The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-24

erS themselves and found them more
emphatic as to results, l yielded and
felt better.
Idaho apples are among the finest
in the world. The fact is her apples
from the worlds fair to the great
Paris exposition this year have never
failed to land the gold medal, and
alway will be at the top notch class
anywhere. | brought to Iowa two
Limon Beauty apples from the Blue
Lake orchard, near Shoshone Falls,
which plucked from the tree whose
last years product carried off gold
medal at Paris in July Of this year.
They are beauties and no mistake.
But the fact is, that of late years the
coddling moth has been an insuffer-
able nuisance in all the lower valleys.
The apple has been his chief object
of attack. Much spraying is being
done and horticulturists are of the
opinion that the evil will be over
only about 80 much water year by
year, and when all the land that can
be plentifully supplied from each
stream is taken up the end is reached.
There are millions of acres of as
rich land as ever lay out of doors
that could be made ''spots Of abun-
dance. Progressive men-men
with capital-are now organizing for
the purpose of constructing vast re-
servoirs and storage systems by which
ample water will be stored up in win
come. In the upper valleys and
among the mountains the finest ap-
Piles grow. | saw an orchard OF over
1900 trees up at the head of Hornet
creek where the sting OF moth has
never been known. The elevation
of $500 feet takes them out of the
climate in which the moth thrives.
The extent of land that can be util-
lied for agricultural and horticult-
ural purposes under present condi-
tions is limited The streams afford
water to adequately supply these
vast tracts of land for the sum-
mer's crops Of fruit and grain.
1t Is more than fancy that few
years hence will see vast sections of
southern Idaho reclaimed and her
wastes dotted with well kept and
most bountiful farms. | speak of
southern Idaho in this connection be-
cause northern Idaho is watered by
rains. That is part of the great
wheat growing section Of the north
west. My own judgement is that
the future irrigating system of the
west will be under governmental
supervision. In the last campaign
western delegates forced a demand
in the national democratic platform
for government stotage systems and
canals. All over the arid regions
the spirit is growing and with gen.
eral demand on the part of the peo-
pie western senators and congress-
men will take up the matter and
when that is done Uncle Sam will
hear. One-6fth Of the annual river
and harbor appropriation spent in
building reservoirs and canals in the
arid regions of the west-Idaho,
Washington and Oregon-would re-
suit in reclaiming land sufficient to
, hold an empire. Every dollar would
, return fourfold in actual wealth, to
the government But there is room
for thousands OF families yet along
the valleys of the Snake river. There
is no water famine as yet, and only
| when a "hundred Thousand more
} have cleared and plowed and planted
will the actual need of reservoirs be
felt. When they are built they can
} be filed during the winter from the
rivers and mountain streams. My,
"Father Abraham" but when it ia
done it will be great. Aside from
> farming, there are all the side lines
Of business known to civilization
Stock raising, cattle, horses and
( sheep, but these require capital tt
I begin with unless you get in will
u some sheep man, learn the business
IS and then take "bunch" of sheep OF