The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-31
Some Fundamentals
With Queries.

the production of wealth and these |
are land, labor and capital. By
land is meant the earth or any
portion of it which is the source of
all opportunity. Bylabor is meant
all useful human exertion, whether
mental or physical, and by capi- |
tai is meant all that has been pro-
duced, that is being used in the
| process of production. There are
also three climants to this wealth
that is produced, corresponding to
the three factors in production.
These are the landlord, lab5rer and
capitalist. There are also three
parts into which the produce is di-
vided which also correspond to-
the three factors and these may be
called rent, wages and interest.
If any one of the claimants gets
more than his share or more than
he contributes to the production of
wealth one or both the others must
get less. These factors are named
in oder of their Importance the
fest being land. Without it there
could be nothing produced. La
hor aDnlie1 TO the earth will pro-
duce wealth but at very slow rate.
In conjunction with capital the
rapid production Of this age is ac-
complished. The old theory that
? capital employs labor is undoubt-
+ edly false as laborers found plenty
} Of employment in primitive times
: before any capital except the very
. rudest forms were used. Employ
/ ment comes directly or indirectly
E from the land. That the laborer
, contributes his shear to product
:. .on for the wages he receives nc
Z he doubts and that he contribute;
j. more than he receives in the form
k II wages must be so or there woulC
It beno labor problem. That the cap
4 .tallst contributes something anC
p receives a retcra is not doubted
hongh the best thinkers differ a,
to whether he gets more or les
b. shan his shear. But what d oes th'
b. landlord contribute! Does he fur
> aish the land? II so what doe
the Maker do? Or did the Land
e I'd help him make it.
Some of our statisticians CAV
out a year or two ago figures f
-e show that 81, ,7O0,OOO.OOO was paic
'e by the lnboring class to the eartl
g owners each year for the right t
! the use of the bare earth in the Z
* 5. If we wish to oil the place tha
o. sqreaks had we not better investi
IL gate this point.
.. After many years of meuance I
~ navigation, Shag rock has bee
. blown out of San Francisco harbol
.. A survey at the bottom of the bay q
70 the spot where the rock had show
.le its head above the water was mad
ts aud 81 feet Of water clear was founc
u i-Genesee News.
a A letter from Professor Newe
,rs Of the geological survey, who is
d. charge of the photographic wor
- states that it is the intention
b pfosecste some special inquiries
an Idaho this year. The survey seen
to ed an increased appropriation f
om this branch of its work, and Idal
he is to get part of the benefit. II
measuring Of the flow of strear
DC will be carried on thoroughly. HI
1r in addition there will be an inves
nix igation made in the Lewiston di
,ad trict of the artisan water questi'
,ls Another question to be investiga
ed is the sinking of water in {
"a Lost river region. There t
ray streams disappear into the lava. a
pie the problem is to determine il the
,dy is any way to retain the water
No. that it may be used in irrigati
i. the fine stretches ofland that cou
hts hn rnnlaimed if these waters