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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
4
The proposal envisions a twenty mile road forming a year round north south thoroughfare along a watercourse, avoiding mountains and enabling direct inter course between two fertile domains under one state government. It notes Warren as a miner district needing an $8,000 wagon road improvement to boost access and avoid neglect.
The Weiser Signal reports Idaho senators failing support on a ship subsidy bill while the Idaho Statesman calls for another view. Freight rates are deemed unfair with tariff policies rooted 20 years back. Passenger rates of five cents per mile appear unjust, urging equal privileges for new lines and fair treatment alongside established routes. Idaho lawmakers are urged to pursue justice through united action.
The retiring Idaho immigration commissioner O J Bassett receives high marks in the Signal office summary. The report credits the bureau with bringing 6000 home seekers to the state in eighteen months and increasing local self knowledge. It notes compiled statistics and new information made possible by the bureau and signals further extracts to appear in a future issue.
Urgent call for immediate passage of Representative Moore's Little Salmon road bill and rapid highway construction. Argues Idaho remains split by a six month barrier, hindering commerce and communication, and notes the Payette River road as insufficiently effective. Calls for state road funding despite objections to public spending.
The Salt Lake Tribune faces criticism over its silver policy during the campaign, defending its past stance while opponents accuse it of treachery. The piece traces editorial shifts, gold and silver flows, and the global money debate, arguing that the Tribune misrepresented silver's role to readers and allies.
A polemical piece examines silver demonetization and the rise of the gold standard, criticizing the Tribune for shifting positions. It argues that remonetizing silver or fixing silver to gold could shape global trade, questions Pacific coast reliance on silver dollars from Mexico, and questions policy moves affecting silver as currency in the Orient.
The piece recalls the Spanish American War and Weyler’s Cuban captivity, praising American troop support while drawing a grim parallel to Britain’s Boer War tactics under Lord Kitchener. It argues humanity’s principles persist and condemns perceived hypocrisy in imperial warfare.
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