Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-01-31
WHAT IS THE PROSPECT FOR
FARMERS IN THIS SECTION
FOR 1894.

The time is so far advanced and the
condition Of transportation facilities Is so
much 10 a muddle that the hopes of the
farmers to export the crop of 1854 are
dim that farmers feel blue and look blue.
They would feel more ela;ed had they
been able to get off the crop of the year
1883 and get their legitimate returns iii
money, with which to pay up old scores
and have the means left for future i'm
provement. But such is not the fact,
aud to push ahead now, under embarrass-
ncnts, is Ike taking a leap into the dark,
q what kind, whether in mire or on
solid ground. All We can say to them is
70 repeat Solomon's proverb: Sin the
morning SOW thy seed, for thou knowest
not whether shall prosper, either this or
that, or whether both shall be alike good"
There is one thing Of which We may be
assured to wit The more surplus products
We can have, the stronger will be the in
duccments for men and companies to OK
srt themselves to furnish the requisite
transportation. We are informed that
one Of the principal causes Of the decline
in Northern Pacific stocks arose from the
observations made by rejecting men who
accompanied Willard on his wine blow
out, who saw that the line Of his road in
the Northwest was where there was but
little produced to support the road, with
but little prospects that products would
b. adequate for its support for the next
Ten or twelve years, if ever. Had they
came this way they could not have said
that much. This shows that the mel
who furnish the capital for these trans
portation enterprises, want first to know
tho capacity Of the country to producs
along the line Of their roads. 1t behoove,
our farmers then to swell the aggregat.
Of their surplus products to the utmos
limit Of their means to produce, and pro
vide granarics to hold it. If we'll pro
tected their wheat will not spoil till tn,
facilities for transportation arrive within
their reach, which time cannot long b,
delayed, If the farmers can crop to wheat
one eighth Of their ground ON an average
Transportation companies are much lik,
eagles or vultures, wherever the carcas,
u slerc they will gather When tn
smoke Of the intestine battle Of railroa,
companies has blown away, they will soo1
- where the prospect is fair, and the
will surely come there, il the routes ar
practicable. They arc after the none
for frcights and that is what our farmer
can furnish them in large quantities .
soon a. they can transport our surplus t
. ready market, whether it be to the cas-
or west, and there is no section of tn
Northwest chat can do better, if as well
for them in this respect, as can the PEG
pie Of Nez Pcrce and Idaho counties o
Idaho and Asotin, Garfield, Columbia
Walla Walla and Whitman counties o
Washington, which borders the Snak
river. But these people must not remail
idle because the railroads are not here
They must raise what they can, and the,
Sepresent abroad the extent of their pro
ducts and invite transportation to them
and urge that it be furnished. No pee
pc have stronger or better grounds 70
ssging this than have the people Of thcs
counties. They can do this with perfec
safety and mot interfere with the jus
claims Of any other section of country
Not only onr farmers, but our tradesmel
md our professional men, all Of whom
ase dependant upon the success Of GU
producers for their own success, shout,
join in representing our necessities 70
transportation to those engaged in sup
plying such demands. This is dut,
We owe to ourselves and one which, j
pushed forward fully and faithfully vii
bring its reward to all.