The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-01-02
ALABAMA PEOPLE ENTERTAINED
With the Story of the Far and Fascinating
Land of the West.
Montgomery Advertiser.

Interstate and West Indian EXPOSE
ton, IS in Montgomery for few
days, visiting friends
He possesses an abundance of
knowledge about men and affairs of
the West and is enthusiastic about
the resources and advantages of his
state. He says he hopes to show
the people of the country who visit
the exposition at Charleston the
greatness of 1.-The Gem State" of the
Northwest
Mr.. Moore is well known to the
newspaper fraternity. He was a
delegate to the National Editorial
Association III Buffalo in June and
took an active part in its delibera-
tions. He takes great interest in
politics in the West and several
papers OF Idaho are urging his an
nouncement for congress.
"Alabamians would like to know
of the resources of Idaho and Its
people" suggested an Advertiser re-
preventative who called on Mr.. Moore
yesterday.
cit Is big subject" replied the
commissioner, for Idaho, you know,
is big stale larger than the com
bined area of Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, Vermont and
New Hampshire. 1t has three mil
lion acres of agricultural and graz
ing lands; two million acres of heavy
timber and over million acres of
rich mineral lands. Eighty per cent.
of all this land is now open to public
entry.
"ldaho land is excelled for fertility
by the valley of the Nile alone. Our
unirrigated land produces the finest
grain grown in the United States
over any extended area and our ir-
rigated lands produce fruit in great
quantities and of rare quality. Idaho
prunes find their way to Europe where
they command higher figure than
those OF Italy. At the Paris Ex
position Idaho apples were given the
highest award in competition against
the world. We are shipping apples.
pears and potatoes to the New York
and Chicago markets. A CHICAGO
commission man informed me the
other day that he secured better
prices for Idaho apples than for
those grown by any other state and
that he could sell ten times as manv
as he is now receiving.
"Then in addition Idaho is mar.
Velously rich in mineral. We have
the best lead mines in the Union and {
our gold mines have been PRODUCING |
millions of dollars annually SINCE
1860. Recently there has been dis
covered what's known as the Thunder {
Mountain district, a country so rich
n gold that it would take the fertile
ancy of Rider Haggard to adequate ,
y estimate its possibilities, e
Mining engineers havet declared /
nat IN one mine alone there is mn /
Yards of two hundred millions of I
ola In sight. Next spring that /
istrict will exceed anything the $
ountry has known since the California G
old discovery. I
"Probably thirty thousand people n
rom all over the United States will N
e In there by May and some great :,
or'unes are sure to be made. 1t N
III be the last of the gold stampedes i
this country. p
According to the recent census B
lie population of Idaho has doubled D
itmn the past ten years-somethino F
lat can be SAID of no other state or NJ
Before the next census is r
ken Idaho will have half a million v
eople are just beginning to find out W
'at Idaho has neither extremes of al
AT or cold; that they can do better sa
ere than anywhere else with the
me effort and that is why we are
owing so rapidly. m,