ripened corn is de
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must be employed.
Mr. Tobias yesterday forwarded,
through the Citizens National bank.
20 ears of corn to the National Corn
Show at' St. Paul. The prizes won by
him at Walla Walla carricd with them
j $35.00 in cash. Competition was open
to all sections served by the O. W. R.
& N. and its branches and tributaries.
THE MANONTHEGROUND.
Not so very long ago, when the
government stepped into the fight be
tween the mail order house and the
rural merchant, and organized the
rural free delivery system and the
parcel post, many a good merchant
threw up his hands and calmly ex
pired—in a business way. But the
wise man, the man who used his head,
began to figure what he could get out
of the 'wcel post and the free delivery
that would give him a chance to com
pete with the mail order house. Like
all great inspirations, the answer was
simple: "Do as the mail order man
does. Get a mailing list and go after
the business." And the "manonthe
ground" got busy. In the first place
he had his local paper which circulat
ed throughout his territory each week,
or daily in some cases. He advertis
ed with catchy specials, and got the
people to write in for them, sending
them out by parcel post. He got a
list of every buyer in his territory,
went to the newspaper office and had
some attractive circulars printed, and
circularized his names. After a while
he had a complete mail-order list of
satisfied customers. People found
they could get goods right at home,
practically, for the same thev could
buy them for in the large cities, and
goods came quicker. There were no
mistakes, no waits, no broken pack
age-.. nor missing articles. In fact the
"manontheground" proved to them
that lie had a mail-order house right at
their doors that could deliver the
goods as cheaply and quicker than the
catalog houses. And the "manonthe
ground" got the business. The lesson
in this little fable is quite plain to
every merchant who reads it. The
enormous business of the catalog
houses has been built on advertising,
business methods, hustle and stick-to.
itiveness. With every advantage on
his side he can hold up and increase
his business. All the "manonthe
ground'' has to do it to be "Johnny
on-the-spot".
Newspaper polls of Congress rela
tive to preparedness must soon give
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We predict that Bryan will control
enough Democratic votes to defeat
the president's plan as a party meas
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