The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-27
HOW NAMPA THRIVES.
Fruit Culture, Irrigation and Rail
way Development.
Capacity of the CanaIs-Good Land
Awaiting sett1ement-Many Real
Estate Sales.

NAMPA, Ida. Dec. PA review of tn,
business of the year just passing ava,
would no doubt be of more interest to tn,
readers of the HERALD were it given il
full, but this we are unable to do at thi:
time. The different enterprises that hav,
been started here are all worthy of praise
but shall only make brief mention O
them now and dwell more at length OIL
schemes that have been pushed to sue
cessiul completion. While real estat
sales have not been what they shoulc
under the circumstances, yet the deals
consummated the past few weeks between
our citizens and men from all over tn
United States, go to prove that we ar
not the only people who have the utmos
confidence in this beautiful valley.
Small corporations are being formed TO
the purpose of claiming and setting t.
fruit of all kinds small tracts of land
These will all deYelope in large orchards
and ere long this must of necessity be tn
great canning and drying center of tn
famous Boise and Snake river desert.
MUCH LAND RECLAIMED.
A little over year ago the first waite
conveyed by canal reached Nampa an
since that time over 80, 600 acres of tn
finest fruit land has beenideeded; about a
much more filed upon and we still have
large body open to settlement. TIL
present capacity of the canals not bein
sufficient to irrigate all the land the
covered. large reservoirs are now bein
built for the storage of water. These vii
he fi1lnd he oT1rr rrrlo h
rivers are high and can be drawn off a
any time, SO there will never be scarcit
of water.
CAPACITY OF THE CANALS.
One of the promoters of the New Yorl
canal, which it will be remembered wa
started some two years ago, was seen b.
your correspondent few days ago an
while he refused to make public his inten
ton it is generally understood that tn
canal will be completed at distant day
This canal has capacity of about 100, 90
inches of water. The B. G. & N. Co. ,
canal has $4,000 inches. The Phillip
30, 600 inches and the Lemp about 20, 90
inches. With these splendid canals, tn
three latter being completed assures tn
future of our country.
RAILWAY FACILITIES.
The oregon Snort Line railway hav
expended many thousands of dollars tn
past summer and fall and we now hav
the best yard facilities on the line. Tn
promoters of the Nampa & Silver Cit
railroad are deserving of much praise TO
their untiring efforts and will in due tim
be justly rewarded for their labors. Worl
will probably commence with the begin
ming of the year.
We are unable to obtain the exac
amount but feel justified in saying tina
the freight and express receipts of tn
Office here will exceed all former year
combined. One of our merchants in
formed US that he had disposed of nearl,
seventy car loads of general merchandise
a trade that many OF the large establish
ments of the cities would feel proud of
All branches OF trade have been equal,
good. And after looking into the abov
facts and viewing into the resources O
this great commercial center, people vii
no longer pass us by enroute to the clan
fats of the sound country, but will tax
advantage of the present openings here.