Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-01-10
Official Paper OF Nez Perez County.
Prosperity in Idaho.

AiosiNtt1 was nv ny NV W
the conditions in Tiaho during the
year that has just passed into
history, says The Boise Statesman
in its excellent review OF the year.
In all occupations the people have
improved their condition, and their
prospects for the future are far
brighter than ever before in the
history oil the state. While there
has been prosperity beyond the
hopes of any when the ear opened,
the foundations have been laid
deep and broad for more compre-
hensive development than the state
has yet know ), and we enter upon
the closing year of the nineteenth
century with an assurance that
Idaho is soon to become one of the
foremost commonwealths of the
west. In every part o; the state
developments have taken place
which mean much larger business
for the future, and it is settled that
in every quarter there will here
after be greater activity than has
been known in the past. Not only
are the people in good position
individually, but conditions have
been established under which the
population of the state will rapidly
increase, home. seekers and inves-
tors beirg drawn here by tens Of
thousands to take advantage Of
opportunities that are opening
No matter to which section of the
state we turn attention, we find
this condition constituting a marx.
ed feature oil the situation; every
where the foundations have been
laid for expansion involving large
and permanent growth.
Nothing can better illustrate this
favorable condition than the great
impetus that has been witnessed in
railroad building. There has been
more railroad activity in Idaho
during the past n months than
had been known in many years;
and, VIII. n II is viewed in relation
to the problem of development oil
our states resources, it Is found
that there has never been such o
period in Idaho's railroad history
Very nearly all the railroad build
ing done in earlier years in this
state was for the purpose Of secur.
ing lines across our territory to
points to the westward. but every
mile upon which there has been
construction work in progress since
the lightning Of 1899 has been pro-
jected for the purpose VI opening
up the resources of the state.
In the far north, work has beer
in progress upon a line to afford
the northern portion Of Koo,enai
county railroad facilities. In
Shoshone county preparations have
been made to connect the Sunse,
Peak district with the railroad
system Of that section and work
has been inaugurated on the line
In Nez Perez, Latah aud Idaho
counties 10th the Northern Pacific
and o. X & N. have been busy or
lines designed for the development
Of the resources of that section
While truce has been in effect fol
some time. both companies are pre-
pared 10 resume construction work
In short time, AMI we may ex,
pect all the important points il
that central area to be within cas-,
reach Of railroads before another
year shalt have passed. Oae O
these roads, the Northern Pacific
has projected line across the state
toward Missoula to give it a shor,
cut Tor its main line to the coasr
and il is believed this road will b,
constructed at once while the strug,
gle for the control of the bushes.
of the great interior portion of thai
part of Idaho is in progress.
II is also believed that the o. R
& N. will build the line down the
Snake river from Huntington &c
94ewiston that was started last year
by the Northwest company. While
Ahis will not be an Idaho line i,
will be Of interest to this state as /,
will be within easy reach of all
chat vast section lying along the
east bank of the Snake river
In Washington county the Pa.
ci6c & Idaho Northern company
has ronStru .ted a line from Weiser