Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-03-03
Mal0's Resources
A TERsE REVIEW OF IT'S Many
FINE ADVANTAGE.
It's Industrial Openings
A. Set Forth BY . State Exchange.
Tho Experiment Stations
Finally Located.


Tho Experiment Stations
Finally Located.
From The Commonwealth.
People who are seeking homes or In.
vestments desire to know about the OPP
portunities in Idaho. For this reason
we wish to outline the situation here ct
the present time.
1t will be remembered that Idaho 10
one Of the youngest of the states. She
has now an estimated population Of
ls5, 600 people. Very small, indeed, in
proportion to her landed area Of 88, 900
square miles. This domain is classified
into 100000 acres Of agricultural
land (scarcely more than . tenth Of
which is under cultivation), 10000, 600
acres of forest lands, 20,OO0, 600 acres Of
grazing lands, 5000, 600 acres Of broken
and mountainous lands and ,228, 900
acres in lakes and rivers. This sum-
mary will serve to show the field for
development. It will be apparent that
only beginning has been made. Vast
stretches Of rich land are to be opened
up, hundreds of irrigating canals and
reservoirs built, wagon and railroads
constructed, mines innumerable and Of
undoubted worth are to be uncovered,
coal beds developed, hundreds ofsquare
miles Of choice timber utilized, towns
aud cities made and reared and pioneer
work In a hundred ways must he done.
This development can take place, too,
under q combination Of advantages not
often found In q state, Idaho has cli-
mate, in the main, Of exceptional mild
ness, and soil that responds 20 boun.
tifully to honest treatment, that an In
diana congressman recently declared
that one of our acres would produce as
much as township In the states. In
healthfulness Idaho is given the first
place by statistics. Our water supply
for irrigating and domestic purposes is
of unrivalled excellency and perma-
nency, and this means immunity from
drouths with all its disastrous conse-
quences. No great expense Is neces-
sary to prepare the soil for cultivation,
which Of itself is an important item in
settling up new country. The grow
| ing season, In the lower attitudes Of the
state, Is especially favorable for the
maturing Of various crops, while the
nights are uniformly cool and pleasant.
Besides all this, the destiny Of Idaho,
AZ fruit producing country, will be a
most important factor In Its develop.
iment, for there are few sections Of ouI
country where conditions are 80 favor
able for this industry as here. What
ever advantages are to be derived from
the higher attitudes, from healthy Civ
ing mineral waters and from scenery
that Is grave and inspiring, Idaho II
entitled to them In an eminent degree
! What then do these conditions sug
gest to the health and home seeker ant
investor?
i Are these not opportunities not offer
found, and which should influence
men of Judgment and enterprise *
come this way?
To be more specific, thousands o
miners will be needed, and many mel
with capital to honeycomb the noun
tains that are stored with mineral de
posits of immense extent and richness
The more rapid the progress in thi
direction, the richer the state will be
and the better the local market
Hence, the mining industry is Of tn
first moment to all branches Of agricul
ture and trade. There could not wei
be better field for the thrifty farmer
Mixed farming, especially, will b
found profitable, and experience IL d.
: monstrating that this is the kind {
husbandry that pays best in most part
of. the country. Neither will 1t b
necessary for the farmer to cultivat
large tracts. Eighty acres Of goo
Idaho land will produce enough to pa
!. well for good culture. Better in fac
than two or three times the amount (
land under Indifferent treatment. Fe'
men can handle successfully lare
J, farms, and The Commonwealth b
9 lieves that more failures in farming r
s suit from attempts to do this, than 4
, almost any other cause. Hence, Il
opportunities for men who will Il
thoroughly, small or medium sizt
tracts, are particularly good her
One can well afford to pay $25 per acl
rs the average price Of good decided Lar
I. with water in the best sections Of Il
state.
OF course there are still good ope
III ings to secure homestead and des'
claims from the government.
o. Fruit growing is a most promisi