Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-12-17
The Clearwater Basin.

mas attracted public attention
The Clearwater basin. There is
solid foundation for this contentio
vi traffic lines. The Clearwate
basin has an area greater tina
many Of the richest states in th
Union and at the same time NOR
diversified resources than othe
districts of equal extent. Th
climatic conditions, here are yer,
remarkable. The altitude OF til,
different districts varies from 6sc
feet at Lewiston to over 1000 a
some Of The mining camps. Will
these conditions naturally come.
great diversity of climate, soil ant
products. The natural crops un
der the Influence of varying ten
peratnre would indicate immense
wealth. The variety of crops O.
an agricultural district is the index
of its wealth. With large dis.
tric.s bordering Oh tropic condition
graduation up to the fIigid con.
diiion of perpetual snow makes the
Clearwater basin au ideal district
tor the pursuit of agriculture In its
varying phases and broadest seuse.
In no other country In the world
has such variety Of crops been so
intimately mingled.
The grain crops alone would
make the Clearwater basin a
wealthy farming district. Even
the wheat expectations Of the dis
ttici when intelligently and econ.
omically promoted would make
this basin as rich as any other In
the world. Without calling down
the capacity for cerea! production
we haye a vast fruit belt inter
mingled with the grain fields.
The fruits of this belt are equal to
the products of the orchards of the
New England interior aud the
Vineyards Of France combined.
The fruit industry If fully de.
rcloPsd wouldproduce more wealth
and afford more traffic than the
whole state of California. We
have more productive soil. a bet.
ter fruit climate and can grow
greater variety fruit than any other
state in the Union We can grow
this fruit for less money, have
fewer pests 10 injure the quality
and we may expect the highest
pr.ces in every market of the world
The fruit business affords more
wealth to the producers, more
traffic to the transporters and bet
ter pay to the laborers than any
other agricultural pursuit.
The division Of farm industry
next to fruit growing in local and
general importance is gardening.
The conditions which govern this
branch of farming are peculiar.
The garden is a home institution.
The gardener must have local
market. The value of a garden
crop depends wholly upon con-
t'guity Of the consumer. The
gardener who has matke, at his
gateway has fortune in hand.
A community of gardens with
market is richer i'll permanent
wealth than a mining camp. The
garden grows richer with years o,
Intelligent work while the mine
grows poorer to the extent of its
out put. The garden pays a |
multitude oflaborers and dividend
OF profit. A community ofgardens
aud orchards is an Eden. The
ideal home is under ones "own
vine and fig tree" More than
that, IN the Lewiston valley home
under the vine and fig tree with all |
accessories developed would be an
agricultural Golconda. The flu
'ure cities of Buffalo Hump, Seven
Devils. Dixie, Florence and Elk |
will make market at the gate
way of every garden in the Clear. I.
water basin when ever trans
portat,on is provided. ~.
The timber OF the Clearwater
basin is great item OF wealth.
The wood products of the basin il |
promoted would afford commerce
10 support hundred thousand
people. This is of itsel. motive
or active railroad contention.
Jess important timber belts have
uade great commercial cities aud
ven states and why will il not
make great traffic here.
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