Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-05-12
THE SIGNS OF PROM
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1901 WouIu oc y AVuoa n"oAy PAoSP
otis one for this section, especially if
our farmers should raise good crops
This hope was founded upon an ex-
pectation that the prices of transpor-
tation would be SO materially lessened
that our surplus could be readily
shipped abroad upon such terms as
would leave margin of profit to the
farmer. But up to the present time
there has been no diminution in freight
charges, either upon goods shipped in
to the country or products shipped out
of the country, and there is no promise
or guaranty that any important reduc-
ton will be made the present year, and
hence the farmer feels in some cases
disinclined to sow as literally as he
otherwise would, in case he was sure
of getting enough for his grain to pay
all expenses including his own person
al labor. There arc but few cattle and
horses being sold this season, and while
some of Our people have sheep, yet the
PR &c of wool has diminished and the
freight been raised SO that but little
return can be expected from wool
shipped abroad. The same is true of
flax, the price has been reduced and
no man yet has given the guaranty
that he will construct such linseed
oil mill as will relieve to any great ex-
tent the people of this section if they
turn their attention to flax raising
The present signs are that what crops
are sown will yield an abundant har-
vest, that the grasshopper plague
will not injure them much. All
kinds of grain are much in advance
of last year and there has not been
SO good prospect for grass and hay
for many year as we find the present
wear. But what avails all this in Civ
ing as more than living unless we
can ship some of our surplus and get
money in return. No great enter
prises are contemplated for this section
that will require either the labor Of
many men or teams for which money
will be disbursed. We are too far of
to feel the influence of the money dis
bursed by the Northern Pacific and
we foresee no immediate prospect thst
the o. r. Il N. company will build
in this direction for some time to come
and hence they will disburse no money
here, and neither of these companies
will secure much tlnssher from the
Clearwater the present season, since
the government officers have placed
the timber cutters in this section in
so much jeopardy. In view of this
state Of facts what ought our people
to do or what can they do to advance
themselves9 These are questions ask
ed every day and yet remain unan
swered to the satisfaction Of tho gener
al public. But all this could be born'
with fortitude were it not the fac
that many of our farmers have become
indebted to merchants, machine men
and for money with which to buy LIANT
from the government and give thei
notes and mortgages, and some o
these are overdue creditors want thei
!, money, and they do not want grail
. or any other productions, save at ruin
ously low prices, because they canno
ship it and handle it in the market
and save themselves at the presen
: rates of freight and charges. We ca
= 500 but one way to get out Of our d
lemma and that is to raise all "
can and store it in our own granarie
or feed it out to our hungry stock
y which can be driven to market witt
. out such heavy charges for fre'gh
: Creditors must be indulgent with the
, debtors, or else take their surplr
" products at paying prices and hand|
J them the best they can. Our Poop
II cannot all 60 to the railroads an
Il leave their acquisitions to suffer viii
, they are gone, and certainly not man
81 of them will be likely to change Q
l. their lands here tor such poor lands
'e border along the Northern Pacific b
u tween Ainsworth and the Pent
u Oreille lake, for wheE that road max
its eastern connexion the value of II
, lands here will be materially increase
and when it makes both its easter
= and western connection with Pug