The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-05

Prosperous Parma as Viewed
BY the Man Sent Out
To See Things.

The Idaho Daily Statesman :
special correspondent writing UNI
der date Of February 2T tusthAt
Journal says OF Parma; This
town is one Of the prosperous
ones along the Short Line and Il
fast building up, it having du-|
ring the past year more than
j doubled in size. There was con-
siderable building OF a suhstan-
fial nature done here last year,
prominent being three brick bust
neSs blocks. ia one III which, a
two story structure, is located
the Parma State bank, which
was established on November |
OF last year with capital Of
! $50, 600, MI by home people, and
which IN numbered among the
solid financial institutions OF the
state.
There IL being completed here
a modern creamery, which must
be counted amongst the largest
| IN the in the state and which will
bring added prosperity 10 the
/ lively little town. A four room
school house has also lately been
completed and occupied. There
is now nearing completion a fine
opera house here which win bring
/ enjoyment Of varied nature 10
(, Parma people ~ soon az 1t is
opened 70 the public. A large
stage IN provided for and this is
to be furnished with scenery and
all necessary pnraphernalia.
parmn will soon be enabled to
! provide one night stands for
} theatrical companies and will
also have an elegant hall for the
holding OF the public entertain.
ments and dances. The erection
81 this new opera house speaks
well for the enterprise OF Par
. mas citizens, and through il
/ they expect TO advertise then
prosperous town throughout the
country.
: A modern brick hotel r. to be
! built here this spring aud many
other buildings arein contempla,
ton, among them a number o
nice cottages and residences. @
these the town already has {
= goodly number and there arr
i few placer III this section that
/ cnn bonst OF more nice dwellings
: than can the town Of Parma.
Four months ago the Parma
HERALD was started and it has
done great deal towards pro
g noting the best interests OF til,
! town, The country surrounding
} Parma Is settled withprosperou,
rnnchers and stockmen. While
all agricultural products and i
great deal Of fruit nre raised here
Z the section close TO Parma has
2 become an important point fol
: feeding stock. 1t is claimed thai
! the country il most favorablN
located for this purpose.
AZ the region about Parm,
annually produces fine crop 0
fruit, mostly apples and prunes
!, with some pears and pouches
+ and as it Is believed the near in
/ ture will see a fnr greater pro
! duction, 1t Is Intended this yeal
TO erect "A large fruit dryer herr
which viii bring added prosperl
" 20 the town
The country around Parma il
] settling up very rapidly, The
new c0mers are OF that sturdy
well 10 do class of farmers hail
ing largely from Illinois, Iowa
and Nebraska, whilequite mum
Der ure coming in from Miuneso
"a aud Wisconsin,. The immigra
e tion info the section surround
= ing Parma this year Is going t
!. be very heavy and with the ex
!. pected improvements and build
ing operations that are 10 tax,
place here during the coming
= season, Parma is destined I,
z become q very prominent com
a nlercial ceuter and to felly keeT
! abreast With the growth OF other
prosperous TOWNS IN Idaho,
. iioN. W.. d. IlEyncRS of Spo.
J. kane, wbom the late bat not Ia.
+ Inented republican legislature
j elected to represent Idaho In tho