Show NEW STATE IDEA GATHERING SHAPE I Grave Mistake Made in DM- DM t sion of the North North- I west SPOKANE NEW CAPITAL CAPITALi i Lincoln Will Be Name of Commonwealth If Plan II Goes Through I Dols Boise April 1 The G-The The movement In Ini i Idaho and eastern p Washington for fOl the organization of a new state tate to tobo tole bo le known as Lincoln has hns a umed such filch magnitude that It is I cau causing ln grave r re e c concern in Iii southern Idaho notwithstanding notwithstanding not nol withstanding the seemingly Impassable obstacles in the wa way of or tho the consummation consummation mation matlon of or the Ute proposition The fhe prime I mover moer In the agitation Is th the tho chamber i of commerce of Spokane but hut nothern I Idaho laho seems to respond readily an and It is i apparent a majority of o the tho th I citizens cill of tho the no north th would welcome the forming of the proposed state I I It Is conceded everywhere that a I great gleat mistake was waN made In the division Ision of nt the state stat o of the northwest Northern North North- I em ern rn Ida io nn and l southern Idaho have Ht nothing in common The They are arc h by mountains impassable ahle h by railroads rail rail- roads and travel tc between tween the tho two sections requires a trip hip through h two oth other states states The rhe north 1 i is also too far removed NI from 1101 the capital So o Inter Interested in the tho now new state movement move move- O ment have ha the people of or North Idaho become that th the commercial organisations ons of cities have o ha appointed committees to confer with a t tee e 1 of the tho Spokane chamber of or commerce commerce com corn merce In regard to it I. I and It in h Ii probable probable able that n a f permanent organization will wi be formed Spokane's into rot rotIn In th the movement mO to bo hC a selfish cJ h one one as ai a it would naturally expect ex cx- X to Ii be he the capital of the new commonwealth It I has proposed el hower how- how ever er that the question luston of the capital should b bo left Ct to tu a vote Je of OC the people and disclaims any solf self Interest in 11 this respect t. t Lewiston se sees s the possibility I of oC it again in a becoming a state capital and has lias ent entered rell heart and soul Into Int th the movement mo States t Mu-t Con nt nt Tho Improbability of or the scheme evem P materializing is c evident from froni the fact that lint tho consent of or tl time the le legisla- legisla tUr tum-en tum of o the stats states of or Idaho Washington Washing ton antI would have O IH to to be he scented i th then n the matter mattor would ha have to to togo g go before the national congress l for approval a Under th the prO prO- pro proposed 0 posed plan 01 that Idaho be he given on u ml I slice IC off orr of or eastern n Ore Oregon on il it Is 19 ih possible that southern Idaho ought might consent to but It imi lm the arrangement nelt li Jol pt that that either Or Oregon oJ or osh u would nothing Und hind nd It e sine of niost most valuable toY ter to 4 It ever cr to i. i V Sp Spokane anti anil how how- ever evi- evi se ni determined that the question ques- ques Ups U loii tion n shall h he submitted to the legislatures lc legisla three states and and- there tures ture of or thu Is Is Is- such strength behind the the proposition Ilon I- I thou tion lon that two years nonce the tho three thrEe I states r may P have tho the question to deal leal with |