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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1923
Page
4
The Shoshone Journal reports Malon Pacific System president Geay urging a moratorium on railroad regulation to allow credit and construction to advance. He argues lack of regulation has hindered progress and coalitions expect steady improvement if railroads operate under normal conditions for several years.
A nationwide summary urges balancing postwar labor demand with farming needs to avert a repeat inflation surge. It notes real labor shortages across crops and warns against labor price spikes, proposing careful wage and employment strategies to sustain prosperity and buying power without repeating boom bust cycles.
A fragment discusses tax fairness noting 7,000,000 in exemptions and many high earners paying no income tax on bond interest while others shoulder heavier loads. It cites $209,000,000 paid in income tax and questions whether system is truly equal.
An editorial warns against making China a near neighbor via high powered radio stations that would send messages directly across the Pacific from Shanghai. It notes RCA stations in San Francisco and Honolulu would relay China messages, citing vast international distances and a record radio transmission from Troy New York to Invercargill New Zealand.
Views and reminiscences describe large Wisconsin families moving to Idaho’s Teton basin to establish farms and cheese plants. The Rupert Pioneer Record notes checks paid for milk, butterfat yields, and cheese production, with optimism about dairy business growth spurred by Wisconsin publicity and Kraft activity. More farmers consider Shenandoah and Shoshone tract opportunities, dairy herd shipments, and alfalfa hay as profitable inputs.
The Haley Times News Miner notes the Minnie Moore mine sale and the St Joe Lead Co entry into the field promising big times ahead. It cites labor demand rising, rail expansion plans for the Oregon Short Line, and potential double tracking in Idaho this year.
Todd prefers selling an unusually large eel by weight rather than by the dozen while a well known Idaho Power Company lineman writes a memoir titled Twenty Years Among the Poles. The piece notes the arrival of fine Japan weather prompting men to inspect fishing tackle as a national trend grows.
An exchange among Brastus and Moses escalates with a retort about brains. Rastus dismissively replies that no brains could blow from a hat, while the ad copy proclaims lasting appeal to sensible readers.
Classified notice listing want ads for rent and sale in Jerome Idaho area. Items include furnished rooms, 160 acre irrigated ranch, alfalfa seed pricing, house and lots, and a 240 acre farm on shares near Jerome with alfalfa hay land and a new house. Contacts: Mrs. Rose McKune, Morse store, E. R. Gage, W. A. Heiss, in Idaho regions.
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