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Show "IDAHO AN EMPIRE." Those who read In Sunday's Tribune the article captioned ' Idaho Is an Empire Em-pire ' must have been astonished nt the wonderful opportunities open In our northern neighbor for enterprise nnd capital And set not half vvns told Wc have long looked upon Idaho prlnclp illy il-ly ns a mining nr grazing Slate und believed that these industries were conducted con-ducted principally upon an amateurish basis Idaho Is now the most successful success-ful In a large way In these Industries of nns State of Its developed proportions propor-tions to be found in the entlro countrs hhe was n pioneer In Irrigation nnd Is Just beginning to reap a harvest there-from there-from It sounds strange tn rend that she sent nut fiom one locullty tralnload after tralnload of cantaloupes of such delicious qunllts ns lo causo comment from cxers geographical portion of the United Stntes, nnd of course they returned re-turned a liberal profit to the producers Idaho s flocks nro among the most healthful nnd prolific and furnish the greatest profit of ans to be found An I thes have gtovvn wonlerfully In mag. nitude during the past two hummers Her sheep Industry alone In a great developer de-veloper of th Stale It adds untold value to the lands and accrclono to their owners Iwnk accounts Hlnce lb" sensational discoveries of gold sliver, copper anl lead In the Thunder Mountain region we apparent-I apparent-I ly have lost sight of the developments I of the old mining grounds In and about th most densely lopulaled sections of the State The new discoveilea of metals near llolse tho cipitnl have been of greater value. It Is reported, than elsewhere and ever known within the domain Hut towns have arisen and are flourishing In ever portion of the Hlute The people am all prosperous ri om one cause and another, and the development of evers resource Is far beyord ans thing ever approached with-In with-In the border Idaho Is unusually forturnte In ha. Ing such nn Immense vnilris of Inter, esta the range farm forest power and mine She lias sufficient timber to not only develop her every Industry, but to furnish an Industry of its onn The wilier power afforded by her many si reams la ample for every purpose of her own and Is ulreads affording occupations occu-pations for cupltal nnd men, as elec-trlelty elec-trlelty Is to be forwaided to ouilsliig communities, even to Salt Ijike (.Its Truls ' Idaho Is being developed fustci than any other State In the Union As a result of the per discoveries of mineral and varjou teeoutcea during the present year, and the Influx of population. It should havo treated no surprise to those familiar with the piesent conditions that Idsho should have forsaken her lamentable lollllcnl moorings and come back on the 4th of last month to gool government and l!e-publlcan l!e-publlcan principles bj the largest ihunge eff acted by any other Htalo n the I'ninn Our food friends In ihai St ite should ho encouraged They should not lose sight of the advantage. they have thus gained With all her other blastings the Stale, under good llepubllcan government, will progress moro rapidly than ever before and I tub sends her greeting nnd wishes her u continuance of her present wonder-ful wonder-ful s csss |