Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-08-02
Fl PERcE IS
lI0N SECTION
,s.r,i'sa Ma" IS Interviewed !
,.rtI.nd on the Country
Resources s.

Lament dealers OF tne sS
npsr,cultural district Of Mes Perce
terror 81. nav as high a. $1.4oo per
freausn - freight on farm machinery"
re % = H. Pogue, clerk IN the Ne1
40 : nostofice, who spent = Gay IN
Perez an route home, after SPEND
rcu nost Ave weeks visiting scenes
W. !ns pvnood days at Roseburs, AL
~ and salem. says the Evenlns
wy m The remark gives sug-
rls a" ~ the extent to which that re-
- been made productive In re-
a. years and the tonnage OF ,ramc
en- ~o;ts a railroad which will GER
o.. tao the country at no distant
~. -, ,.o,a from * to 60
...s.,s per acre this year." Mr.. Po9ue
~ aand the farmers Of that section
ss.ho have every reason to feel
$50 they will receive an average
~ about 10 cents per bushel. and
~. iii be compensation for even
=. IAN. haul to deliver the grain to
u s,~ers at the railroad. eighteen
~. aistant, on the Clearwater branch
n. Northern Pacific. Nee PIERCE has
= ,.rnlation of 1000 persons. while the
s,rdine country Is developed to q
49, vhere there IL very little waste
- Land values are based on power
...aucine crops, and the highest
-. Maid for ranch lands was re-
..,t,v recorded. when a quarter section
.od for s7.7oo.
.rse altitude Of Nez Perce IL $500
-. .hove sea level, while Sites, the
..u,oad point, is 1900 feet. The farm
:. are saved the difncult haul down
! ~ steepest portion of the road by the
=. ~ tramways to convey grain from
=. ton Of the bluff for the last three
~. az the distance to shipping points
!, The valley along the Clearwater. AZ
~ slope from the crest Of the blum
! yery steep, there is great saving. AZ
= would be difiicult to descend with
hayily laden wagons. and more diff
Acult In climbing the steep roadways
"a the return trip with empty wagons.
ne wheat is usually hauled with two
vsscns coupled together, each carrying
about thirty five sacks. and then four
q dix horses attached to the forward
wagon hauls the load. Ss
Several local mills at Nez Perce and
crangeville produce -four for home
consumption. SO, that the wheat used
III hresdstuit OF the region does not
have to be hauled out and returned In
" form Of -four. There issalso q con-
siderable market for the flour In the
Buffalo Hump and other mining re-
sions Of idaho that are rapidly ipcreas-
Ing In population. Occasionally the
mills ship some -four to outside mar
hsts after having II hauled 70 sailroad
points. esfsSs %A
Timothy hay and other forage
ri,ses are grown, and the section ID
developing into stockfeeding district
4 no small Importance. Cattle are
brought in from the, summer ranges.
] I'd roughness and grain through the
winter and make good beef for the
Hfnv markets. This industry u In
asasins steadily and promises large
rodQ Tor The future.
Trmtsrowing Is also attracting
nars attention. This y chiefly alons
- valleys Of the streams, but, farm
go Of the higher lands also find It con-
saient to put out orchards and small
Nuts for their own uses and market
suposes The valley lands along either
- Clearwater or Snake are known for
0sr adaptibility to fruit culture
laafe p no irrigation for any kind Of
~ grown. The surface soil Is rich
sable mold, one to eight feet deep
mg on clay subsoil that conserves
rainfall Of the year when 1t sinka
ne earth. There IL nothing suited
We latitude that does not show pro-
- growth and the rainfall Is ample
y nature crops.
sportation IL the crying need OF
puiation. Nature has done much
country, and farmers have come
~. - developed it under adverse con-
49, % far as getting their products
ret is concerned. We have sew
unes thought that the Clearwate,
would be built to relieve the OBJ
100 our highest development. The
Z Southeastern Electric com.
e completed surveys for an
road for hauling freight and
and It is understood the
. are now in the east makins
49, arrangements. The road ID
~ % 30 to Grangeville. with q
80 neg Perez. A heavy business
Ass.s seed from the day the line Il
built as surveyed"
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