The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-04-11

Dy person Thinking Oh SETTLING III any
locality is, Have you enough water to
cover the arid land in your vicinity p
TO this question we can honestly answer
yes. and plenty to sparei for the Payette
river is large enough to more than cover
All the land In the valley. We have an
abundance OF water which is more than
some OF the sections in the Great North
western states can boast Of.
We have all the native elements neces-
sary TO make pleasant and profitable
homes, and II by our action In this con
vention we can induce people with lit
tie means and energy to come and help
us develop these resources we shall feel
well paid for our time and trouble.
Next TO place to lay our hoads comes
the little red school house" and we can
well feel proud OF our schools in Emmett
because we have as good schools in our
little town as any in the state. The
people IN the town OF Emmett and IL
cinlty have built, equipped and paid for
a school house large enough To accommo-
date 200 pupils and have employed four
teachers capable of teaching all grades
from the high school down. Ours is an
Independent district and the taxes in
1895 were only one cent on the dollar.
In the future it will be decreased as we
have just paid the last Of our school
house bonds so all IL will cost now Is
the expense Of running From lhis time
on we will have nine months school.
An important question, is where do we
market our producer There are thous-
ands OF cattle and hundreds OF thousands
OF sheep on the hills around us and plen-
~ OF room for more. There never has
been year when the farmers could not
sell their hay for ~ per ton and from
that to IS. This is alfalfa and we can
raise on an average from four to six
tons per acre because we cut three
crops In one season and then have a
good pasture for fall and winter.
Grain, such as wheat, oats, barley and
rye has always sold readily for from | to
n cts. per pound and there never has
been year when the production equal
ed the demand. We are only nine miles
from the West View mining district,
forty miles from Boise Basin, and
about "a miles from Silver and DeLamar.
There are thousands OF men employed
In these mining districts who are will
ing 10 pay a good round price for any
thing they may need in the way OF fruit
vegetables and other produce such as
hay, grain, butter and eggs. could &c
more into the details and tell you the
owners Of the 400 locations and pros.
poets recorded IN the West View Min.
ing District and what has been done on
each and about what the ore assays, but
that would take to much of your yalu
able time. There are hundreds Of msr
at work there and sales being mad,
every Few days which amount to thous
ands OF dollars so that will give you
some Idea OF the vast scope of country
they cover and the promising outlook
for the future.
The Central Lumber Cos. mills arc
located at Emmett and they employ
about thirty men in the mills and as
many more on the river and in the tim.
Der
The manager has informed me that
they intend TO enlarge their plant this
year to three or four times its present
capacity.
Our climate is very mild and cspeci.
ally adapted to fruit raising for we are
surrounded by high hills which
protect the tender fruits from the cold
winds OF winter and the hot winds OF
summer.
In the winter of lS04-5 the coolest
weather we had was degrees above
zero, and in '05-6 IL degrees above zero
was the coolest day. For several years
we have not had enough snow in the
valley for a sleighride. and although the
climate is SO mild the valley is very
healthy.
The religious and social harmony that
exists In our midst is worthy of mention.
We have three churches where services
are conducted, and the various subsid
iary and social societies are source
of profit and pleasure to the people and
are well patronized To those who are
fond of out door sports | will say the
valley and surrounding hills abound in
game both large and small, and the
streams are tilled with fish.
We are very proud Of our little valley
aud will be glac II by means Of this
convention other good citizens can be
induced to locate with us.
EN-TREAsuRY agent Frank w. Became
who was recently SO unceremoniously
fired from the position ne held under
the present administration, and who is
also member Of the Democratic Ma
tional COMMITTEES, says that the cause
OF his dismissal arose from the fact that
he refused 10 allow the gold bug admin
istration to handle" him in the interest
of temporary organization in the Ma
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