The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-01
|DAH0'S RICHNESS
Washington County Produces More
Wealth Than All the Rest.
'CLIMATE AND SOIL SUPERB
Facts Regarding the Past, Comments on
the Present and Some suggestions
rs to the Future.

Nowadays the newspaper is the med
ium of information between all classes
of men, and the business or enterprise
that ignores the advantage of advertis-
ing is either too Insignificant to be
noticed or too disreptuable for publicity;
and what is true regarding individual
or corporate affairs is today equally
true regarding community interests.
Volumes are produced simply to draw
attention to one locality or one industry
and individual efforts concentrated to
convince any who may be induced to in
vestigate the merits of advantage so
broadly set forth. No country SO poor
or remote but has some undeveloped re-
source that could be developed if the
attention of the proper ones could be
attracted to it, apd thereby the individ-
nal and locality both benefited. And
the wise investment. of one talent has
often caused points of small moment to
far outstrip those of more varied re-
The old story of the hare and tortoise,
or of the individual who begins life with
Sufficient wealth to suggest immunity
from labor, is repeated. So the locality
or community that relies in dignifed
silence on it's manifold advantages
always remains behind in the race or
soon develops misty odor that active
and energetic people detect as dry rot.
This peculiar odor is not perceptible to
those accustomed to it. And we are
compelled to admit that some outsiders
have remarked the existence of this
fatal gas in this most favored locality
not in paying quantities., may be, but
still perceptible. A well planned sys-
tenn of ventilation is the only remedy,
and the purpose of this article is to in
augurate this, and to call the attention
of those who read to some of the advan-
tages that are now slumbering here and
only need the touch and noise of mode IN
business methods to arouse them to
active life and make them lasting and
common benefit.
Now, in reading of country, one of
the first thoughts is: Where is it2 And
u search is made on the map and its
location and probable relation to other
points, climate, ETC., discussed. Wash
ington county, Idaho, is situated be-
tween parallel As, E As, north latitude,
and is the most westerly county in the
arOpn1 hnrdar
Snake river makes its grand turn from
a west course to it's northern way to the
Columbia, forming the Oregon boundary
The old crossing, twenty miles west OF
Weiser, still has the name of Farewell
Bend, as here the westward tide of i'm
migration bid farewell to Snake river
and travelled due west to the ocean,
and at this point the area of agricultural
land ceases, the river soon entering the
mountains and passing through series
of canons among the grandest and most
inaccessible of any on the continent.
Climate.
by reason of nearness to the Pacific
and TIE elevation at Weiser peing only
.2l0O feet above the sea, the climate i:
unusually mild, the summers are long
and during the day very warm, bu
evening never fails to bring cool breeze'
and sultry night is rare exception
even in Snake river valley, and wher
these hot days come, as come they mus
ito ripen grain and fruit, then only /;
short days drive and we have the pine
covered mountains and clear snow-fet
streams.
Winters are short and as rule woulC
be called open. The present has so fal
been none at ALL considerable snow ha!
fallen, but soon gone again. Compared
with such states as Utah or Colorado
the average temperature Is very mucl
warmer. Sheep and cattle are not fet
10 exceed seventy-tive days; horses, a
4 rnle, not at all, but rustic their owl
feed in the hills, and in fact many cattl'
also. The severe, long winters of thu
experienced here.
Cyclones have never presumed to pu
In an appearance-in this respect WI
acknowledge the superiority of othe
noted localities. But many of our res
dents from Kansas and Nebraska ar
becoming reconciled to their absence
showing that cyclones are not, after al
absolutely necessary to perfect happ
ness. Thunder storms occur, but NO
frequent, and are not by any means c
shat demonstrative kind that happen /
by way of the stovepipe and take tn
whole house with them when they leav
none of that sort. In brief, we hav
n climate that for all seasons cannot b
excelled by any country. and truly sal
equalled by very few. Malarial disease
are very uncommon and can be trace
80 local causes in every instance, an
the general health of the community
a serious drawback to gentlemen of tn
medical profession, of whom we hay
two in Weiser, both of far more tina
average ability and fully competent
meet any requirement, surgical or me-
ical, but accidents, ETC., will happe